“大气照相机”公共艺术装置由 Paul Raff Studio 设计，本文文字及图片皆由 Paul Raff Studio 提供。装置所在的加拿大多伦多旺市大都会中转站（Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Transit Station）的外部设计由 Grimshaw Architects 负责完成。The ‘Atmospheric Lens’ is designed by Paul Raff Studio, and the images and text following are specifically Paul Raff Studio. The architect the for the exterior of the building is Grimshaw Architects.

大气照相机（Atmospheric Lens）是一件公共艺术品，嵌在加拿大多伦多旺市大都会中转站（Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Transit Station）的圆屋顶上。该公共艺术品的占地面积高达16,000平方英尺，将中转站凸面形的天花板打造成了一个动态的、立体主义的拼贴画，形象地展示了车站内的日常百态。当乘客进入“镜头”下方的空间并在其中来往穿梭的时候，他们的影像便会被反射在天花板上的面板中，成为了不断变化的大气环境中的一部分，从而实现了一种被动动力学的效果。具有战略意义的天窗与冬至夏至、春分秋分时期的太阳角度相对应，将两个层次的光线投射到车站的深处，照亮了这个十分缺乏日光的空间，形成了一种动态的视觉效果。

Atmospheric Lens is a public artwork integrated into the dome of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Transit Station in Toronto. Spanning 16,000 s.f. it dissolves the convex ceiling of the above-ground pavilion into a dynamic, cubist collage of reflections of life inside the station. Commuters moving under the “lens” complete the passive kinetic effect by being in and seeing their reflection in the panels, becoming part of the ever-changing atmosphere above. Strategic skylights align with solstice and equinox sun angles channel light two levels down into the depths of the station, kinetically illuminating a typical daylight-starved space.

▼旺市大都会中转站外观，通过“大气照相机”在其屋顶上设置天窗，exterior view of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Transit Station, the Atmospheric Lens forms the skylights on its roof

本项目由建筑师和艺术家合力打造而成，从设计之初就具有优秀的设计概念和设计方法。艺术家用短短数月的时间讨论并设计出了概念草图，随后，建筑师则用建筑的方式来呼应并完善了他们的概念设计。例如，使用建筑构架本身的面板模块系统，将一系列镜面抛光钢板嵌入其中，排列在天花板的下表面上。本项目的设计团队由建筑师和12名专业的工程师组成，值得一提的是，这12名工程师分别来自声学、照明和结构工程等领域，而前文所提到的艺术家便曾是这支设计团队中的一员。因此，“大气照相机”装置在构思和实际建造上都将艺术与建筑完美地整合在了一起。

The project was a collaboration between the architects and artist from the onset ensuring a good fit of philosophy and approach. The artist developed and discussed conceptual sketches over the course of several months while the architect responded and refined their design. The mirror polished steel panels that line the underside of the ceiling for example, use a panel module inherent to the architecture of the structure. The artist was part of the design team which consisted of architects and 12 specialized design engineers (acoustic, lighting, structural, etc.) As a result, Atmospheric Lens was conceived and realized to be fully integrated with the architecture.

▼“大气照相机”，位于车站的圆屋顶上，the Atmospheric Lens that is integrated into the dome of the station

▼“大气照相机”局部，采用一系列嵌入天花板结构中的镜面抛光钢板，partial view of the Atmospheric Lens with the mirror polished steel panels that line the underside of the ceiling

旺市交通枢纽站承担着各式各样的多模式交通联运。广场层向南一直延伸到7号高速公路的下方，从而在7号公路这个“主要路障”之下创造出一个免费的人行通道。同时，这也是Millway大道（Millway Avenue）下的一条通道，以确保行人能够安全地到达东侧空间。在7号高速公路的中心则有通道将其与城市快速交通VIVA BRT的站台相连接。广场层向北侧延伸，可以直接通往约克地区的巴士总站。主要的车站入口则位于一个狭窄的景观公园内，该公园内还设有自行车停放设施，并提供乘客接送服务。

▼采光设计概念图，sketches of the natural light