MARIO CUCINELLA WEAVES FLUID GESTURES INTO LIBRARY EXTENSION
Like a transparent shrine, the new area of the Federiciana Library welcomes and spans four levels, plus a basement for the vault of the volumes to be preserved and a panoramic terrace that opens onto large visual wings. The public entrance leads to the ground floor, hosting a conference room and several reception and service areas. The team at Mario Cucinella Architects organizes the internal architecture as winding through internal terraces, ‘suspended’ and slightly staggered, from the first level, which also hosts an event space up to the fourth level, to finally culminate on the roof with a panoramic terrace overlooking the sea. A fluid and continuous architectural gesture draws the organic forms of the terraces that welcome spaces dedicated to reading, stretched outwards, relating the internal architecture with the urban landscape up to the blue horizon of the sea.
GREEN CONTINUITY AND CLIMATE CONTROL
The landscape design, meanwhile, takes shape as a common thread between the various levels and the terraces at the Federiciana Library. MCA designs it as a public space in continuity with the external green area that existed before the new extension and sees its beginning in the winter garden on the ground floor. Last but not least, a careful climate study will accompany the restoration project. The northwest facing of the new volume is strategically optimized to shield from direct sunlight, ensuring ample daylight in reading areas. This design improves visual comfort, reduces reliance on artificial lighting, and facilitates efficient natural ventilation by harnessing northward breezes in summer, spring, and fall.