那须盐原市图书馆

设计：Mari Ito/UAo

摄影：DAICI ANO

位于忙碌、充满活力的城市中心的公共图书馆图书馆兼社区中心位于东京以北约150km 处的那须盐原市。在2016 年的设计竞赛中夺得桂冠。城市名片之一，森林成为该项目的灵感。踏入森林，我们感受到季节、天气、植物和动物生命微妙而持续的变化，抚摸着，撼动着内心。同样，漫步图书馆，镌刻着格言的阅读区和散步在各处的展览空间时，人们与不同的行为活动发生关联，感受到不同层次与区域间的柔和变化。项目丰富多重感官，激发了探索与学习的欲望。

口袋森林“口袋森林”即在建筑中植入林中空地一般的小中庭。天空突然进入视野，阳光倾泻而下。其没有固定的功能，可应用于社区活动、展览等多种场合。声象从中宣泄而出，图书馆内不同位置的人都能感知到活动的进行。

放射书架放射布置的书架构成了建筑的主体框架。一层格子细工的通高书架仿佛森林中丛生的树木，轻盈地分隔区域、过滤视线，营造出互相关联、层次分明、移步换景的全景视图。二层，“放射书架”将日本图书馆分类系统中的饼状图立体化，搜索更加方便快捷，并打通了跨越分类的交通流线。

叶子线“叶子线”其实是仿照森林树冠下边缘，可以覆盖整个建筑内部的百叶窗式天花板。多面体形式的高度变化创造出许多松散、大小不一的空间。斑驳的光线从百叶窗倾泻到二楼，营造出变化多端的光线环境。互联互通，森林般的静谧空间吸引着来往游客。将附近的都市风景与聚集在图书馆中学习和参与活动的人们的日常活动，变化成各式各样的场景。

如今，人们不再把公共图书馆充当为“第三聚会地”，而是成为激发活力学习和互动兴趣的场所，作为社会设施在更广泛的社区内产生涟漪，进而促进整个城市发展。个人在这个“文字森林”中获得的认知和知识作为一种强大的资源又回馈社区，进而引发重大变化，并在更广泛的社区范围中激发出永恒认知。这就是那须盐原市图书馆所体现的理念。

A public library at the heart of a compact,vibrant cityThis library and community center is located in the city of Nasushiobara,about 150 km north of Tokyo.The commission was awarded in a 2016 competition.Forests,an important part of the city’s identity,inspired the design.When we step into a forest,we sense the subtle yet constant changes in season,weather,and plant and animal life,absorbing these transformations in multiple emotionally powerful ways.Similarly,as visitors walk freely through the library,they experience layers of subtle changes unfolding across softly defined borders,from the aphorisms and other exhibits displayed at various locations in the building to the activities and other human-caused transformations taking place.Through the stimulation of multiple senses,the design is intended to spark new realizations and learning.

Forest PocketsThe“forest pockets”are atria resembling small clearings in the woods where the sky suddenly becomes visible and light pours in.They have no clearly defined purpose but instead are available for community events,exhibits,and other uses.Sounds and sights escape upwards and outwards,allowing people in other parts of the building to sense the activity in these spaces.

Radiating BookshelvesRadiating bookshelves form the framework of the entire building.On the first floor,lines of sight filter through the latticework dividers that gently partition the space as if one were looking between trees in a forest,creating an interconnected,constantly changing panorama of layered activity.On the second floor,the radiating shelves form a reallife version of the pie charts used in the Japanese library classification system,improving searchability and enabling circulation routes that cut across the categorized stacks.

LeaflineThe“leafline”is a louvered ceiling covering the entire interior,modeled on the lower edge of a forest crown.The height variations in the polyhedral form create a number of loosely divided spaces of varying size.Dappled light pours through the louvers to the first floor,creating a varied light environment.The result is an interconnected,forest-like space that gently enwraps visitors,turning the surrounding cityscape as well as the everyday activity of the people who gather in the library to learn and participate in events into a variety of ever-changing scenes.

Today,public libraries are no longer expected to serve only as a“third place”where people can gather,but also to spark vital learning and interaction that ripples through the wider community as social capital,contributing to the development of the city as a whole.The awareness and knowledge that individuals gain in this“forest of words”return to their neighborhoods as a powerful resource capable of setting off significant change and inspiring lasting awareness in the broader community.Those are the ideals that Nasushiobara City Library embodies.