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Municipal Library Elsa Morante

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DAP studio
 
location Lonate Ceppino
function library, monument, renovation
contributed by vrebos

The Municipal Library Elsa Morante is the result of the restoration of the former Oratory of San Michele and its extensions. The key to interpreting the project lies in the dialectic between the existing structure and the new building, the theme that guided all the project choices. The relationship between the two presences opposed tactility with lightness, opacity with refraction: the contrast stresses the distinctive features of the two volumes. The historical building was retrieved while respecting the existing structures, through sensitive exploitation of its original features.

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timo_mecking says:
this is really a strikingly beautiful addition to the historical context! thanks for adding it!
Berlin, Germany 23-Oct-09
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Municipal Library Elsa Morante
Address
Piazza Matteotti 4
21050 Lonate Ceppino
Italy
Project is public!
Opening hours Every day but Sunday: 05.00 - 18.00
Completion 2008
Floor area/size 400 m2
Cost € 380000,-
Architect, Interior architect, Urban plannerDAP studio
cooperating designerFabio Pelizzari
Client Community of Lonate Ceppino
 
Project ID 5133
Latitude/Longitude 45°42'13N 08°52'27E
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