© Maris Mezulis

马里斯·梅祖里斯

架构师提供的文本描述。多伦多公共图书馆系统是北美最大的公共图书馆系统，也是世界上人均使用最多的图书馆系统之一。新的约克堡支部已经成为多伦多市中心一个高度多样化、快速发展的社区中心。

Text description provided by the architects. 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

(汤姆·阿班)

独特的遗产语境

Unique Heritage Context

这座建筑坐落在加里森溪河口的安大略湖原始森林海岸线上。图书馆大楼的设计是为了让行人从南面的约克堡大道进入未来的公园。这条行人通道系统将连接巴瑟斯特街大桥下的历史要塞及其场地。展馆建筑的角形梯形几何图形参照了堡垒的城墙，以及建筑物内部广泛使用的木材，使人想起在考古调查中发现的旧木床。

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.

约克斯堡现在发现自己被掩埋在今天的城市结构中。二楼的图书馆作为一个独特的观赏平台的遗产，城市和湖泊。

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

c.詹姆斯·布里顿

城市起居室

The Urban Living Room

为了实现客户成为社区社会中心的使命和愿景-不仅为书籍和CD提供资源，而且为社区节目、课程、数字工作室和学习空间提供资源，并成为新移民的第一站-大楼的功能布局必须为未来的项目发展提供高度的灵活性。耐久性和易维护性也是重要的标准，因为建筑物不断大量使用。

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

一楼图则

由于其公共空间的健壮性和慷慨性，这座建筑很好地容纳了意想不到的大量用户。此外，适度的建筑预算还规定了一种策略，即使用温暖的材料-比如木材-以及明亮的原色，以使室内充满活力。

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

马里斯·梅祖里斯

综合艺术

Integrated Art

鉴于该网站独特的历史，客户建议使用玛格丽特·阿特伍德的诗集“苏珊娜·穆迪杂志”作为综合艺术的主题。这座建筑的外部有诗歌摘录，而查尔斯·帕切特的“种植者”则被复制在沿巴瑟斯特街西面的穿孔金属鳍上。图像从内部可见，并在一天中的不同时间投射出非同寻常的阴影和光的图案。在第二层鱼鳍提供白天的防晒和黄昏时进入图书馆的透明度。

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

c.詹姆斯·布里顿

可持续设计

Sustainable Design

选择巴瑟斯特街和约克堡大道拐角处的地点是该项目全面成功的重要一步。为了促进街道动画和鼓励使用附近的公共交通，现场不提供公共停车场。一个专门的绿色屋顶占总面积的52%。外部翅片减少热量的增加和可操作的窗户允许自然交叉通风和被动冷却在肩部季节和机动内部百叶窗控制直接阳光和热增益。

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

c.詹姆斯·布里顿

Architects KPMB Architects

Location Toronto, ON, Canada

Category Library

Architect in Charge KPMB Architects

Project Year 2014

Photographs Tom Arban