**Alternative C: Cultural Center and Library**

This alternative is in response to the lack of public social and cultural spaces, especially a public library in the municipality. The project aims to create a center of excellence to support citizens' education that would gather public services, study rooms, laboratories for shared workshops, and a conference room.

The redevelopment of the theater and the garden would provide two new recreational areas for entertainment and outdoor activities.

The above-presented alternatives derive from a static vision in which a single function absorbs the whole complex. These three alternatives were presented in a focus group to the public administration and the new idea emerged in a brainstorming section considering the characteristic of the building and the objectives of the public administration.

Actually, during the deliberation process, the possibility of taking advantage of the characteristics of the complex and a multifunctional building was suggested: the integration of different functions and resources in a hybrid building can enhance the social services provided and reduce public expenditure. In particular, the Ex Ritiro del Carmine has different characteristics, which support this idea:


These features characterize the new formulated alternatives that present the integration of different activities, in particular, the organization rooms on the ground floor, the hospitality activities on the first floor, and the library on the second floor. The two other proposed alternatives differ in terms of the hospitality activities. They are presented below.
