Te Ara Ātea是一个新的图书馆和社区设施，位于基督城附近的罗尔斯顿。作为未来Rolleston镇中心的主要项目，Te Ara Ātea不仅在位置上，而且对它所服务的多样化和不断增长的社区来说都是一个灯塔。该项目具有强烈的社区焦点，并挑战 “图书馆 “的典型成见，这与它的天赋名称相一致，即 “通往世界和其他地方的畅通无阻的小径”。
Te Ara Ātea is a new library and community facility located in Rolleston near Christchurch. The anchor project for the future Rolleston Town Centre, Te Ara Ātea acts as a beacon, not only in location but for the diverse and growing community it serves. The project has a strong community focus and challenges the typical preconceptions of a ‘library’, in keeping with its gifted name which means ‘unobstructed trail to the world and beyond.’
与塞尔温区议会的广泛社区和客户接触，为设计团队提供了重要的本地知识，并为该项目形成了强有力的文化简介。Te Taumututu提供了 “Tü te Rakiwhänoa “的故事，讲述了形成拉卡亚峡谷和编织河的竞争力量，设计团队将其作为整个设计的关键驱动力。叙事本身的主题以一种有趣和有意义的方式被整合，创造了一个丰富和多层次的环境和体验，引发了一种愉悦和发现的感觉。
Extensive community and client engagement with the Selwyn District Council provided vital local knowledge for the design team and formed a strong cultural brief for the project. Gifted by Te Taumututu the story of the ‘Tü te Rakiwhänoa, which tells of the competing forces which formed the Rakaia Gorge and braided river beyond, the design team used this as a key design driver throughout. Themes from within the narrative itself have been integrated in both a playful and meaningful way, creating an environment and experience that is rich and multi-layered, provoking a sense of delight and discovery.
合作是整个设计过程中的一个关键主题，包括将博物馆的体验融入建筑中。与展览和体验式设计领域的领导者合作，增加博物馆展示和数字艺术作品的元素，进一步将建筑嵌入其独特的文化和地理环境。在内部空间，设计叙事影响了建筑形式和材料色调。
Collaboration was a key theme throughout the design process, including the integration of museum experience within the building. Working with leaders in the exhibition and experiential design field to add elements of museum display and digital artworks, further embedded the building into its unique cultural and geographical context. Within the interior spaces, the design narrative influences both the built forms and material palette.
在一楼，辫子河以弯曲的形式表现出来，参考了被水流侵蚀的河石。一个木质外壳的舱室里有一个车间空间和会议室，其颜色为大胆的鲜艳色调–视觉上代表了居住在地下河和浅滩的丰富的动植物。塔玛里基区以蓝色的特色地板和多彩的家具继续与水边的联系。
On the ground floor, the braided rivers are represented with curved forms referencing river stones eroded by the current of the water. A timber-clad pod houses a workshop space and meeting rooms, which are colored in bold vibrant tones – a visual representation of the richness of the flora and fauna that inhabit the underground rivers and shallows. The Tamariki area continues the link to the water’s edge with blue feature flooring and colorful furniture.
从主入口到主要接待和流通空间，提供了一条连续的弧形通道，这是一面特色投影墙，当地的视频艺术作品和风景在这里被全天投影。中央楼梯和空隙空间参考了峡谷的墙壁，从下面的河床升起。
Providing a continuous curved pathway from the main entrance through the main reception and circulation space is a feature projection wall, where video artwork of the local area and scenery are projected throughout the day. The central staircase and void spaces reference the walls of the gorge, rising up from the riverbed below.
1层延续了峡谷的叙述，材料的色调参考了河岸风化的顶部，采用了丰富和温暖的色调。灰色和绿色的特色地毯创造了兴趣和分区，而折叠的木皮天花板顺着上面的屋顶线连续流过这个空间，里面有主要的图书馆藏品、合作区和 “Waka Huia”，一个安静的反思研究室，通过参考宝盒的概念与文化叙事联系起来，并容纳了来自塞尔温区的重要的塔恩加。
Level 1 continues the gorge narrative with the material palette referencing the weathered tops of the riverbanks, in rich and warmer tones. Grey and green feature carpet create interest and zoning throughout while a folded timber veneer ceiling following the roofline above flows continuously over the space which houses the main library collection, collaborative zone, and the ‘Waka Huia’, a quiet reflective research room that connects with the cultural narrative by referencing the idea of a treasure box, and houses significant taonga from the Selwyn District.
其结果不仅是一个图书馆，而且是一个灵活的、多用途的社区和表演空间，作为一个混合的博物馆和生活历史之旅。凭借丰富的文化叙事和空白的画布，该团队创造了一个独特的公民项目，其结果是独一无二的。
The result is not only a library but a flexible, multi-purpose community and performance space that acts as a hybrid museum and living history tour. With a rich cultural narrative and a blank canvas to work from, the team created a distinctive civic project that is unique in its outcome.
Architects: Warren & Mahoney
Area : 2200 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Grant Davis, Simon Devitt, Jono Parker
Manufacturers : +Halle, Billiani, Cult, Decortech, Dulux, HAY, Luxxbox, Resene, Alutech, Aspect Furniture, Autex Industries, Belgotex , Bili, Bishops Interiors, Creative Flooring, Fletcher Design, Harrows, Heritage Carpets, Heritage Hardware, Insol
Project Managers : Inovo Projects
Engineering Team : TM Consultants
Acoustics : Acoustic Engineering Services
Main Contractor : Armitage Williams
Quantity Surveyor : AECOM
Client : Selwyn District Council
Exhibition Design : WorkshopE
Facades : Kaizon Facade Engineering
Mep And Structural Engineers : TMCo Limited
City : Christchurch
Country : New Zealand