图书馆背靠陡峭的山坡，在商业高街上呈现出一个市民规模的外墙，而在上坡的单户住宅前则是一个不太显眼的单层建筑。前面和后面的入口，都是完全无障碍的，进入一个堆叠的大厅，连接主要的项目元素。成人、青少年和儿童的声学分离空间；以及一套灵活的空间，包括一个多功能厅、创客室、技术实验室和画廊。
Backing into a steep slope, the library presents a civic-scaled facade on commercial High Street and a less prominent single story facing the single-family homes uphill. The front and rear entries, both fully accessible, feed into a stacked lobby that connects the primary program elements: Acoustically separated spaces for adults, teens, and children; as well as a suite of flexible spaces including a Multipurpose Room, Maker Room, Tech Lab, and Gallery.
这个以社区为中心的图书馆不仅仅是一个书库，它还为每个年龄组的项目和活动提供了专门的区域，并为公众提供了一系列会面和合作的空间。音乐家们保留了小组学习室来一起练习；当地企业主使用安静的小房间来集中注意力，成人学习者使用计算机资源；青少年参加纸杯蛋糕装饰比赛和诗歌朗诵会；儿童涌向故事时间，老年人学习如何录制播客。
Much more than a repository of books, the community-centered library features dedicated areas for programs and events for each age group, complemented by an array of spaces for the public to meet and collaborate. Musicians reserve group study rooms to practice together; local business owners use quiet alcoves to focus, adult learners use the computing resources; teens participate in cupcake decorating contests and poetry slams; children flock to story time, and seniors learn how to record a podcast.
建筑物的波浪形屋顶和木板衬砌的天花板的灵感来自梅德福作为神秘河上的快船制造中心的丰富历史。外部材料的选择是为了顺应其周边环境。街道立面采用红色诺曼砖，而后方面向社区的立面则采用水平板的HPL雨幕包覆。弯曲的屋顶是立缝金属，铝制复合材料形成的装饰。在室内，弯曲的天花板上有穿孔的隔音板，使室内空间具有船体的特点。美德福的像素化历史地图装饰着主阅览室，在制作室里有一个大型的快船的横截面。
The building’s wave-like roof forms and plank-lined ceilings are inspired by Medford’s rich history as a clipper ship manufacturing hub on the Mystic River. Exterior materials were selected to be responsive to their immediate context: The street façade is clad in red Norman brick while the rear, neighborhood-facing façade is created with horizontal planks of HPL rain-screen cladding. The curved roofs are standing seam metal, with aluminum composite material forming the trim. Inside, the curved ceilings are lined in perforated acoustical planks, giving interior spaces a hull-like character. Pixelated historic maps of Medford adorn the main reading room, and a large cross-section of a clipper ship is featured in the Maker Room.
为了将建筑的整体质量控制在分区范围内，半英亩的建筑占地面积被组织成一系列长长的、重复的结构托架，每个托架都有一个波浪形的屋顶–这是对该城市造船业历史的致敬。虽然场地的地形和大小是重要的限制因素，但一棵百年树龄的铜山毛榉树被小心翼翼地保留下来，以便它能成为从儿童房内看到的一个特征。这棵树是以自然为主题的儿童空间的灵感来源，一排树可以用绞盘放下来，这样图书馆的工作人员就可以为每个季节的树枝进行装饰。
To keep the overall massing of the building within the zoning envelope, the half-acre building footprint was organized into a series of long, repetitive structural bays, each with a wave-shaped roof – a nod to the city’s shipbuilding past. Although the site’s topography and size were significant constraints, a large century-old copper beech tree was carefully preserved so that it could become a feature seen from within the children’s room. This tree served as the inspiration for the nature-themed children’s spaces, where a row of trees can be lowered by a winch so that the library staff can decorate the limbs for each season.
屋顶的设计是为了遮挡所有的屋顶机械设备，使其远离邻居。超过600块太阳能电池板覆盖了它的弧形表面，使这个全电力建筑成为马萨诸塞州第一个净零能耗公共图书馆，现场产生的电力足以抵消其预期的能源消耗。
The roof was designed to screen all rooftop mechanical equipment from abutters. Over 600 solar panels cover its curved surfaces, making the all-electric building Massachusetts’s first Net-Zero Energy public library, generating enough power on-site to offset its anticipated energy consumption.
Architects: Schwartz/Silver Architects
Area : 44825 ft²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Paul Burk Photography
Manufacturers : Fundermax, Armstrong Ceilings, Aurora / MJ Industries, Axis Lighting, Beta-Calco Inc., Englert, Kawneer, Koroseal, McAvoy Brick Company, Milliken, Oldcastle APG, Patcraft, Secto, Sunpower, USG, VT Industries Architectural Wood Doors
Lead Architects : Angela Ward Hyatt
Landscape Architecture : Deborah Myers Landscape Architecture
Structural Engineer : RSE Associates Inc.
MEP Engineer : GGD Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Sustainability Consultant : VvS
Lighting Design : HLB Lighting Design
Civil Engineer : Green International Affiliates, Inc.
Project Manager / Project Architect : Kelsey Laser
Interior Design : Chelsea DeCrescenzo Gozzi
Specifications / Qaqc : Robert Silver
Technical Staff : Ethan Levin, Steve Crock
Environmental Graphics : Roll Barresi & Associates
Code Consultant : Jensen Hughes
City : Medford
Country : United States