Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford公共图书馆
Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library / Schwartz/Silver Architects

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这座图书馆后方是陡峭的坡道，在商业氛围的街道上呈现了亲民规模的立面形态，一个并不抢眼的单层空间面向山坡上的单层住宅，建筑前侧和后方都有入口，人们可以进入到大厅之中，这个大厅连接了主要的功能元素，也分隔了成年人、青少年，以及儿童用房，同时也有着一系列灵活的空间，比如多功能厅、创业空间、技术实验室，以及展廊。

Text description provided by the architects. Backing into a steep slope, the library presents a civic-scaled facade on commercial High Street and a less prominent single story facing the single-family homes uphill. The front and rear entries, both fully accessible, feed into a stacked lobby that connects the primary program elements: Acoustically separated spaces for adults, teens, and children; as well as a suite of flexible spaces including a Multipurpose Room, Maker Room, Tech Lab, and Gallery.









这座图书馆以社区为中心，它不仅仅收藏有图书，并且还依据不同的年龄提供了不同的活动区域，并且给大众带来一系列的交流合作空间，音乐家拥有团队学习室，他们可以在此练习，当地的企业家可以应用安静的房间，成年人可以应用计算机资源，青少年则可以参加纸杯蛋糕装饰竞赛和诗歌大赛，孩子们也可以拥有故事时间，而老年人则可以学习录制播客。

Much more than a repository of books, the community-centered library features dedicated areas for programs and events for each age group, complemented by an array of spaces for the public to meet and collaborate. Musicians reserve group study rooms to practice together; local business owners use quiet alcoves to focus, adult learners use the computing resources; teens participate in cupcake decorating contests and poetry slams; children flock to story time, and seniors learn how to record a podcast.







这座建筑的波浪形屋面形式和木板天花板的设计灵感来源于Medford快船制造中心的丰富历史，外部材料的选择也呼应了环境，街道立面覆盖着红色的Norman砖，在后方面向社区的立面则应用了HPL水平面板，弧形屋面为直立的接缝金属材质，结合铝符合材料构成装饰，在建筑内部，弧形的天花板结合穿孔面板，让内部空间拥有了船只的特征形态，Medford的像素化历史底图装饰了主要阅览空间，一艘巨大的船只也展示于创业空间里。

The building’s wave-like roof forms and plank-lined ceilings are inspired by Medford’s rich history as a clipper ship manufacturing hub on the Mystic River. Exterior materials were selected to be responsive to their immediate context: The street façade is clad in red Norman brick while the rear, neighborhood-facing façade is created with horizontal planks of HPL rain-screen cladding. The curved roofs are standing seam metal, with aluminum composite material forming the trim. Inside, the curved ceilings are lined in perforated acoustical planks, giving interior spaces a hull-like character. Pixelated historic maps of Medford adorn the main reading room, and a large cross-section of a clipper ship is featured in the Maker Room.







为了让建筑的整体体量保持在区域之中，建筑场地经过组织构成了一系列长且重复的结构形态，每个部分都有着波浪形屋面，这也是对城市船只历史的致敬，虽然场地的地形和尺寸都受到了一定的限制，但是一棵百年树木得以保存，这样人们从室内就可以看到它，这棵树也是儿童空间的灵感来源，即自然，在这里，图书馆的员工们在每个季节应用树枝来进行空间的装饰。

To keep the overall massing of the building within the zoning envelope, the half-acre building footprint was organized into a series of long, repetitive structural bays, each with a wave-shaped roof – a nod to the city’s shipbuilding past. Although the site’s topography and size were significant constraints, a large century-old copper beech tree was carefully preserved so that it could become a feature seen from within the children’s room. This tree served as the inspiration for the nature-themed children’s spaces, where a row of trees can be lowered by a winch so that the library staff can decorate the limbs for each season.







建筑屋面遮盖了所有的屋面设备，这是为了防止撞击，超过600块太阳能电池面板覆盖着曲面形态，让这座全电力建筑成为了马萨诸塞州的第一座零能耗公共图书馆，因为其现场的发电量能够抵消其自身的消耗电量。

The roof was designed to screen all rooftop mechanical equipment from abutters. Over 600 solar panels cover its curved surfaces, making the all-electric building Massachusetts’s first Net-Zero Energy public library, generating enough power on-site to offset its anticipated energy consumption.









































建筑设计：Schwartz/Silver Architects
类型：图书馆 社区 细部设计
面积：44825平方英尺（约4164.38平方米）
时间：2022年
摄影：Paul Burk Photography
制造商：Fundermax, Armstrong Ceilings, Aurora / MJ Industries, Axis Lighting, Beta-Calco Inc., Englert, Kawneer, Koroseal, McAvoy Brick Company, Milliken, Oldcastle APG, Patcraft, Secto, Sunpower, USG, VT Industries Architectural Wood Doors
主创建筑师：Angela Ward Hyatt
项目管理/项目建筑：Kelsey Laser
室内设计：Chelsea DeCrescenzo Gozzi
规格 / Qaqc：Robert Silver
技术人员：Ethan Levin, Steve Crock
景观设计：Deborah Myers Landscape Architecture
结构工程：RSE Associates Inc.
Mep工程：GGD Consulting Engineers, Inc.
环境图形：Roll Barresi & Associates
可持续顾问：VvS
灯光设计：HLB Lighting Design
土木工程：Green International Affiliates, Inc.
规范顾问：Jensen Hughes
城市：Medford
国家：美国

LIBRARY, COMMUNITY, DETAIL
MEDFORD, UNITED STATES
Architects: Schwartz/Silver Architects
Area: 44825 ft2
Year: 2022
Photographs: Paul Burk Photography
Manufacturers:  Fundermax, Armstrong Ceilings, Aurora / MJ Industries, Axis Lighting, Beta-Calco Inc., Englert, Kawneer, Koroseal, McAvoy Brick Company, Milliken, Oldcastle APG, Patcraft, Secto, Sunpower, USG, VT Industries Architectural Wood Doors
Lead Architects: Angela Ward Hyatt
Project Manager / Project Architect: Kelsey Laser
Interior Design: Chelsea DeCrescenzo Gozzi
Specifications / Qaqc: Robert Silver
Technical Staff: Ethan Levin, Steve Crock
Landscape Architecture: Deborah Myers Landscape Architecture
Structural Engineer: RSE Associates Inc.
Mep Engineer: GGD Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Environmental Graphics: Roll Barresi & Associates
Sustainability Consultant: VvS
Lighting Design: HLB Lighting Design
Civil Engineer: Green International Affiliates, Inc.
Code Consultant: Jensen Hughes
City: Medford
Country: United States