架构师提供的文本描述。在密西根湖的海岸上，洛约拉大学芝加哥的信息公域收集学生的身体，而不是通过互联网的方便性，而不是通过它的开放的，白天的设置与惊人的看法，开创了数字时代的图书馆。通过实现基于网络的研究的集体空间，协作的基本要素融入了数字教育。这座LEED银楼结合了计算机技术和创新的建筑系统，并有一个鼓舞人心、开放和灵活的设计，以庆祝以学生协作和资源节约为重点的校园建筑的新时代。

Text description provided by the architects. On the shores of Lake Michigan, Loyola University Chicago’s Information Commons collects the student body, less through the amenity of internet access than through its open, daylight setting with breathtaking views, inaugurating the library of the digital age. Through the realization of a collective space for internet-based research, the essential ingredient of collaboration is folded in to digital education. This LEED Silver building combines computer technology and innovative building systems with an inspirational open and flexible design to celebrate a new era of campus architecture focused on student collaboration and resource conservation.

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(三)Steinkamp摄影公司的Jim Steinkamp

与Loyola合作，SCB设想了一个透明的、开放的计算机空间的概念，使用最清晰的玻璃和一个视觉上精致的结构来保持从校园到湖边的视野。对设计的最大影响来自于大学和SCB承诺将尖端的可持续技术纳入其中。SCB与总部位于德国的TranssolarKlimaEngineering合作，建立了新的可持续技术。跨太阳KlimaEngineering公司进行了详细的气候分析，以了解外部环境，以便利用自然环境来加热和冷却建筑物。利用Transsun公司的调查，为该建筑创造了最佳的设计参数。他们的分析包括风速和太阳辐射的影响。结果表明，需要一个综合的立面和机械设计，以减少从日出和落日中获得的热量。对每个正面进行了分析，并设计了不同的外壳，以满足太阳的独特方向。

Working with Loyola, SCB envisioned the concept of a transparent, open computer space using the clearest glass available and a visually delicate structure to maintain views from the campus through the building to the lake. The biggest influence on design came from a commitment by the University and SCB to incorporate cutting edge sustainable technologies. SCB worked in conjunction with German based Transsolar KlimaEngineering to establish new sustainable technologies. Transsolar KlimaEngineering performed a detailed climate analysis to understand the external environment in order to use the natural environment to heat and cool the building. Transsolar’s investigation was used to create optimal design parameters for the building. Their analysis included wind speed and solar radiation impact. The results indicated that an integrated façade and mechanical design were needed to mitigate heat gains from the rising and setting sun. Each facade was analyzed and different enclosures were designed to meet the unique orientation to the sun.

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(三)Steinkamp摄影公司的Jim Steinkamp

最节能的运行方式是利用外部环境实现室内热舒适性。当这些理想的条件出现时，一个复杂的建筑物自动化系统，在外部气象站的输入下，被编程来打开东面和西面的自动窗口。打开这些立面的窗户，让湖中的新鲜空气自然通风，冷却室内空间。在西面的立面上，一个活跃的双面立面被用来刺激这种从东到西贯穿建筑物的非机械的自然流动。

The most energy efficient operational mode occurs when the exterior environment can be utilized to achieve interior thermal comfort. When these ideal conditions occur, a sophisticated building automation system, with input from an exterior weather station, is programmed to open automated windows in the east and west façades. Opening the windows in these façades allows fresh air from the lake to naturally ventilate and cool the interior space. An active double-skin façade on the west elevation is used to stimulate this non-mechanical natural flow across the building from east to west.

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(三)Steinkamp摄影公司的Jim Steinkamp

此外，风压流过这双皮肤腔顶部，帮助排气暖气从建筑物通过自动窗口拉空气在腔顶部。位于这个腔体中的是西方正面的主要遮阳装置。四英寸的水平百叶窗，跟踪太阳的运动，全天反射辐射能量，保护建筑内部不受过量热量的影响，同时允许自然日光照亮空间。这些创新技术的结果是一座建筑达到了低于ASHRAE-90.1-1999最低要求的52%的能量减少。

In addition, wind pressure flowing across the top of this double-skin cavity helps exhaust warm air from the building by pulling the air through automated windows at the cavity’s top. Located in this cavity is the primary shading device for the western facade. Four-inch horizontal blinds that track the sun’s movement throughout the day reflect radiant energy and protect the interior of the building from excess heat gain while allowing natural daylight to light the space. The result of these innovative techniques is a building that achieves a 52% energy reduction below ASHRAE-90.1-1999 minimum requirements.

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(三)Steinkamp摄影公司的Jim Steinkamp

SCB的设计结合了现代建筑视觉和现有的装饰艺术建筑，创造了一个空间最大限度的舒适性。在大学的过去和未来之间建立透明、开放的联系的概念是用石灰石“书头”之间的玻璃墙来描述的，使用的材料、规模和细节类似于现有的历史建筑。匹配信息共享的创造性图书馆程序是一种同样创新的方法，对机械和结构系统，利用被动计算机控制技术，以获得能源效率。

SCB’s design integrates a modern architectural vision with existing Art Deco buildings to create a space maximizing comfort. The concept of a transparent, open link between the university’s past and its future is described by glass walls enclosed between limestone “bookends” using materials, scale, and details similar to those of the existing historic buildings. Matching the Information Commons’ inventive library program is an equally innovative approach to mechanical and structural systems, utilizing passive computer-controlled technologies to attain energy efficiency.

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(三)Steinkamp摄影公司的Jim Steinkamp