Far Rockaway Library by Snøhetta

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今年夏天，Far Rockaway图书馆在纽约倍受喜爱的社区正式开放。坐落于中央大道和Mott大道的繁忙交叉口，这座新的图书馆成为迅速增长的Far Rockaway社区的支柱，进一步刺激下城区的城市更新发展，改造这一经历了数十年投资失利的社区。

This summer, Far Rockaway Library officially opened in the beloved NYC neighborhood. Located prominently at the busy intersection of Central and Mott avenues, the new library will serve as an anchor for the growing Far Rockaway community, further spurring the City’s revitalization efforts in the Downtown area and transforming the neighborhood that has experienced decades of disinvestment.

▼项目概览，overview of the project ©Jeff Goldberg

▼项目街景，street view of the project ©Jeff Goldberg

▼建筑入口，building entrance ©Jeff Goldberg

新建筑设计和施工耗资3900万美元，是一栋两层建筑，面积是原建筑的两倍。建筑独特的玻璃立面和中庭空间使自然光可以深入建筑内部，同时让读者在建筑内部旧可以看到天空。外立面采用彩色玻璃，渐变的颜色在透明和半透明之间过渡，室内的栏杆由二向色玻璃制成，在中庭营造出万花筒般的效果。

The new structure, with a design and construction cost of $39 million, is a two-story building twice the size of the prior building. It features a unique glass façade and central atrium space designed to let natural light penetrate deep into the building while giving patrons views of the sky from within the building. The façade features colored glass, with a color gradient, balancing transparency and translucency, and the interior railing is made of the dichroic glass which creates the kaleidoscopic effect in the atrium.

▼建筑立面细部，building facade detail ©Jeff Goldberg

“我们对于Far Rockaway图书馆的设计注重连结该地区的不同群体，通过建筑来拥抱快乐和学习。生动的颜色和被阳光点亮的室内灵感来自于以该地区为家的众多群体。”

——Snøhetta联合创始人，Craig Dykers

“Our design for the Far Rockaway library is focused on connecting the diverse communities in the area through an architecture supporting joy and learning. The vibrant colors and daylit interiors are inspired by the many groups that call the area home,”

——said Snøhetta Founding Partner, Craig Dykers.

▼中庭空间，atrium space ©Jeff Goldberg

Snøhetta和布鲁克林的现代艺术家José Parlá合作，设计了包裹住图书馆外立面的壁画。这一艺术作品将建筑变成了一种雕塑般的画作，作品最初是一件画在纸上的墨水作品，这幅数字化和超大尺寸的作品由连续的书写形式组成，使用了描绘城市日常生活的文字。该艺术品被命名为 “风格写作”，反映了Far Rockaway的多样性和活力。通过玻璃外墙的反射，观赏者成为了艺术作品体验的一部分，因此也成为了这座建筑短暂而令人沉浸的特质的一部分。

Snøhetta worked with Brooklyn-based contemporary artist José Parlá to design the mural wrapping the façade of the library. This artwork transforms the architecture into a form of sculptural painting. Initially an ink-on-paper drawing, the digitized and supersized work is made of continuous writing forms using words depicting daily life in the city. Named Style Writing, the artwork reflects Far Rockaway’s diversity and dynamism. Through the reflections of the glass facade, the viewer becomes part of the artwork experience and, therefore, part of the ephemeral and immersive qualities of the building.

▼描绘城市日常生活的文字，using words depicting daily life in the city ©Jeff Goldberg

占地18,000平方尺的建筑结构因杰出的环境效能获得了LEED铂金标准认证，玻璃立面的良好性能降低了建筑师的日照辐射，阳光和入住传感器与自动化楼宇管理系统配合使用，可减少用电量。同时还配有高能效的地暖分配系统。建筑的蓝色屋顶旨在以较慢的速度将雨水排出工地。整个建筑符合美国残疾人协会的要求，每层和儿童区域都设有电梯和卫生间。在建筑后院还种植了植物，可供公众使用。

The 18,000-square-foot structure meets LEED Gold standards for environmental efficiency with high performance glazing on the glass façade reducing the heat of the building from sunlight; daylight and occupancy sensors that work with automated building management systems to reduce electric use; and an energy efficient underfloor heating distribution system. The structure also features a blue roof designed to release storm water from the site at a slow speed. The entire structure is ADA compliant, with an elevator and restrooms on both floors and in the Children’s Area. There is also a rear yard with plantings accessible to the public. 

▼中庭楼梯，atrium staircase ©Jeff Goldberg

图书馆的内部，墨西哥艺术家Pablo Helguera创作的艺术作品“费曼密码”，向在附近长大的诺贝尔奖获得者、理论物理学家理查德-费曼（1918-1988 年）致敬。他对物理学的贡献之一是“费曼图”——描述亚原子粒子行为的数学表达式的图解。对于Far Rockaway图书馆，Helguera创建了一个字母表，每个字母都由一个费曼图代替，并用这个编码系统复制了两个短语：一个是 19 世纪美国诗人Emily Dickinson的短语 “心灵比天空更广阔”，另一个是费曼本人的短语： “我…..原子的宇宙，宇宙中的原子。”

Inside of the library, a piece by Mexican artist Pablo Helguera called Feynman Code is a tribute to the Nobel Prize-winner and theoretical physicist Richard Feynman (1918-1988) who grew up in the neighborhood. One of his contributions to physics are the “Feynman diagrams” — pictorial representations of the mathematical expressions describing the behavior of subatomic particles. For the Far Rockaway Library, Helguera created an alphabet where every letter is replaced by a Feynman diagram, and reproduced two phrases using this coding system: one by the 19th Century American poet Emily Dickinson, “The mind is wider than the sky”, and one by Feynman himself: “I, a universe of atoms, an atom in the universe.”

▼室内的栏杆由二向色玻璃制成，the interior railing is made of the dichroic glass ©Jeff Goldberg

图书馆以深受人们喜爱的街区地标为基础，满足居民和当地社区的动态需求。通过和视觉艺术家之间的合作重获新生，图书馆不仅仅是一个象征，也是资源。新建筑旨在提供更多急需的社区服务，其设计目的是发挥催化剂的作用，将人们聚集在一起。

The Library builds upon the legacy of a well-loved neighborhood landmark to provide for the dynamic needs of residents and the local community. Brought to life through the collaboration with visual artists, the library is both a symbol and a resource. The new building seeks to increase the delivery of much-needed neighborhood services and was designed to serve as a catalyst to bring people together.

▼室内的栏杆由二向色玻璃制成，the interior railing is made of the dichroic glass ©Jeff Goldberg

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