Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli事务所于近期完成了布里克森新公共图书馆的设计。该图书馆位于意大利博尔扎诺，距离大教堂仅一箭之遥。布里克森公共图书馆成立于1984年，拥有超过3.6万册图书，是整个伊萨尔科山谷的标志性建筑。

Architectural firm Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli has completed the new Brixen Public Library (Bolzano, Italy), a stone’s throw from the Duomo — a public institution founded in 1984, which, with its legacy of over 36.000 books represents a landmark for the entire Isarco Valley.

▼建筑和历史城区环境，The new project in the urban context of the historic center

▼图书馆西侧凸窗。新建筑的所有楼层都朝向老城区的主教宫殿和大教堂，Detail of the west erker of the library. All floors of the new building face towards the Bishop’s Palace and the Duomo, two of the most important buildings in the old town

▼从布鲁诺街望向新图书馆

The new public library as seen from Via Bruno

▼从布鲁诺街望向次入口，Close-up view of the secondary access from Via Bruno

该项目的内容是建造一座新的建筑，同时对既有的财政大楼以及法院和监狱大楼的部分空间进行修复和整合。在此基础上，户外空间的重构将对此次干预起到完善作用，具体包括财政大楼南北两侧的人行道，和一座邻近布鲁诺大街的花园。该花园曾经是私人财产，为该地区的主教所有。

The project consists of the construction of a unitary complex which includes a new building and the restorantion and annexation of the existing buildings of the Ex Finance, a portion of the Ex Court (the first two levels) and of the Ex Prison (part of the ground floor and first floor). The intervention is completed by the redefinition of the existing external spaces, two pedestrian access areas to the north and south of the Ex Finance building, and the garden adjacent to Via Bruno, which was once private and owned by the Bishop.

▼阅读花园曾经是主教的私人花园，如今已成为布里克森社区的公共场地，View of the reading garden: once the Bishop’s private garden, today it becomes a public place returned to the community of Brixen

新建建筑以一种谦逊低调的姿态根植于周围环境，它坐落在法院大楼南侧，介于两座既有建筑之间，这里原本有一块属于教区的土地。作为一个连接性的基础设施，新建筑从结构上看就像是一颗树，将它用水泥做成的“分支”伸向财政大楼和法院，在新与旧的事物之间建立起一种永恒的联系。建筑师也因此受到启发，将该项目重新命名为“Kulturbaum”，意为“文化之树”。

Planting itself silently and extremely respectfully into its surroundings, the intervention is located south of the Ex Court, in the void generated between two existing buildings, where, before the demolition, there was a lot belonging to the Diocese. 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, establishing a perpetual relationship between new and old, and inspiring the architects to rename the project, “Kulturbaum, tree of culture”.

▼四层高的门厅空间，The quadruple height space of the foyer

▼新图书馆的主门厅，The main foyer of the new library

▼从门厅望向北面，可以看见新楼与法院和财政大楼间的联系，The main foyer of the new library looking north, with the connection between the new building, the Ex Court and the Ex Finance

▼四层高的中庭与各楼层关系，The quadruple height atrium with the different views from the relative floors

▼左：从新楼四层望向通高中庭；右：新建筑和财政大楼之间的内部视野，Left: The quadruple height atrium seen from the third floor of the new building; Right: Internal view between the new building and the Ex Finance building

这一比喻同样也延续到建筑的平面图上，当然它取决于当代公共图书馆对空间灵活性和适应性的需要。建筑摒弃了传统的书架系统，而是营造出一个被混凝土外墙包覆的“壳”。“壳”的内层以木板覆盖，并容纳了大部分的服务空间，包括交通空间、洗手间、结合了书架的家具、固定长椅和桌子等等。这层“皮肤”保护了整个空间，使其完全从硬性的功能规定中解放出来。

The analogy continues on a planimetric level, dictated by the need for great flexibility and adaptability of the spaces of a contemporary public library. Far from adopting the classic shelving system, the building has a double perimeter shell located between the external concrete walls and the wooden paneling that covers the interiors, and which houses most of the serving spaces: from the vertical distribution to the toilets, to the furniture with bookcases, fixed benches, tables, and more. This “cortex” envelops the space, completely freeing it from any functional obligation.

▼东侧凸窗后方的三层高空间，作为图书馆的内部客厅

The triple-height space of the east erker, a true domestic living room for the library

▼东侧凸窗视野

View from the triple-height space of the east erker

这种多样的环境也为图书馆的管理和使用提供了指导。通过精准地设置多个入口，新建筑可以完全或局部地实现与不同楼层间的连接。建筑本身和相关的外部附属设施都作为独立的部分被自主地使用，能够在不同时段承载多种功能和活动。

The versatility of the environments has also guided the intended management and use of the library. By controlling some strategic access points, in fact, the complex can be completely or partially permeable to the different floors. In this way, both the buildings and the related external appurtenances serve as independent elements to be used autonomously, to perform multiple functions and events at different times.

▼首层平面图，ground level plan

新建筑和既有建筑之间建立了有形的关联，同时满足了形式、功能和交通上的需要。它的体量在经过一系列缩小或扩大的动作之后呈现出独特的轮廓，主要是为了根据周围建筑的几何形态来实现自身的重新组合。整个建筑群几乎脱离了自我指向，它如同一个敏感的有机体，能够不断调整自身以持续适应场地和项目的需要。

The connections that are created between the new building and the existing buildings are tangible and fulfill formal, functional and distributive needs. The new building is the result of a mass that deforms through contractions and dilations in order to recompose itself according to the surrounding stereometries. Far from self-referencing, the complex changes as if it were a sensitive organism that continuously adapts to the needs of the site and the project.

▼左：新建筑的主楼梯；右： 从主楼梯望向三层的西侧凸窗，Left: Side view of the main staircase of the new building; Right: View of the main staircase with the west erker of the second floor in the background

▼新建筑次级楼梯间，The secondary staircase of the new building

为了应对三座建筑之间存在的微小高差，新的“分支”通过轻微的斜坡补偿了高度上的变化。新体量包含了两个具有不同特征的垂直交通空间：封闭式的消防通道除了作为服务于法院大楼所有楼层的紧急出口，还充当连接首层和新建筑阁楼层的楼梯；开放式的楼梯被设置在各层功能体块的重心位置，在提供快速路径的同时，还邀请从中经过的人一瞥新空间的内部环境。在构成和功能上，两个楼梯都被植入“皮肤”内部，原先的财政大楼楼梯则主要用于服务。

To resolve the minor differences in elevation between the three buildings, the new “branches” compensate for the changes in elevation through slight slopes. The new volume contains two vertical links with different characteristics. The closed fire escape, in addition to serving all floors of the courthouse as an emergency exit, also acts as a staircase that connects the ground floor with the attic of the new building. The open staircase has been positioned barycentrically with respect to the functional masses that develop along the various levels. It facilitates quick connections between the floors, inviting those who walk through it to enjoy glimpses of the new spatiality. Compositionally and functionally, both staircases are incorporated into the “cortex”, while the pre-existing Ex Finance staricase is mainly intended for service use.

▼从财政大楼顶层望向新建筑的“分支”

Side view of the top floor of the Ex Finance, looking towards the “branch” of the new building

▼财政大楼顶层的休息区域

The relax area on the top floor of the Ex Finance

量身定做的家具元素保证了外观和新图书馆内部空间的连贯性，使其发挥出作为公共空间的真正功能。当人们走进新建筑，就如同踏入了城市中心的一部分。

Total continuity is guaranteed between the exteriors, enhanced by the insertion of tailored furnishing elements, and the interiors of the new library, intended to perform as a true public space. Entering the new building is like stepping into a portion of the city center.

▼位于法院大楼二层的阅览室

The sequence of the reading rooms on the first floor of the Ex Court

▼法院大楼安装的新家具和灯具

Close-up view of the new furnishings and new lighting of the Ex Court

进入新建筑内部首先要经过一层的信息亭。一个包含接待区的、宽敞的四层高空间提供了通往电梯厅的通道。南面设有报纸阅读区，可以转变为独立空间，从而确保良好的灵活性。在二层，小说区被设计成开放空间，通过第二个接待区可以进入法院大楼和财政大楼的空间，或者可以通过楼梯和电梯进入上方几个楼层。建筑的三层是非小说和专著区，它直接与财政大楼相连，扩展了该楼层的功能。四层设有额外的接待区域，作为多功能厅和文学活动区的过渡地带。洗手间、清洁室、储物区和咨询台被均匀地分布在每个楼层。

Access to the new building is from the ground floor through the infotheque. From here, a generous quadruple height space, occupied by the reception area, grants access to the lifts. To the south, there is a newspaper library that can be made independent, ensuring excellent flexibility. On the first floor, the fiction area is designed as an open space which provides access — through a second reception area — to the activities located in the Ex Court and Ex Finance or to the upper floors via a staircase and lift. The second floor is mainly occupied by the non-fiction / treatise area, which directly connects to  the Ex Finance building, extending this function. On the third floor, an additional reception area acts as a junction between the multipurpose room and the literary events area. Toilets, cleaning rooms, storage areas and information desks are evenly distributed on the various levels.

▼二层小说区，The fiction area on the first floor

▼新建筑四层空间，Internal view of the third floor of the new building

▼新建筑顶层阁楼的多功能空间，The attic of the top floor of the new building is intended for multiple uses

其他几座旧建筑的改造进一步增强了建筑的历史特征和高度的灵活性，以适应面向公众的各种活动：财政大楼被调整为新建筑的入口点，其正面朝向大教堂广场。法院大楼的首层用于容纳服务区域，包括几个自动化仓库、24小时的借阅和归还窗口、一个外部柜台，以及洗手间和技术室。监狱楼内部重新建造了走廊和与之相连的辅助房间。

The renovation of the other existing buildings has enhanced their ancient character and their high degree of flexibility to accommodate different activities open to the public. The Ex Finance building is configured as an access point to the new intervention with the main front facing Piazza Duomo. The ground floor of the Ex Court building mainly houses service areas: automated warehouses, the area for checking the 24 h borrow and return area, an external counter, toilets and technical rooms. In the Ex Prison building, a passage gallery and an adjacent ancillary room have been built.

▼位于法院大楼二层的壁画房间，The frescoes room on the first floor of the Ex Court

▼壁画房间细节

Detail of the cabinet in the fresco room

▼位于法院大楼二层的儿童阅读区

The children’s area on the first floor of the Ex Court

自然采光也是设计重点关注的问题，它对于阅读以及书籍的维护和保存都有着至关重要的影响。建筑的南侧缺乏有趣的景观，因此有意地设计成封闭区域，并在内部配备了一个“书柜墙”，占据了整个空间的高度。这一连续的书墙也成为了图书馆作为“知识宝库”的标志性的存在。

Special attention has been paid to natural lighting, which is essential not only for reading, but also for the maintenance and conservation of books. The south wall of the building, devoid of interesting views, is deliberately blind to prevent the entry of direct light, and equipped on the inside with a “bookcase wall” that occupies the entire height of the building. This continuous boiserie, which becomes the library’s manifesto as a treasure chest of knowledge.

▼二层空间和独特的书架墙

View of the “branch” connecting the first floor with the characteristic “cortex” of books

▼位于三层的阅读空间

Side view of the reading space on the second floor of the east erker

建筑周围环境的主要构成已经被重新诠释为具有现代感的关键元素，例如象征着历史中心城区的独特凸窗“erker”。其中一面窗户为建筑带来俯瞰布里克森的两个主区域的视野：一边是白塔和大教堂的钟楼，另一边是主教宫殿，与城市的地标和最具代表性的元素共同构成了一条连续的风景线。

The main components of the context have been reinterpreted in a contemporary key, such as the characteristic “erker”– typical bow windows that characterize the historic center. Two of these, of a giant order, favor strategic views: the building overlooks the two main areas of Brixen, the White Tower and the bell tower of the Cathedral on one side, and the Bishop’s Palace on the other, tracing a line of continuity with the city’s landmarks and most iconic elements.

▼透过西侧凸窗望向主教宫殿

View from the third floor of the west erker, towards the Bishop’s Palace

从形式上看，这两扇凸窗强调了建筑体量的延伸，它们在其内部重新创造了北欧文化的典型空间性，同时提供了可用于阅读和欣赏风景的理想小空间。沿着室内和室外边界分布的大尺寸窗户也经过了特殊设计，有助于为人流量最大和最集中的区域提供间接照明。最后，得益于不同楼层的铰链式回缩系统，安装在复杂的坡屋顶上的两个大型天窗使太阳光能够穿过整个建筑直达底层，这也在内向式的楼层之间起着基本性的作用。

Formally, the two erkers on the outside represent the extension of the volume of the building, within which they recreate a spatiality typical of Nordic culture, forming alcoves ideal for reading or admiring the landscape. The large windows, which trace the boundary between inside and outside, have been designed to favor indirect light at the points where there is the greatest flux and concentration of people. Finally, two large skylights placed at the top of the complex pitched roof allow the sun’s rays to cross the entire height of the building and reach the ground floor, thanks to an articulated system of retraction of the different floors, which plays a fundamental role in the introspection system between them.

▼三层西侧凸窗近景

Close-up view of the west erker, on the second floor

空间内部的所有事物都经过精心设计，而从每个角度看，都能收获不同的景致，这是由于建筑巨大的几何体量与体积的复杂性，通过外部简洁的线条得到了平衡，继而与原先的结构形成了完美的融合。

Each internal glimpse, in which everything has been custom designed, is different, due to the great geometric and volumetric complexity of the building, camouflaged on the outside with clean and essential lines that blend perfectly with the pre-existing structures.

▼南侧凸窗，Detail of the southern erker

▼阅读花园的告示牌

The notice board of the reading garden

由Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli设计的布里克森新图书馆项目加强了建筑与环境间的密切关系。它造就了一个以布里克森的建筑特色为灵感的公共空间，使新旧元素之间形成互相滋养的关系，让历史建筑与现代结构交织在一起。

The project of the new Brixen Public Library project by Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli intensifies the close relationship between architecture and context. Its formal outcome is a public venue, inspired by the architectural characteristics of Brixen, where the new feeds the old and vice versa, restoring exceptional architecture capable of interweaving historical and contemporary fabric.

▼主入口位于财政大楼北侧，朝向大教堂广场

The main entrance to the new public library is located in the north side of the Ex Finance, overlooking Piazza Duomo

▼阅读花园夜景，东侧凸窗与既有结构形成对话

Night view from the reading garden, with the east erker in dialog with the pre-existing structures

▼从布鲁诺街望向南侧次入口

Side view of the secondary south entrance, from Via Bruno

▼研究模型，study model

▼项目模型，Project model

▼场地平面图，site plan

▼首层平面图，ground level plan

▼二层平面图，first level plan

▼三层平面图，second level plan

▼四层平面图，third level plan

▼南立面图，South elevation

▼东立面图，East elevation

▼西立面图，West elevation

▼剖面图AA，section AA

▼剖面图BB，section BB

▼剖面图EE，section EE

▼剖面图II，section II

▼剖面图MM，section MM

PROJECT NAME: Brixen Public Library

ADDRESS: Piazza Duomo 4, 39042 Brixen (BZ, Italy)

ARCHITECT: Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli

(Michel Carlana, Luca Mezzalira, Curzio Pentimalli)

PROJECT TEAM: Michel Carlana, Luca Mezzalira, Curzio Pentimalli Marco Carraro, Alessio Oliviero

CLIENT: Comune di Bressanone (BZ)

COMPETITION: 2010, 1st prize

DESIGN PHASE: 2017-2018

CONSTRUCTION PHASE:2019-2021

COMPLETION: 2022

GFA: 3.013 sqm (gross area of the project) 2.378 sqm (gross area of the lot)

CONTRACTOR: 7.056.260,80 €

GENERAL PROJECT DIRECTION: Carlana Mezzalira Pentimalli 3M Engineering

PROJECT AND MANAGEMENT OF STRUCTURES, SYSTEMS, FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEMS AND SECURITY COORDINATION: Bergmeister

ELECTRIC SYSTEM, SAFETY, LIGHTING: Leitner Electro

HYDRO-THERMAL-SANITARY AND MECHANICAL SYSTEM: Ranzato Impianti

LIGHTING CONSULTANT:Von Lutz Studio Associates

ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT: NiRa Consulting (project phase)

Studio Architetto Eleonora Strada (construction phase)

EXTERNAL DOORS AND WINDOWS: Askeen

SUPPLIERS: Nerobutto (restoration and special paints) Boden Service (concrete floors)

Seeber (wood and carpet flooring) Inoxferdi (blacksmith work)

Falegnameria Longato (carpentry)

FURNITURE: Erlacher (custom furniture)

Arte (furniture in series)

Serima (infographics and signage)

MATERIALS: New building structure in reinforced concrete with insulation and aluminum sheet covering roof (Unionbau)

Washed mineral plaster on the facades, special lime paints, restoration works (Nerobutto)

Steel frames covered in anodized aluminum (Askeen) Polished concrete floors (Boden Service)

Natural larch wood floors, carpets and curtains (Seeber-Tendacor)

Internal coatings in custom-made wood paneling (Falegnameria Longato)

Metal grilled gates and customized handrails (Inoxferdi) Production and installation of infographics and signage (Serima)