Presentation made by [Santi Romero] at the IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Satellite Meeting, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Aug.10-11, 2016.

1. SANTI ROMERO – IMMA SABATER architects
Library Architecture Unit
Library Services Management Office - Diputació de Barcelona
Comte d’Urgell, 187- 08036 Barcelona (Spain)
romerogs@diba.cat - sabaterei@diba.cat
http://www.diba.cat/biblioteques
Cooking and multiculturalism, Living Lab and Fab Lab
as a result of collaborative strategies in the Municipal Library Network of the
province of Barcelona
Satellite Pre-Conference
Collaborative Strategies for Successful Library Design and Innovative Use
IFLA Library Buildings and Equipment Section
CHICAGO, Illinois (USA)
August 10-11, 2016

2. Spain
17 Autonomous Communities
504,030 km2
47,190,493 inhabitants
Catalonia
4 provinces
31,895 km2
7,539,618 inhabitants
Province of Barcelona
311 municipalities
7,719 km2
5,529,099 inhabitants

3. 98% of the population have access to the service in their municipality
311 municipalities
7,719 km2
5,529,099 inhabitants
225 Libraries
9 Mobile libraries buses
142 with a library
100 with a mobile library
Municipal Library Network of the
province of Barcelona
242 municipalities have access to the service:
Province of Barcelona

4. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)

5. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Location

6. Public library
Nursery
Supermarket
Municipal market
Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)

7. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)

8. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Public library
Nursery
Supermarket
Municipal market

9. Ground floor First floor Second floor
Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Nursery
Library
“World cooking”
Library
Library
Nursery
Library
“World
cooking”

10. Ground floor First floor Second floor
Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Ø1,20
Nursery
Library
Library
Library
Library
“World cooking”
Nursery
“World cooking”

11. Built surface area of the library: 2,030 m2
P
Ø1,20
Ground floor First floor Second floor
Nursery
Citizen service
Entrance area
Multipurpose space
Children’s area
Magazines, Music and Image area
“World cooking”
General area
Training room
Teamwork room
Staff area
Courtyard
Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Citizen
service
Nursery

12. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Multipurpose space Children’s area
First floor
Author: Simón García Author: Simón García
Entrance area
Author: Mariona Chavarria

13. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
“World cooking”
First floor
Magazines, Music and Image area
“World cooking”
Author: Oscar Ferrer (ago2)
Author: Oscar Ferrer (ago2)Author: Simón García

14. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Second floor
General area
General area and Courtyard
Author: Oscar Ferrer (ago2)
Author: Oscar Ferrer (ago2)
Author: Santi Romero

15. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
Author: Oscar Ferrer (ago2)
Author: Simón García

16. Author: Simón García
Author: Simón GarcíaAuthor: Simón García
Author: Simón García
Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)

17. Library of Fondo (Santa Coloma de Gramenet)
“World cooking”
Author: Mariona Chavarria
Author: Mariona Chavarria
Author: Mariona Chavarria
Author: Mariona Chavarria

18. Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)

19. Location
Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)

20. Ground floor
Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Library
Living Lab
Living Lab
Library

21. Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Living Lab
Library
Living Lab
Library
Ground floor

22. Built surface area of the library: 1,330 m2
Ground floor
Entrance area
Multipurpose space
Children’s area
Staff area
General area
Living Lab
Training room
Teamwork room
Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Living Lab

23. Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Entrance area
General area General area
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes) Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)

24. Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Living Lab
Children’s area
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)
Santi Romero

25. Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)
Adrià Goula (Photo courtesy of OP TEAM arquitectes)

26. Living Lab
Library of Volpelleres (Sant Cugat del Vallès)
Núria Cuevas
Núria Cuevas
Santi Romero

27. Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)

28. Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)
Industrial unit
Building A
Building B
Location

29. Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)
Ground floor
Library
ZLibrary
Access square
Access square

30. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
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Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)
Temporary space for the Fab Lab

31. Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)
Ground floor
Library
Fab Lab
Library Fab Lab

32. Ground floor
First floor
Third floorSecond floor
Built surface area of the library: 3,800 m2
Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)
Entrance area
Children’s area
Magazines area
Fab Lab
General area Multipurpose space
Staff area
Teamwork roomCourtyard
Training room

33. Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
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ateneu-de-fabricacio_2.jpg?itok=-2qj1bWs
Ayuntamiento de Barcelona
http://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/lescorts/sites/default/files/ateneu-fabricacio-lescorst08.png
Library of Les Corts (Barcelona)

35. Thank you for your
attention