2010년 강도 8.8의 지진과 쯔나미를 겪었던 Constitución의 도시를 재건하는 데 있어 공공 도서관 설립은 '공공과 개인을 위한 목표' 중 하나로 칠레 목재 생산의 가장 큰 무리 가운데에서도 가장 핵심에 있는 과업이 되었다. 이 프로젝트는 도시의 아이덴티티를 부여하는 일이었는데 이를 위해선 단순히 고퀄리티의 목재를 찾는 최선의 조건 뿐만 아니라 목재 건물을 조심스럽게 건설하는 데 최고의 실력을 갖춘 목수들을 찾는 것 또한 중요한 문제였다.
결과적으로 3가지 중요한 결정을 내렸어야 했는데 우선은 부지 전면에 위치한 광장에 있는 천년을 산 고목들을 어떻게 하면 잘 다루느냐였고, 두번째로는 어린이, 청소년, 성인 독자들을 위한 다양한 프로그램을 나무를 이용해 어떻게 구성하느냐, 그리고 마지막으로는 3개의 기념비적인 유리창을 단순히 새 책의 도착을 보기 위한 목적뿐 아니라 지나가는 사람들에게도 캐노피같은 휴식처의 느낌을 줄 수 있게 잘 만드느냐하는 것이었다.
이러한 고려 하에 목재를 주된 재료로 쓴 공공도서관이 건설되었다.
The Public Library is part of a public-private initiative taken to rebuild the city of Constitución after the 8.8 degrees earthquake and tsunami that devastated the town during the year 2010. It is a small settlement situated in the very core of one of the biggest clusters of wood production in Chile. This situation gives identity to the town and also creates the best conditions to find not only high quality wood materials but also extremely well gifted carpenters to carefully craft a wooden building.
Architects: Sebastian Irarrázaval
Location: Constitución, Chile
Collaborators: Macarena Burdiles, Carlos Pesquera, Alicia Arguelles, Sebastián Mancera
Area: 350.0 sqm
Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Felipe Díaz Contardo
With regard to the formalization of the project; it is the result of three main decisions. Firstly: In order to overlook the millenary trees of the civic square that is in front of the site; to rise the library 1,6 meters over street level. Secondly: With the purpose to filter and balance the light; to cover the 3 main areas of the programme (children, young and adult readers) with 3 reticulated wood naves and Thirdly: In consideration to communicate the public character of the edifice; to organize the façade with 3 monumental glass cases that not only invites to see new books arrivals but also -with its benches and canopies - offer shelter to the passerby.
Regarding the construction of the building; it is made almost entirely in wood and only the firewalls are done with exposed poured concrete. The structure is prefabricated and is made out of laminated pine. In order to rhythm the interior space and to make the loads and the construction process understandable, the wood beams an pillars are kept as visible as possible.
Coating the wood with water white varnish enhances the required luminosity of the spaces and also creates homogeneity between the structure and the on site built furniture. The other colors that can be seen in fabrics were chosen to mimic the colours of the trees and leaves of the square.
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