Continuation of landscape boundaries. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
11/05/2022.
[Córdoba] Spain
metalocus, ÁNGELA MARTÍNEZ
metalocus, ÁNGELA MARTÍNEZ
After winning first prize in the competition for the new Cordoba Public Library in 2007, Paredes Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos has designed their proposal in the Agriculture Gardens in the city of Cordoba, Spain.
The project benefits from an excellent location, as it is immersed in a large park and close to a previous urban intervention, which involved the burying of railway tracks and the creation of a new avenue.
The project benefits from an excellent location, as it is immersed in a large park and close to a previous urban intervention, which involved the burying of railway tracks and the creation of a new avenue.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Urban plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Site plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Archaeological plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Floor plan level -1. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Ground floor plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
First floor plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Second floor plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Roof floor plan. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Cross sections 1-2. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Cross sections 3-4. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Elevations W-N. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Elevations E-S. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Structure detail. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Axonometry of structure. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Axonometry with context. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
Axonometry. Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos.
The library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos, almost imperceptible behind the dense vegetation of the site, is established by drawing a border between the avenue and the park. The existence of unevenness between the two places favours the creation of a children's space, thus overcoming the problem and using it to enrich its programme.
The footprint of the building refers to the trapezoidal shape of a historical garden originating from the 17th century, the Gardens of Agriculture. The building is staggered and open facing the park, and serene and abstract towards the avenue where it is shown with a continuous plane, an aluminium lattice facade that characterizes the image of the project accentuated by a continuous balcony, creating a covered space in plan low which in turn enhances the length of this pavilion building.
Its program organizes a diverse program on the entrance floor with a study room, a multipurpose room and a newspaper library; On a higher level is the main reading room with privileged views of the park. Inside, the spaces are governed by a series of geometric skylights and are endowed with a diaphanous layout thanks to which a large-scale perceptive experience of the place is highlighted.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
The footprint of the building refers to the trapezoidal shape of a historical garden originating from the 17th century, the Gardens of Agriculture. The building is staggered and open facing the park, and serene and abstract towards the avenue where it is shown with a continuous plane, an aluminium lattice facade that characterizes the image of the project accentuated by a continuous balcony, creating a covered space in plan low which in turn enhances the length of this pavilion building.
Its program organizes a diverse program on the entrance floor with a study room, a multipurpose room and a newspaper library; On a higher level is the main reading room with privileged views of the park. Inside, the spaces are governed by a series of geometric skylights and are endowed with a diaphanous layout thanks to which a large-scale perceptive experience of the place is highlighted.
Córdoba Public Library by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Description of project by Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos
The Library is located in a privileged site, an urban park in Cordoba on the border of a wide avenue that covers the railway network. It builds up the continuity with the garden visually linked to the large trees and on its opposite side, the main façade is a continuous and precise lattice facing the city, building the park's limit with the avenue. This three-dimensional aluminium lattice screen unifies views and lights and lends a serene and abstract image to the avenue. The trapezoidal plan adapts to the historic layout of the 18th century Agriculture Gardens, respecting the existing trees unfolding its height from the traffic road to the park. The pavilion image of the Library towards the park is lightened by a balcony that extends the reading spaces to the garden between the tops of the trees and thus introduces the vision of the green landscape inside.
The interior is a continuous space under a plied metal roof with deep skylights that filter the light. The program adapts to the difference in level between the avenue and the garden, fitting into the gap in the children's space, visible from the upper level of the main entrance, that integrates an SX caliphal stone wall that articulates the interior. An outside amphitheatre is carved between the garden and the Library where it is possible to go out to read. The study room, multipurpose room and informal reading areas are arranged on the access floor. The main reading room occupies the first level with views towards the park, facing south and shaded by the deep linear balcony. In this reading space, it is easy for the reader to find the different specific areas under the geometric skylights with the permanent presence of the park from which the Library is almost invisible among the trees that are the true protagonists.
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Architects
Paredes Pedrosa Arquitectos. Lead architects.- Ángela García de Paredes, Ignacio G. Pedrosa.
Design team
Álvaro Rábano, Álvaro Oliver, Lucía Guadalajara, Clemens Eichner, Roberto Lebrero, Luis G. Pachón, Ángel Camacho. Building surveyor.- Jesús Bozzo.
Collaborators
Structural consultant.- Alfonso Gómez Gaite, GOGAITE S.L.
Installations.- GEASYT S.A
Installations.- GEASYT S.A
Client
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
Builder
BANASA, TRAGSA.
Developer
Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.
Area
7,225 sqm.
Dates
Competition, First prize.- 2007.
Project.- 2008.
Completion date.- 202
Project.- 2008.
Completion date.- 202
Manufacturers
Arqueoqurtuba, Geocisa, ANRO, Surbeton. Camino y Marchal, Kalzip, Negratín, Rahi, Jofebar, GAP, Pistón, Riventi, Guardian, Galitec, Finsa, Tesa, KNAUF, Forbo, Weber, Lledó, Silent Gliss.
Location
Jardines de la Agricultura, Av. de los Cervantes / Av. América, Córdoba, Spain.
Photography
ARQUITECTOS PAREDES PEDROSA
Ángela García de Paredes (1958) and Ignacio García Pedrosa (1957) are architects by the Architecture School of Madrid, where they teach. Invited professors in other spanish and foreign universities for teaching, critics and speakers. In 1990 they founded Paredes Pedrosa Studio, after collaborating with José María García de Paredes for several years.
They are authors of, among other works, the Valdemaqueda Town Hall, Valle Inclán Theatre in Madrid, the Archaelogical Museum of Almería, Peñíscola Auditorium, La Olmeda Roman Ville, Ceuta Library or the Lugo Auditorium. Their work has been recognized with the 2007 Spanish Architecture National Award, ar+d Award, Europan II and IV, Europa Nostra, Madrid Architecture Award, Mansilla Award, Gold Medal International Prize for Sustainable Architecture, Mediterranean Sustaniable Architecture Award and 'Golden Medal for the Merit in Fine Arts' 2014, given by the Culture and Sports Spanish Ministery. Their work has been exhibited in many national and international architecture biennials.
