Infanta Elena Public Library
Spain CCC ES
Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
1999
Type
Library
Tags
cultural facilities, Spain ccc
Visitability
Allowed
Description
Seville´s new Public Library is located at the site of the 1929 Ibero-American Exhibition, at Parque de María Luisa. This magnificent and challenging setting allowed the new library to appear both unique and isolated like the other pavilions in the area, each presenting different solutions to a diverse urban landscape.The building is built on two storeys and along a centreline, which adapts to the shape of the perimeter of the plot and conceals an interior courtyard that provides a second source of natural light for the reading rooms. This unexpected space, a courtyard within a park, can be used all year round as an open-air reading area. Everything from the zinc roof to the structure of the inner garden emphasises the building´s centripetal design. Since the inner courtyard cannot be seen from the outside, visitors who reach the centre of the library will be surprised by this enclosed outdoor space.(Description provided by the architects)