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架构师提供的文本描述。滑铁卢大学量子纳米中心(QNC)是世界上第一个将量子技术和纳米技术结合在一起的研究机构。它的设想是在量子计算和纳米技术的各个领域之间产生协同作用，以便进行突破性的研究，从而实现创新解决方案和商业化。

Text description provided by the architects. The Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) at the University of Waterloo is the first research facility of its kind in the world to bring together the disciplines of quantum com­puting and nanotechnology in one building. It was conceived to generate synergies between the respective fields of quantum computing and nanotechnology for ground­breaking research leading to innovative solutions and commercialization.

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地点：该建筑位于滑铁卢大学位于数学/计算机/科学区的主校区内，位于现有的路线和庭院网络中。

Site: The building is located on the University of Waterloo’s main campus in the Math/Computer/Science precinct and set within an existing network of routes and courtyards.

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项目：这个五层楼高26，500平方米的设施包括量子计算研究所(IQC)、滑铁卢纳米技术研究所和滑铁卢大学的纳米技术工程本科项目，有多达400名学者参加。它包括一个929平方米的洁净室，有量子和纳米设备的制造设施，一个先进的计量套件，广泛的教学和研究实验室，一个多用途的空间/礼堂，研讨会室和办公室。

Program: The five-storey, 26,500-square-metre facility houses the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC), the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Waterloo’s undergraduate program in nanotechnology engineering for up to 400 academics. It includes a 929-square-metre cleanroom with fabrication facilities for quantum and nanodevices, an advanced metrology suite, extensive teaching and research laboratories, a multi-purpose space/auditorium, seminar rooms and offices.

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概念： 将为iqc和纳米技术工程提供各自在整体上的独立身份，该聚合策略将两卷由一个共有的6层中央中庭连接起来的入口与两个主要入口结合在一起：一个在环形道路上为iqc服务，另一个在校园侧为纳米技术工程服务。中庭也提供了一个隐蔽的步行路线和非正式的聚会空间。

Concept: To provide the IQC and nanotechnology engineering each with its separate identity within the whole, the massing strategy combines two volumes joined by a common six-storey central atrium with two main entrances: one on the ring road to serve IQC and the other on the campus side for nano­technology engineering. The atrium also provides a sheltered pedestrian route and informal gathering space.

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IQC设在东西向的酒吧大楼里。IQC的心脏是六层中庭，有悬空楼梯.在概念上受英国剑桥牛顿研究所的启发，它的特色是‘心灵空间’ - 休息室，办公室和会议室 - 围绕中庭组织，以促进跨学科的互动。一系列背彩绘玻璃白板反射光线，并提供书写表面，以捕捉自发的想法。

The IQC is housed in a ‘bar’ building with an east-west orientation. The heart of the IQC is the six-storey atrium with suspended stairs. Conceptually inspired by the Newton Institute in Cambridge, England, it features ‘mind spaces’ — lounge, office and meeting rooms — organized around the atrium to promote interdisciplinary interaction. A series of back-painted glass whiteboards reflect light and provide writing surfaces for capturing spontaneous ideas.

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纳米技术工程研究“盒子”面向校园，该计划基于传统的实验室建筑布局，周边办公室和内部实验室。该体积的周长由外部结构钢“蜂窝”支撑，该钢被悬挂在顶楼隐蔽的钢桁架上。结构蜂窝允许无柱、灵活的办公空间，并将下面洁净室中的结构柱最小化。QNC是按照最严格的科学标准建造的，以减少振动、温度波动、电磁场和其他可能破坏量子和纳米级实验的“噪音”来源。

The nanotechnology engineering research ‘box’ faces the campus. The plan is based on a traditional laboratory building layout with perimeter offices and interior labs. The perimeter of the volume is supported by an exterior structural steel “honeycomb” which is suspended from concealed steel trusses in the penthouse. The structural honeycomb allows column-free, flexible office space and minimizes structural columns in the cleanroom below. The QNC is constructed to the most stringent scientific standards to reduce vibration, temperature fluctuations, electromagnetic fields and other sources of ‘noise’ that can disrupt quantum and nanoscale experiments.

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为了实现低振动、低电磁干扰(EMI)和最小射频干扰的环境，采用了先进的结构、机械和电气设计，实验室空间集中在尽量减少这些影响的等级以下。

In order to achieve an environment with low vibration, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) and minimal radio frequency interference, advanced structural, mechanical and electrical designs were employed and lab spaces were concentrated below grade where these effects are minimized.

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材料：讲台上覆盖着光滑的混凝土砌块，与滑铁卢大学的主要砖石校园结构有关。IQC外观采用“叠加”的概念(数字开关可以同时打开、关闭或同时打开)，通过反射程度、透明度和在其表面上播放光线。

Materials: The podium is clad with burnished concrete block to relate to the primarily masonry campus fabric of the University of Waterloo. The IQC façade plays on the concept of ‘superposition’ (where a digital switch can be on, off or both simultaneously) through degrees of reflection, transparency and the play of light on its surfaces.