Springdale图书馆和Komagata Maru公园 | RDHA

Nestled in a suburban Brampton neighbourhood not far from the edge of Ontario’s Greenbelt is a horizontal plane of strikingly striped and curving glass. It’s an incongruous sight, surrounded by miles of single-family housing and next to a set of big box stores and parking lots. As a recent article in the Bramptonist puts it, “an alien spaceship has landed in the city.”

坐落在距离Ontario绿地边缘不远的Brampton郊区，是一座由条纹和弯曲玻璃制成飞船。这是一个不协调的景象，周围是数英里的单户住宅，旁边是一系列的大型商场和停车场。正如Bramptonist最近发表的一篇文章所说，“一艘外星飞船降落在城市中”。

It’s a welcome arrival, though. This is Brampton Library’s new Springdale Branch, a single-storey, 1,858-square-metre library with an additional 464-square-metre city-operated community space. The $16.7-million-project filled a need in a city underserved by libraries, and was designed with the adjacent Komagata Maru Park. Though full of people reading, working and socializing at all times of day, “it doesn’t look like a library” is a common refrain from users and even library staff. Words like “futuristic” appear often in comments, writing and conversation. To Brampton, this is not what a library normally looks like.

不过，这是欢迎的到达。这是Brampton图书馆的新Springdale分馆，这是一栋单层的1858平方米的图书馆，另外还有464平方米的城市运营空间。这项耗资1,670万美元的项目满足了图书馆服务不足的城市需求，并与相邻的Komagata Maru公园一起设计。尽管人们全天候在建筑中阅读，工作和社交，但“它看起来不像图书馆”是读者和图书馆工作人员的共同看法。诸如“未来派”之类的词经常出现在评论，写作和对话中。对于Brampton而言，这通常不是图书馆的样子。

How did Springdale Library acquire such an unusual shape? The triangular plan was a response to tight site conditions and the client’s desire to push the building close to busy Bramalea Road. RDHA carried considerations for site through the project—a section shows an invented topography on floor and ceiling, echoing berms and slopes in the adjacent park. The client was understandably surprised at the first design presentation—RDHA’s portfolio of libraries is full of straight lines and right angles. But they soon came on board with the playful scheme. The result is a space flooded with light and made vibrant by people, which has attracted attention and admiration from across the city.

Springdale图书馆如何形成这种不寻常的形状？三角形形态是对紧张的现场条件的回应，也是客户希望将建筑物移向繁忙的Bramalea路附近的结果。 RDHA在整个项目中对场地进行了考虑-，一些体现在具有创造性的地面和天花板上，与附近公园的护坡和斜坡相呼应。可以理解的是，客户对第一个设计演示感到惊讶-RDHA对于图书馆的作品集中包含直线和直角。然后他们很快就加入了这个有趣的方案。结果是一个充满光明并充满活力的空间，引起了整个城市的关注和赞叹。

Merging research and practice, RDHA collaborated on a solar-responsive ceramic frit pattern with Brady Peters, an assistant professor at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto. The frit protects from glare as well as solar heat gain in areas with floor-to-ceiling glass. The arrangement of vertical lines is inspired by the sensation of depth in a forest, or the turning pages of a book. Parametric modelling was used to adjust the spacing and density of the pattern, with denser areas to the south and west, and sparser areas to the east and north. The collaborative process demonstrates an intentional embrace of patterns that are not only functional, but integrated into the design.

RDHA将研究与实践相结合，与多伦多大学John H. Daniels建筑，景观与设计学院的助理教授Brady Peters合作开发了一种太阳能陶瓷熔块。这些熔块可防止从地板到天花板玻璃区域的眩光同时吸收太阳热能。竖向元素的排列是受森林深处的感觉或一本书的翻页启发的。参数化建模用于调整图案的间距和密度，南部和西部的区域较密集，而东部和北部的区域则较稀疏。协作过程有意契合这些模式，这些模式不仅是功能性的，而且已集成到设计中。

Sightlines allow for transparency between spaces, and between interior and exterior. This fosters connectedness and a feeling of community, and allows natural light to penetrate deep into the space—something the library staff appreciate, as daylight reaches even the few interior rooms. But transparency can also contribute to a feeling of being watched. In this sense, the library might not have been as successful in an urban setting, where patrons may have felt exposed to gazes from adjacent sidewalks. But here in Brampton, seats by the windows of the quiet reading atrium are truly peaceable, with views of the greenery at the edge of the ravine, and of passing traffic. It works because of the suburban nature of the site, with most people arriving by car.

允许空间之间以及内部和外部之间保持视线通透。这样可以增强联系感和社区感，并允许自然光穿透到空间中，这是图书馆工作人员欣赏的东西，因为即使是很小的室内空间，白天都有自然光进入。但是透明度也可以提高被监视的感觉，从这个意义上说，图书馆在城市环境中可能没有那么成功，那里的读者可能会感到自己受到相邻人行道的凝视。但是在Brampton，中庭的窗户旁的座位确实是安静的，可以看到溪流边缘的绿色植物和过往的交通。由于用地位于郊区，因此大多数人乘车到达。

The Springdale Library is targeting LEED Gold certification. A significant part of its application is for the incorporation of geothermal energy. Other sustainable features include daylight sensors, low-wattage light fixtures, charging stations for electric cars, low-E double-glazed glass, a partial green roof (the rest is painted white), and use of greywater in the landscape.

斯普林代尔图书馆的目标是获得LEED金牌认证。其应用的重要部分是整合地热能。其他可持续性特征包括日光传感器，低功率灯具，电动汽车充电站，低辐射双层玻璃，部分绿色屋顶（其余部分白色涂料）以及在景观中废水利用。

The park, designed by NAK Design Strategies in close collaboration with the architects, is a conceptual and functional extension of the community spaces in the building, with a playground, reflecting pool and picnic pavilion. The playground threads the word “IMAGINE” throughout its features, some letters visible only with careful observation. The reflecting pool, next to the children’s collection, is one of the delights of the project. Water reflects light through the ceramic frit onto the curved ceilings inside, creating shifting patterns.

由NAK Design Strategies与建筑师紧密合作设计的公园，是建筑物中社区空间的概念性和功能性延伸，带有游乐场，倒影池和野餐亭。游乐场贯穿了“想象”一词，只有仔细观察才能看到一些标识。儿童收藏旁边的倒影池是该项目的乐趣之一，水将光通过陶瓷熔块反射到内部弯曲的天花板上，从而产生变化的图案。

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