华盛顿哥伦比亚特区公共图书馆西南新馆

SOUTHWEST LIBRARY,WASHINGTON,D.C.,USA

1公园内的亭台由Turner Construction建造完成的华盛顿哥伦比亚特区公共图书馆西南新馆(以下简称“西南新馆”)将取代原有旧馆。新图书馆应用了节能和节水措施,以及本地采购的环保材料,并获得了LEED铂金级认证。西南新馆的设计概念是打造一个公园内的亭台。它提供了鼓励社区居民探索图书馆的路径,并使自身成为社区的一部分。图书馆采用了亲水设计,促进了使用者与自然的联系,营造了平静而治愈的氛围,提升了使用者的健康和幸福指数。

1avilion on the Park The new Southwest Library,a Design/Build project with Turner Construction,replaces the existing branch library.The new library achieved LEED Platinum certification for environmental design,integrating energy and water conservation strategies and environmentally responsive materials,sourced regionally.The design concept for the Southwest Library is a"pavilion on the park."It offers pathways that encourage the community to explore the library and embrace it as an intuitive part of the neighborhood experience.The library incorporates biophilic design,promoting a connection to nature for the user,and creating a calming and restorative feeling that promotes health and well-being.From a distance,the roof opens toward the park and invites the public inside.The roof provides a com­pelling,visual element evoking an open book while creating a sheltering canopy that is an extension of the trees outside of the building.The V-shaped wooden columns supporting the roof further enhance the warm welcome and the quiet elegance of the building.Once inside,expansive windows offer sweeping views of nature and the beauty of the surrounding park while flooding the interior with natural light.More than 90 percent of the interior spaces have access to exterior views.