Fort York Branch Library

由专筑网刘政和，刘庆新编译

来自建筑事务所的描述。多伦多公共图书馆是北美最大图书馆，并且也是最世界上人均使用量最大的图书馆之一。新图书馆纽约分馆在高度多样化、快速发展的多伦多市区已经成为一个重要的社区中心。

From the architect. The Toronto Public Library system is the largest in North America and one of the most used per capita in the world. The new Fort York Branch has become an important community centre in a highly diverse, rapidly evolving neighbourhood in downtown Toronto.

© Tom Arban

独特的建筑背景

该建筑位于盖瑞森溪入口处Ontario湖的原始森林海岸线处。图书馆在设计上要考虑从纽约大道到未来公园北的行人通道。人行通道系统与巴瑟斯特堡街大桥的历史相联系。展馆建筑的几何角梯形的构思来源于古城墙，而在室内大量使用木材会使人们回忆起在基地调研时发现的旧的木垛式支架。

Unique Heritage Context
The building sits on what was once the original forested shoreline of Lake Ontario at the mouth of Garrison Creek. The library building is designed to allow pedestrian access from Fort York Boulevard to the south, to the future park to the north. This pedestrian pathway system will connect under the Bathurst Street Bridge to the historic fort and its grounds. The angular trapezoidal geometry of the pavilion building references the ramparts of the fort, and the extensive use of wood in the interior of the building recalls the old wooden cribbing found buried on site during the archaeological survey.

© Maris Mezulis

Site Plan/总平面图

约克堡发现了自己在现有城市结构下埋藏的遗迹。图书馆二楼用于观看遗产、城市和湖的景观。

Fort York now finds itself buried in today’s urban fabric. The second floor of the library functions as an extraordinary viewing platform to the heritage site, the city and the lake.

© James Brittain

城市会客厅

为了满足甲方的要求并且考虑到未来成为社会核心地区的前景（提供的资源不仅包括书籍和光盘，还包括社区项目、数码工作室和研究空间，成为新移民的第一站），建筑的功能布局为未来项目的发展提供了一个较高水平的预留空间。耐用性和易于维护性也是其在大量使用的条件下所需的重要建设标准。

The Urban Living Room
In order to fulfill the client’s mandate and vision to be the social heart of the neighbourhood - to provide a resource for not only books and CD’s, but also community programs, classes, digital studios and study spaces, and to be the first stop for new immigrants – the functional layout of the building had to provide a high level of flexibility for future program development. Durability and ease of maintenance were also important criteria as the building is constantly in heavy use.

1st Floor plan/一层平面图

因为开敞的公共空间，建筑容纳了超出预期数量的读者。而且由于考虑建设预算而使用了温暖的材料，如木材和室内使用的明亮颜色。

The building has accommodated the unanticipated high number of users well because of the robustness and generosity of its public spaces. And the modest construction budget imposed a discipline of strategic use of warm materials - such as the wood – and bright primary colours to animate the interior.

© Maris Mezulis

综合艺术

考虑到基地的独特历史条件，甲方建议使用Margaret Atwood的诗集和Susanna Moodie的期刊作为综合艺术的主题。在建筑的外立面上展现诗歌摘录，而在沿着巴瑟斯特街的西立面使用多孔金属板以呼应Charles Pachter的种植园主题。建筑会在一天的不同时刻从内部投射阴影和光线形成图像。外立面第二层结构在白天为图书馆提供防晒，而黄昏展现出透明效果。

Integrated Art
Given the site’s unique history, the clients suggested using Margaret Atwood’s poetry collection, The Journals of Susanna Moodie as a theme for integrated art. Poetry excerpts are featured on the exterior of the building, while The Planters drawing by Charles Pachter is reproduced on the perforated metal fins on the west façade along Bathurst Street. The image is visible from the interior and casts extraordinary patterns of shadow and light at different times of the day. The fins at the second level provide sun protection during the day and transparency into the library at dusk.

© James Brittain

可持续设计

该项目位置选在Bathurst街和Fort大道的拐角处对于整个项目的成功建造是一个重要的步骤。为了增强街道活力和鼓励市民使用公共交通，没有在基地现场提供公共停车场。绿色屋顶占总面积的52%。外表皮可以减少热量，可调节的窗户可以保证空气自然流通和保证建筑内部的降温，而内部活动窗帘可以控制阳光直射和内部温度。

Sustainable Design
The selection of the site at the corner of Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard was an important step in the overall success of this project. In order to contribute to street animation and encourage use of nearby public transit, there is no public parking provided on site. A dedicated green roof makes up 52% of the total area. The exterior fins mitigate heat gain and operable windows allow for natural cross-ventilation and passive cooling in the shoulder seasons and motorized interior blinds control direct sunlight and heat gain.

© James Brittain

© James Brittain

© Tom Arban

© Maris Mezulis

2nd Floor Plan/二层平面图

建筑设计：KPMB Architects
项目位置：Toronto, ON, Canada
主建筑师：KPMB Architects
竣工时间：2015年
摄影：James Brittain , Tom Arban , Maris Mezulis
项目团队：Lynn Pilon (项目经理), Dave Smythe (合同管理), David Poloway, Carolyn Lee, Rachel Cyr Shirley Blumberg (主管合伙人和设计合作伙伴), Andrew Dyke (合作主管), Richard Unterthiner (项目建筑师), Sanaz Shirshekar,
工程师和专业顾问：ERA建筑事务所(建筑设计), MMM Group Limited (土木工程), Janet Rosenberg + Associates (景观设计), Larden Muniak (建筑规范), Turner & Townsend cm2r Inc (质量检测), HIDI RAE Consulting Engineers (机械, 电力, 防火, 通信工程), Read Jones Christoffersen (结构工程), Aercoustics (声学工程), Soberman Engineering Inc (垂直交通)
营造商：Bondfield Construction Company Ltd.

Architects: KPMB Architects
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Architect in Charge: KPMB Architects
Project Year: 2014
Photographs: James Brittain , Tom Arban , Maris Mezulis
Project team: Shirley Blumberg (Partner-in-Charge and Design Partner), Andrew Dyke (associate-in-charge), Richard Unterthiner (project architect), Sanaz Shirshekar, Lynn Pilon (project manager), Dave Smythe (contract administration), David Poloway, Carolyn Lee, Rachel Cyr
Engineers and Specialty Consultants: ERA Architects (heritage architectural services), MMM Group Limited (civil engineering), Janet Rosenberg + Associates (landscape architect), Larden Muniak (building code compliance), Turner & Townsend cm2r Inc (quantity surveying), HIDI RAE Consulting Engineers (mechanical, electrical, fire protection, communications), Read Jones Christoffersen (structural engineering), Aercoustics (acoustical engineering), Soberman Engineering Inc (vertical transportation engineering)
Builder: Bondfield Construction Company Ltd.


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