架构师提供的文本描述。图书馆建于20世纪80年代，在过去的几十年里为社区提供了良好的服务。然而，该图书馆已过时，需要升级，而且规模太小，无法处理可供社区参考或借阅的资源，经过仔细考虑，现有的大楼被拆除和重建，使原图书馆的规模翻了一番。全面重建被认为是更快、更少破坏性、更经济和更好的环境可持续解决办法。

Text description provided by the architects. The library was built in the 1980’s and served the community well over the past decades. However the library became outdated, in need of upgrading and became too small to deal with the collection of resources available to the community for reference or borrowing.  After much consideration the existing building was demolished and rebuilt, doubling the size of the original library. A complete rebuild was deemed quicker, less disruptive, economic and a better environmentally sustainable solution.

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新大楼部分为单层，部分为两层，提供了两个新入口，一个在北边，从Orchardown大道进入，另一个在南方，通过Orchardstown Villas进入，进入一条新的双层内街。这条新的内部街道将用于大型展览、图书借阅和退货、阅读、集会，并允许不受限制地以各种形式、来源获取信息。北部两层建筑的下部是成人和儿童的主要图书和阅读设施。木材衬里表示进出这些地区的公共元素和蛇，清楚地界定了公共和私人区域。特别是展区内的木材元素可以开放和关闭，以适应用户的需要。在底层设有一个工作人员办公室，以便于进出和监测。两个研究室可以分为不同规模的独立实体，允许灵活使用，但也允许单独使用互联网或安排班级安排，以最大限度地利用计算机。该地区设有厕所设施和其他相关服务设施。

The new building is part single and part two storey, two new entrances are provided, one to the north, accessed from Orchardstown Avenue, and one to the south, accessed via Orchardstown Villas, giving access into a new double height internal street. This new internal street will be used for large exhibitions, book borrowing and returns, readings, gatherings and to allow unrestricted access to information in a range formats, sources. The lower section of the northern two storey element houses the main book and reading facilities for adults and children. A timber lining denotes the public elements and snakes in and out of these areas clearly defining public and private areas. The timber elements, within the exhibition area in particular, can be opened and closed to adapt to the user’s needs. A staff office is provided at ground floor for ease of access and monitoring. Two seminar rooms can be divided into separate entities of varying sizes allowing for flexibility but also allows for internet access for either singular use or in a class arrangement to maximize computer usage. Toilet facilities and other associated services elements are located in this area.

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在内部街道的另一边，一个大型阅览室通过一系列混凝土鳍进入，天花板高度的变化表示一个比较安静的区域。家具的布局可以安排以适应在不同布局中放置的散装家具以适应不同需求的用户的人口统计。阅览室是开放式的，从上面通过屋顶灯光照明，主空间外的阅读区域以前窗的形式出现-有些是单一的，另一些则更大，可以俯瞰相邻的环境，这些地方可以用作学习、坐或阅读的地方。儿童区位于一楼的南面，有儿童家具、书籍和电脑，还有一个讲故事的区域，如果需要的话，这个空间可以完全关闭。整个大楼都启用了Wi-Fi，学习区域遍布各地。

On the other side of the internal street a large reading room is accessed through a series of concrete fins and a change in the ceiling heights denotes a quieter area. The layout of furniture can be arranged to suit the demographics of the users with loose furniture on casters positioned in varying layouts to suit varying needs. The reading room is open plan, lit from above by means of roof lights with more intimate reading areas off the main space in the form of oriel windows - some singular and others larger overlooking the adjoining  context,  these can be used as places to study, sit or read. A children’s area is located to the south of the ground floor with children’s furniture, books and computers as well as a storytelling area, this space can be closed off completely if required. The entire building is Wi-Fi enabled and study areas are spread throughout

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主阅览室。

The main reading room.

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进入一楼是通过公共楼梯或电梯。楼上是一个“记忆室”，保存着遗产和地方研究资源，将成为所有人的研究空间。主要工作人员设施和图书储存就在这一层。南面的停车场被改建成一块共用的地面。这一地区种植了树木和长凳，让人坐下来读书。该图书馆将道路与原窗之间的区域美化，在建筑物与道路之间提供一个缓冲地带。新图书馆为本地各地的用户提供了丰富的空间体验，将图书馆的范围从图书借阅扩大到适合21世纪市民的社区学习和信息资源。

Access to the first floor is by a public staircase or by lift. Upstairs is a ‘Memory Room’ holding heritage and local studies resources, which will serve as a research space for all. The main staff facilities and book storage are located on this level. The car park to the south was remodeled to become a shared surface. This area with planted trees and benches, allows one to sit and read. The area between the road and the oriel windows is landscaped to provide a buffer zone between the building and road.  The new Library is provides a rich spatial experience to users from all parts of the local community, broadening the scope of the library beyond the provision of book lending to that of a community learning and information resource suitable for the 21st century citizen.