Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli has completed the Brixen Public Library in Bolzano, Italy, transforming a historic area into a vibrant space for learning and social interaction. This new library intertwines with its surroundings while preserving historical elements, redefining public engagement with literature and culture. The architectural design incorporates both new construction and the revitalization of existing structures, emphasizing the library’s role as a dynamic 'urban living room' that strengthens cultural ties and encourages diverse community interactions.
This is not a library intended as a large container of books - quite the opposite. It is a project deeply rooted in its context, designed to welcome and generate human relationships and exchanges, intertwining cultures, practices, and people of different ages.
The project consists of the construction of a unitary complex which includes a new building and the restoration of the existing buildings of the Ex Finance, Ex Court, and Ex-Prison.
A real connecting infrastructure, the new building behaves structurally like a 'tree' that leans its cement 'branches' towards the buildings of the Ex Finance and the Ex Court.
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