架构师提供的文本描述。佐佐木最初与墨西哥蒙特雷的蒙特雷技术中心合作，研究如何将1969年的图书馆大楼改造成一个更加相关和协作的学术中心。在本研究过程中，发现该建筑物需要进行重大的地震升级，这既会使成本过高，又会严重限制建筑物的灵活性。然后，该大学要求佐佐木与他们合作，设计一座将成为墨西哥领先的大学图书馆的建筑。

Text description provided by the architects. Sasaki initially worked with the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico to investigate how to transform the original 1969 library building into a more relevant and collaborative academic hub. During the course of this study it was discovered that the building was in need of a significant seismic upgrade that would be both cost prohibitive and severely limit the flexibility of the building. The university then asked Sasaki to collaborate with them to design a building that will become the leading academic library in Mexico.

位于前一图书馆所在地的新图书馆将体现蒙特雷技术中心的学术使命，在这个地方，学生、教员、工作人员和该地区的业界领袖聚集在一起，获取信息、学习、合作和受到启发。

The new library, situated on the site of the previous library, will embody the academic mission of the Tecnológico de Monterrey, a place where students, faculty, staff, and the region's industry leaders come together to access information, study, collaborate, and be inspired.

图书馆的底层有一个戏剧性的新学生广场，里面有一个咖啡厅、一个礼堂、一个画廊和一个空间实验室。在这个广场的上方是图书馆的上层。通过将图书馆置于这个开放空间之上，可以在校园内创建视图和连接，广场本身也被上面的图书馆遮住。

The ground floor of the library contains a dramatic new student plaza bracketed by a cafe, an auditorium, a gallery, and a makerspace lab. Dramatically perched above this plaza are the upper floors of the library. By placing the library above this open space, views and connections are created across the campus, and the plaza itself is shaded by the library above.

图书馆由四层程序元素组成，从基础上技术含量丰富的协作学习空间过渡到顶部安静、沉思的学习空间。中央楼梯从广场一直延伸到屋顶，最高的是可以俯瞰校园的标志性山Cerro de la Silla的壮观景色。

Comprising four floors of program elements, the library transitions from technology-rich collaborative study spaces at its base to quiet, contemplative study at the top. A central staircase extends from the plaza level to the rooftop, culminating in dramatic views of Cerro de la Silla, the iconic mountain that overlooks the campus.