the agricultural structure of southern Spain revived
The María Lejárraga Public Library is an architectural intervention the place the previous meets the brand new in Andalusia, Spain. Designed by the structure studio Rubens Cortes Architectsthis library combine a renovated Tobacco drying store with up to date extension, reviving a relic of the area's agricultural previous. These tobacco drying sheds have lengthy been symbols of Granada's agricultural heritage, however have regularly given strategy to urbanization. The library undertaking stands as a beacon of preservation, the restoration of a single shed with a contemporary addition with a facade of rhythmic vertical timber.
the undertaking combines a restored tobacco drying shed with a contemporary extension | pictures © Javier Callejas Sevilla
the intense wood studying room of the library
Coronary heart Rubens Cortes ArchitectsExtending the library is its dramatic studying room, lit by daylight filtered by means of the wood facade. The room's structural body, product of interlocking wood beams, kinds an intricate lattice that encompasses the partitions, ceiling and flooring. This construction, composed of 162 distinctive wood frames, transforms from a sq. to a pentagonal part. Thus, the trendy addition meets the contours of the renovated drying shed, with a sloping roof at one finish, earlier than regularly ending with an oblong face on the different. This situation offers a faceted, sloping roof.
the library extension is partially underground, lowering its visible presence and bettering power effectivity
underground structure by rubens cortés arquitectos
Pushed by a dedication to environmental sensitivity, the Rubens Cortés Arquitectos staff thought-about the impression of its Biblioteca Pública María Lejárraga on the encircling panorama. By partially submerging the library extension under the park floor, the architects minimized the visible mass of the construction and improved its bioclimatic efficiency, offering pure cooling and lowering power consumption.
Regardless of the partially underground extension of the library, Rubens Cortés floods the inside areas with pure mild. Strategically positioned home windows and skylights are built-in into the wood latticework, permitting daylight to filter by means of to create heat and welcoming interiors.
positioned in Ogíjares, the undertaking honors Granada's agricultural heritage whereas introducing a recent house
the architects preserved a historic tobacco drying shed
pure mild fills the interiors by means of strategically positioned home windows and skylights