The new library will be built in the old convent of La Providencia, preserving the heritage value of the building’s historical traces, and is composed of two volumes, one corresponding to the current volume of the convent and which originates from the main facade of the church that remains, and another paired with it, of lower height that accompanies the route between the free space of the wall and the Plaça del Mas Peraseca with a new green space.
Water, traditionally a leading element in the urban environment, is recovered, creating a watercourse that accompanies the facade of the library between the public space of La Muralla and Plaça Mas Peraseca with a new promenade. At the foot of the facade of the building that faces the square, a sheet of water will be generated that will collect both the new water and the one that already exists on Carrer de la Constancia.
The proposal recognizes the elements of the current building and in a way recovers them by reinterpreting them. The concept of the cloister is recovered as a space of relationship between the different levels of the building, as a communication space and as an ambulatory. The current bell tower of the convent can be seen from this zenitally lit courtyard. The current lateral courtyard is enhanced as the main access space to the library by redefining it as a large porch space.
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