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架构师提供的文本描述。随着新的哈利法克斯中央图书馆于2014年12月13日向公众开放，加拿大哈利法克斯市的公民获得了一个已经得到国际承认的公民地标。设计15，000平方米图书馆的合同于2010年由丹麦施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师和当地公司福勒·鲍尔德在一次国际竞争中获胜。

Text description provided by the architects. As the new Halifax Central Library opens to the public on 13 December 2014, the citizens of Halifax, Canada, have been given a civic landmark which has already received international recognition. The contract to design the 15,000 m2 library was won in an international competition in 2010 by the Danish schmidt hammer lassen architects and local firm Fowler Bauld & Mitchell. Sited on a prominent location in the heart of Halifax, the library stands as a cultural hub accessible to everyone and as a result of what can be achieved through co-creation.

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新的哈利法克斯中央图书馆有一个开放的，欢迎的设计，这反映了城市的多样性人口和遗产。这座建筑是市中心地区复兴的催化剂，也是一个广泛的共同创造过程的产物，其中包括每月与各种重点小组的公众协商和研讨会。

The new Halifax Central Library has an open, welcoming design which reflects the city’s diverse population and heritage. The building is a catalyst for the regeneration of the downtown area and the product of an extensive co-creation process involving monthly public consultations and workshops with various focus groups.

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图书馆的外部以四个长方形的形状排列在一起，水平地扭曲着，与两个对角线方向有关，而这两个对角线方向在城市的其他正交网格中占主导地位。

The exterior of the library appears as four rectangular shapes placed on top of one another and horizontally twisted to relate to the two diagonal directions that are dominant in the otherwise orthogonal grid of the city.

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“哈利法克斯是一座城市，其海洋遗产在设计新公共建筑时需要注意。因此，哈利法克斯城堡与哈利法克斯海港之间的历史轴贯穿图书馆遗址，反映在包含哈利法克斯起居室的大楼第五层的方向上，在此不仅提供了独特的景观，而且还提供了对城市历史遗产的了解，“施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师的创建者莫滕·施密特解释说。

“Halifax is a city whose maritime heritage calls for attention when designing a new public building. Therefore, the historical axis between the Halifax Citadel and the Halifax Harbour, crossing right through the library site, is reflected in the orientation of the fifth floor of the building containing the Halifax Living Room hereby providing not only a unique view but also an understanding of the city’s historical heritage,” explains Founding Partner Morten Schmidt of schmidt hammer lassen architects.

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图书馆内部反映了连接五层楼的中庭楼梯和桥梁的外部多样性。这个光线充足的中庭概述了图书馆提供的各种设施，包括300个座位的表演空间、两家咖啡馆、游戏站、音乐工作室、专门为成人扫盲班提供的空间、一个第一民族阅读圈，以及当地企业家的会议室。整个二楼是专门为儿童和年轻人设计的区域，每个年龄组，从蹒跚学步到青少年。

The interior of the library reflects the diversity of the exterior with stairs and bridges in the atrium connecting the five storeys. The light-filled atrium gives an overview of the wide range of facilities the library offers, including a 300-seat performance space, two cafés, gaming stations, music studios, dedicated space for adult literacy classes, a First Nations reading circle, and boardrooms for local entrepreneurs. The entire second floor is dedicated to children and young adults with areas designed for each age group, ranging from toddlers to teens.

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“新的哈利法克斯中央图书馆是一个现代化的混合图书馆。它结合了一个传统图书馆的优点和新的和创新的项目和设施，“施密特·哈迪建筑师事务所的合作伙伴克里斯·哈迪解释说。“通过设计一个适应性强的图书馆，我们采用多种功能，以确保该图书馆今后将满足哈利法克斯社区的需要。人们不仅应该把这座建筑看作是图书馆，还应该把它看作是城市中心的免费公共空间。“

“The new Halifax Central Library is a modern, hybrid library. It combines the best of a traditional library with new and innovative programmes and facilities,” explains Partner Chris Hardie from schmidt hammer lassen architects. “By designing a library that is adaptable we embrace multiple functions to ensure that the library will meet the needs of the Halifax community into the future. People should see this building not only as a library but as a free public space in the heart of the city.”

关于现代图书馆，莫滕施密特补充说：“现代图书馆是最重要的交流知识的平台之一。相对于在互联网上发现的信息，图书馆中人与人之间的协作和交流所产生的知识具有特别重要的意义。新的哈利法克斯中央图书馆是一个文化中心，一个重要的学习中心，也是整个社区的一个公民里程碑。“

On the topic of modern libraries, Morten Schmidt adds: “Modern libraries are one of the most important platforms for exchanging knowledge. As opposed to information found on the internet, the knowledge that arises through collaboration and exchange between people in a library is of particular significance. The new Halifax Central Library is a cultural hub, a vital centre for learning and a civic landmark for the entire community.”

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施密特·哈默·拉森建筑师在设计图书馆方面有着广泛的记录；其中最著名的可能是丹麦哥本哈根皇家图书馆和苏格兰阿伯丁新图书馆获得RIBA奖的延伸。今年早些时候，加拿大建筑事务所设计的第一个图书馆在埃德蒙顿开业。2015年，丹麦奥胡斯的新公共图书馆DOKK 1将竣工；这将是斯堪的纳维亚最大的公共图书馆。

Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has an extensive track-record of designing libraries; the most renowned of these may be the extension to the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark and the RIBA Award-winning University of Aberdeen New Library in Scotland. Earlier this year, the first library designed by the architectural practice in Canada was opened in Edmonton. In 2015 DOKK1, the new public library in Aarhus, Denmark, will be completed; it will be the largest of its kind in Scandinavia.

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Architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Fowler Bauld & Mitchell

Location Halifax, NS, Canada

Category Library

Prime Consultant Architect Fowler Bauld & Mitchell

Area 15000.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

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