Slovene architecture

Damir Feigel Library - Narodna in študijska knjižnica

WALTRITSCH A+U I ARCHITETTI URBANISTI / 2021
LOCATION: Corso Verdi, 51 - Gorica (IT)

The National and Study Library is located in Fabiani’s Trgovski dom (Chamber of Commerce). The most effective »tool« for appropriate dialogue with the building that serves the needs of everyday life in the city are large windows, while the exceptional height of interior space allows the installation of a platform in response to the demand for a larger and spatially differentiated area. The library is designed as a “flannel” on different floors and with custom-designed spaces for every need, from stimulation of dialogue at the entrance, to more classic study spaces above. The mezzanine in the entrance hall also includes a circular element which highlights the connection with the corner dome on the roof – an urban announcement of the presence of the palace on the main city street.

Object information

Construction year
2021
Total floor area
900 m2
Total Area
1000 m2
Awards
nomination Premio Architetto Italiano dell'anno 2021, Best of selection by magazine Design Journal (US), OHS award 2022
Investor
Narodna in študijska knjižnica, Trst (Dežela Furlanija Julijska Krajina)

Technical team

Architecture
Dimitri Waltritsch, Elena Formica, Teja Mržek
Interior design
Dimitri Waltritsch
Photographer
Marco Covi
Mechanical engineering
P.I. Andrea Disnan
Electrical engineering
P.I. Lorenzo Schirra
Lighting design
WALTRITSCH A+U I ARCHITETTI URBANISTI
Construction engineering
Gradbeni inž. Ilario Tul, Gradbeni inž. Isaia Clemente
Other participants
P.I. Albano Marusič (Varstvo na gradbišču), Živa Pahor (ilustracija otroškega svetila)

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Main contractor
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano, SZ Arredamenti Cervignano
Construction work
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano
Constructions
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano
Roofing, tinkering
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano
Windows, doors
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano
Floors, parquets, ceramics
Friulana Costruzioni Sedegliano
Furnishings
SZ Arredamenti Cervignano, HAY