SOM已完成了位于加利福尼亚长滩市中心的新Billie Jean King主图书馆。

最先进的木结构建筑具有独特且可辨认的内部空间，可最大限度地扩大面积，并提高用户的可及性和员工效率。

skidmore, owings & merrill (SOM) has completed the new billie jean king main library situated at the heart of downtown long beach, in california. the state-of-the-art, structural timber building features distinct and identifiable interior spaces that maximize square footage and enhance user accessibility and staff efficiency.

SOM的设计提供了一个友好而灵活的环境，如今每天可接待超过1000名的游客。为了吸引社区内部的人潮，图书馆提供了各种便利设施，如家庭学习中心，儿童阅览室，退伍军人资源中心以及带有单独入口的多功能厅。

该建筑还容纳了具备电影剪辑，3D打印和机器人功能的创客空间。除此之外，参观者还可以在两层的书架上细细品味，在此摆放着超过30万本的书籍，其中包括南加州最大的漫画和图画小说集之一。

the design by SOM provides a welcoming and flexible environment that now serves more than 1,000 daily visitors. to lure the community inside, the library includes a variety of amenity spaces, such as a family learning center, children’s reading room, veterans’ resource center, and multipurpose rooms with separate entrances. the building also houses maker spaces with capabilities for film editing, 3D printing, and robotics. on top of all that, visitors can peruse two-floors of shelves holding more than 300,000 books, including one of the largest comics and graphic novel collections in southern california.

穿过一个向天空开放的引人入胜的两层采光井后，欢迎参观者进入一个大型中庭。带有宽敞天窗的中庭为室内空间可提供充足的自然光线。

整个空间感觉像是一个宽敞的亭子，视野极广，柔和的照明弥漫在相邻的阅览室，工作室和书库中。它还会在一天的过程中发生变化，可容纳研讨会，社交聚会，展览和公共活动。

after passing through a dramatic two-story light well that opens to the sky, visitors are welcomed into a large central atrium. this atrium -topped with a generous clerestory- provides the interiors with an enhanced sense of porosity and abundant natural light. the space feels like an expansive pavilion, with extensive sight-lines throughout and soft illumination permeating the adjacent reading rooms, studios, and book stacks. it also transforms over the course of a day, accommodating workshops, social gatherings, exhibits, and public events.

中庭的主楼层旁是儿童文学领域和一个封闭式的温控室，里面存放着图书馆的特殊藏书。计算机，安静的阅读区，专门的青少年区和创客空间位于二楼，以及四周全高玻璃窗上的休息座位，为使用者提供一览无余的林肯公园和周围社区景致。

just off the atrium’s main level are the children’s literature area and an enclosed, temperature-controlled room that houses the library’s special collections. computers, quiet reading areas, a dedicated teen zone, and maker spaces are available for use on the second floor, as well as lounge seating along the perimeter’s full height glazing that offers occupants unobstructed views of the adjoining lincoln park and surrounding neighborhood.

建筑师：SOM

地点：美国 长滩市

来源：搜建筑