架构师提供的文本描述。Lline and Space，LLC于1978年在亚利桑那州图森由FAIA的莱斯·瓦拉赫(Les Wallach)创建，目的是促进对环境敏感的建筑的设计和建造，该建筑尊重和响应现有的场地条件，致力于结构和景观的安静整合，这使得鼓励和展示可持续性和环境管理理念的项目成为可能。线条和空间是受地域影响的学生，更倾向于进入顺序、尺度、材料、颜色和形式的更深层次的含义，所有这些都是成功建筑的重要因素。

Text description provided by the architects. Line and Space, LLC was founded in 1978 in Tucson, Arizona by Les Wallach, FAIA, to facilitate the design and building of environmentally sensitive architecture that respects and responds to existing site conditions. Their strive for quiet integration of structure and landscape make for projects that encourage and demonstrate notions of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Line and Space are students of regional influences and favor the deeper meaning of entry sequence, scale, materials, color and form, all of which are important in successful architecture.

Cesar Chavez地区图书馆的线条和空间设计是基于公司宣言的信念和敏感性。凤凰城的这个新图书馆每月可容纳4万名游客，它坐落在一个公共公园现有的一个湖泊旁。凤凰城现在是美国第六大城市，它以提供独特设计的图书馆来培养具有想象力的信息资源和作品而自豪。Cesar Chavez图书馆于2008年1月建成，是为该市建造的四个新的区域图书馆之一。

Line and Space's design for the Cesar Chavez Regional Library is grounded in the beliefs and sensibilities of the firms manifesto. Designed to accommodate up to 40,000 visitors per month, this new 120,000-volume library for the City of Phoenix is located adjacent to an existing lake in a public park. Phoenix, now the sixth largest American city, prides itself on providing exceptionally designed libraries to foster communities with information resources and works of the imagination. Completed January 2008, the Cesar Chavez Library is one of four new regional libraries to be constructed for the City.

 © Bill Timmerman

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坐落在凤凰城发展最快的地区之一的拉文村，由于附近房屋的密度，公园成了社区的后院，在同样的意义上，图书馆被设计成它的起居室。家庭和朋友互动的内部场所，以及个人家庭成员在家庭和社会中成长为个人角色的空间。有舒适的，特别容纳的互动和学习领域供儿童，青少年和成人享受阅读和其他领域的个人成长和探索。

Located within one of the fastest growing areas of Phoenix, the Village of Laveen, and due to the density of nearby housing, the park becomes the backyard for the community, and in the same sense, the library was designed to be its living room. An interior place for interaction of families and friends, as well as a space for individual family members to grow into their personal roles within family and society. There are comfortable, specially accommodated interactive and learning areas for children, teens and adults to enjoy reading and other areas of personal growth and exploration.

图书馆设施

Library Amenities

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140，000卷(书籍、CD、DVD、期刊)

140,000 volumes (books, CD’s, DVD’s, periodicals)

估计75万个流通项目/年

Estimated 750,000 circulating items/year

可上网的公用计算机

Public computers with internet access

无线网络连接

Wireless internet access

计算机培训实验室

Computer training lab

自动结帐服务

Automated self-checkout service

儿童区，有私密的故事室、互动显示器、专用计算机站和家庭作业帮助区

Children’s Area with intimate story room, interactive displays, dedicated computer stations, and homework help area

青少年中心，名为“R3”，由邻近当地高中的学生命名为“阅读放松返老还童”，配有高科技设施，如MP3监听台、在半封闭休息室观看dvd的等离子屏幕电视和专用计算机站。

Teen Center, christened “R3” for “Read Relax Rejuvenate” by students at the adjacent local high school, with high-tech amenities such as MP3 listening stations, a plasma-screen TV for DVD viewing in a semi-enclosed lounge, and dedicated computer stations.

75个座位的社区会议室

75-seat community meeting room

环境设计特征

Environmental Design Features

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亨利·汤姆

站点集成

Site Integration

 © Bill Timmerman

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反映了邻近湖泊的几何图形，图书馆的弧形形式被推入一个现存的土堆中，悄悄地将它整合到公共公园景观中。地球提供对建筑物的热质量(调节建筑温度，最大限度地减少取暖和冷却能源的使用)，此外还有隐私和主要干线交通发出的噪音的屏障。

Reflecting the geometry of the adjacent lake, the arced form of the library is pushed into an existing earth mound, quietly integrating it into the public parkscape. The earth provides thermal mass against the building (moderating building temperature, minimizing heating and cooling energy use) in addition to privacy and a barrier from noise emanating from major arterial traffic.

Orientation

通过适当的方向，玻璃在建筑的北部和南部允许自然日光填补室内空间。西面立面设计没有窗户，以减少直接的太阳能热增益，减少对机械系统的需求。高悬在所有窗户上方，遮挡着严寒的沙漠夏日阳光。

Through appropriate orientation, glazing at the north and south of the building allows natural daylight to fill interior space. The west elevation is designed with no windows to mitigate direct solar heat gain, reducing demand on the mechanical system. Deep overhangs over all windows protect from the harsh desert summer sun.

阴影/过渡

Shade/Transition

悬垂扩展了室外空间的可用性，为座位和集合区域提供了遮荫，以及从热的、明亮的外部空间到内部空间的热和视觉过渡区域。场地铺路保持在最低限度，由主要建筑突出和当地的帕洛维德遮荫，减少热岛效应。

Overhangs extend the usability of outdoor spaces by providing shade over seating and gathering areas as well as a zone of thermal and visual transition from the hot, bright exterior to interior space. Site paving is kept to a minimum and shaded by major building overhangs and native Palo Verde, reducing the heat island effect.

自然采光

Natural Daylighting

公共和工作人员区域的采光尽量减少了传统照明的使用，并为居住者提供了与周围室外的连接。

Daylighting in public and staff areas minimizes the use of conventional lighting and provides occupants with a connection to the surrounding outdoors.

回火小气候

Tempered Microclimate

一个巨大的悬垂加上建筑废气的再利用，为户外阅读露台提供了一种温和的小气候。可调点扩散器允许用户微调他们的个人环境，增加露台的舒适性和可用性，在凤凰城的沙漠气候。

A large overhang coupled with reuse of building exhaust air provides a tempered microclimate in the outdoor reading patio. Adjustable spot diffusers allow users to fine-tune their individual environment increasing the patio’s comfort and usability in Phoenix’s desert climate.

材料/建筑寿命周期

Materials/Building Life Cycle

混凝土砌体、钢和铝由于其清洁的外观，耐久性，低维护性，可循环利用能力和当地可用性而被选择。这些材料，再加上开放式计划设计，使长期的灵活性和适应性随着时间的推移，增加了项目的使用寿命。在公共区域最小限度地使用内部分区可以方便地修改搁置和布置布局，因为库的增长和变化，以适应未来的需要。后消费者或后工业回收的总含量超过10%。

Concrete masonry, steel and aluminum were selected for their clean appearance, durability, low maintenance, ability to be recycled and local availability. These materials coupled with the open plan design allows for long-term flexibility and adaptability over time, increasing the service life of the project. Minimal use of interior partitions in public areas allows for easy modifications to shelving and furnishing layouts as the Library grows and changes to accommodate future needs. Total post-consumer or post-industrial recycled content exceeds 10%.

Water Harvesting

所有雨水从37，000 SF屋顶收集和储存在邻近的湖泊，用于公园和景观灌溉。这个数量平衡了全年用于冲厕的总水量。机械装置的冷凝水也被收获并用于景观灌溉。

All rainwater from the 37,000 sf roof is collected and stored in the adjacent lake for use in park and landscape irrigation. This quantity balances the total water used for toilet flushing during the year. Condensate from mechanical units is also harvested and used for landscape irrigation.

冷却/加热系统

Cooling/Heating System

该高效机械系统由一个自动能源管理系统(EMS)控制，不含CFC制冷剂.机械系统的所有单元都配备了省煤器，它们利用寒冷的沙漠早晨和冬天来节约电力。

The high-efficiency mechanical system is controlled by an automated energy management system (EMS) and contains no CFC-refrigerants. All units of the mechanical system are equiped with economizers that take advantage of the cool desert mornings and winters to conserve electricity.

除了回收、拼车和骑自行车项目外，该图书馆还将开设一个环境教育项目，展示图书馆的设计如何对环境做出反应。Cesar Chavez图书馆是从全国范围内的搜索中选出的，被“图书馆杂志”选为美国十大地标图书馆之一，这是最受尊重的图书馆领域出版物。是美国建筑师协会环境委员会(COTE)2008年度十大绿色项目之一，这是每年颁发给可持续设计和建设项目的国家奖项。该项目获得LEED银牌认证。

In addition to recycling, carpooling and bicycling programs, the Library will feature an environmental education program that demonstrates how the design of the library responds to its environment. The Cesar Chavez Library has been selected from a nationwide search as one of ten American Landmark Libraries by Library Journal, the most respected publication covering the library field, and is one of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment’s (COTE) Top Ten Green Projects for 2008, a national award given annually to projects that exemplify sustainable design and construction. The project is LEED Silver certified.