The present thesis develops an alternative proposal for the Racale public library, located in the former Mercato Coperto, within the town’s historic center. The work is part of the Puglia Region’s Community Libraries program, which aims to transform existing public buildings into open, inclusive, and multifunctional cultural facilities. Within this context, the research presents a design-oriented reflection centered on the relationship between architecture, environmental conditions, and design decisions. The primary objective is to formulate an architectural proposal that simultaneously addresses the site’s urban and morphological constraints, the functional needs of a contemporary community library, and the climatic demands of the Mediterranean environment. The methodology combines an analysis of Racale’s urban and historical fabric, a review of regulatory and programmatic conditions, and a study of environmental variables such as thermal comfort, solar radiation, solar shading, and wind. This data is subsequently synthesized using graphical interpretation tools, including the Environmental Emergency Map and the Fourfront Diagram. The project proposes a functional and spatial reorganization of the building, incorporating passive strategies for natural lighting, ventilation, solar control, and material selection. In this way, the thesis presents a methodological approach for the environmentally conscious redesign of small-scale cultural facilities in historic Mediterranean contexts.
La presente tesi sviluppa una proposta alternativa per la biblioteca pubblica di Racale, situata nell’ex Mercato Coperto, all’interno del centro storico della città. Il lavoro si inserisce nel programma Community Libraries della Regione Puglia, che mira a trasformare edifici pubblici esistenti in strutture culturali aperte, inclusive e multifunzionali. In questo contesto, la ricerca presenta una riflessione orientata al progetto, centrata sulla relazione tra architettura, condizioni ambientali e decisioni progettuali. L’obiettivo principale è formulare una proposta architettonica che affronti simultaneamente i vincoli urbani e morfologici del sito, le esigenze funzionali di una biblioteca di comunità contemporanea e le richieste climatiche dell’ambiente mediterraneo. La metodologia combina un’analisi del tessuto urbano e storico di Racale, una revisione delle condizioni normative e programmatiche, e uno studio delle variabili ambientali quali comfort termico, radiazione solare, ombreggiamento solare e vento. Questi dati vengono successivamente sintetizzati attraverso strumenti grafici di interpretazione, tra cui la Environmental Emergency Map e il Fourfront Diagram. Il progetto propone una riorganizzazione funzionale e spaziale dell’edificio, incorporando strategie passive per l’illuminazione naturale, la ventilazione, il controllo solare e la selezione dei materiali. In questo modo, la tesi presenta un approccio metodologico per la riprogettazione ambientalmente consapevole di strutture culturali di piccola scala in contesti storici mediterranei.
Reading the climate: a balance between environmental performances and design choices in the redesign of Racale public library
Baquero Perilla, Laura Juliana
2025/2026
Abstract
The present thesis develops an alternative proposal for the Racale public library, located in the former Mercato Coperto, within the town’s historic center. The work is part of the Puglia Region’s Community Libraries program, which aims to transform existing public buildings into open, inclusive, and multifunctional cultural facilities. Within this context, the research presents a design-oriented reflection centered on the relationship between architecture, environmental conditions, and design decisions. The primary objective is to formulate an architectural proposal that simultaneously addresses the site’s urban and morphological constraints, the functional needs of a contemporary community library, and the climatic demands of the Mediterranean environment. The methodology combines an analysis of Racale’s urban and historical fabric, a review of regulatory and programmatic conditions, and a study of environmental variables such as thermal comfort, solar radiation, solar shading, and wind. This data is subsequently synthesized using graphical interpretation tools, including the Environmental Emergency Map and the Fourfront Diagram. The project proposes a functional and spatial reorganization of the building, incorporating passive strategies for natural lighting, ventilation, solar control, and material selection. In this way, the thesis presents a methodological approach for the environmentally conscious redesign of small-scale cultural facilities in historic Mediterranean contexts.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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