架构师提供的文本描述。在回应Southwark理事会的简报时，社区工作组的主要挑战是设计一个空间，以适应主要用户群体-成年人、儿童和年轻人-在图书馆空间所需面积远大于某一地点建筑物现有足迹的建筑物中的明显不同要求。

Text description provided by the architects. In response to Southwark Councils brief, CZWG’s key challenge was to design a space which would accommodate the distinctly different requirements of the main users groups - adults, children and young persons in a building where the floor area required for the library space was far larger than the available footprint for the building on the given site.

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新图书馆的设计需要避免多个层次，这将切断不同用户群体之间的互动，并要求更高级别的工作人员为图书馆服务。

The design of the new library needed to avoid multiple levels which would have cut off the interaction between the different user groups and also demanded a higher level of staff to service the library.

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CZWG解决这一问题的方法是为建筑物的整体形式创建一个倒金字塔。除了允许主图书馆空间位于一层楼外，这一设计方案还积极响应了其他设计考虑因素，如尽量减少太阳对南立面的影响，这需要大窗户才能欣赏到加拿大水盆的景观。对角线墙还减少了外围护面积(对角线墙小于垂直墙和水平凸起的之和)，也满足了社区性能空间中前倾座椅的要求。

CZWG’s solution to this problem was to create an inverted pyramid for the overall form of the building. Besides allowing for the main library space to be on one floor – this design solution also positively responded to other design considerations such as minimising solar impact on the south elevation which needed big windows to enjoy the views over Canada Water basin. The diagonal wall also reduced the external envelope area (the diagonal wall is less than the sum of a vertical wall and a horizontal soffit) and also catering for the requirement for raked seating in the community performance space.

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该设计将底层的用途保留在必要和受欢迎的地方，以尽量减少建筑物的足迹，以利于周围的公共空间、广场和景观，特别是加拿大水盆的景观。建议在图书馆北面及东面设一个公众广场空间，由位于地下商业空间之上的较高层住宅所包围。有机会为广场提供积极的正面；在屋顶上创建一个“第五立面”，从周围的开发中可以看到，并包含一个绿色的屋顶。商店和咖啡馆从这些建筑和图书馆涌向广场，鼓励人们到图书馆进行短暂的参观和交流，而不是去学习。图书馆将坐落在一个新的公民公共关系概况介绍的边缘：加拿大水图书馆，Southwark(1557)广场，该广场被设计成一个农贸市场、大型电视放映、节日以及一系列其他活动和活动。它们将共同构成一个充满活力的加拿大水新市镇中心的一部分，其中包括大约900所新住宅、新的零售和公共空间。

The design keeps the uses on the ground floor to the necessary and welcoming ones, so as to minimise the footprint of the building for the benefit of the surrounding public space, the plaza and views, particularly of Canada Water Basin. A public plaza space is proposed to the north of the library enclosed to its north and east by buildings with residential upper floors above commercial space at ground floor. There are opportunities to provide active frontage to the plaza; create a “fifth elevation” on the roof which will be visible from surrounding developments and incorporate a green roof. Shops and cafés spill out onto the plaza from both these buildings and the library encouraging short visits and interactions with the library other than to go to study. The library will sit at the edge of a new civic PR FACTSHEET : CANADA WATER LIBRARY, SOUTHWARK (1557) plaza which has been designed to allow for a farmers market, large TV screenings, festivals and a host of other events and activities. Together they will form part of a dynamic new town centre for Canada Water, which includes approximately 900 new homes, new retail and public space.

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这座建筑被涂上铝片，涂上淡淡的青铜，带有亮片的穿孔，使其具有雕塑的吸引力和醒目的视觉效果。图书馆也有优秀的绿色证书，有一个地源热泵，灰色集水和一个绿色的刚玉屋顶。

The building is clad in aluminum sheets that are anodised in a light bronze with sequined perforations, giving it sculptural appeal and striking visual effects. The library also has excellent green credentials, with a ground source heat pump, grey water harvesting and a green sedum roof.

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从双高中庭，一个木衬的中央螺旋楼梯向上移动到扩大的形状，上面是图书馆的地板。在图书馆楼层，儿童和青少年成人区的设计是为了确保灵活的布局空间，以满足多用途活动的需要。将有指定的学习区域和当代学习方法将纳入整个建筑，包括免费Wi-Fi接入。

From the double height atrium, a timber-lined central spiral staircase travels up to the expanding shape above which is the library floor. On the library floor level the Children’s and Young Adults areas have been designed to ensure a flexible layout space to cater for multi-use activities. There will be designated areas for study and contemporary methods of learning will be incorporated throughout the building including free Wi-Fi access.

除了书房设施外，还有会议室供租用。在底层，咖啡厅将鼓励人们从广场进入大楼，以发现图书馆提供的所有设施-他们可以参加或享受活动，参加阅读小组，查看电子邮件，浏览新书，或享受咖啡和日报的安静时光。

In addition to the study facilities there are meeting rooms for hire. At ground floor level the café space will encourage people to enter the building from the plaza to discover all the facilities the library has on offer - they may participate or enjoy an event, attend a reading group, check their emails, browse the new books or have a quiet time with a coffee and a daily paper.