前言:
无论预算、规模、风格或类型如何,2018年建筑项目都值得称为当代最好的建筑。这些令人惊叹的项目向全世界展示了一系列杰出的由建筑师创造的工作,并且突出建筑和空间改善我们生活的多种方式。
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美国洛杉矶新联邦法院
这个位于洛杉矶市中心的法院大楼结合了现场、预算、安全和可持续性等因素,代表了司法体系的理想,加强了城市的公民核心。由总务管理局于20世纪90年代发起的项目的最后部分由于财政限制而搁置,最终于2012年重新定位,新法院将法院职能集中在一幢大楼内,成为加利福尼亚州中心区的地标。
拥有24个法庭和32个法官室,新法院有着重要地位。为了开放新的公共空间,设计团队开发了一种创新的豪威氏桁架结构,使法院的立方体形状看起来像漂浮在其石基上。而城市陡峭的地形在立方形之下无缝滑动,赋予了作品雕塑感。
“这个有力的作品和其公共空间的慷慨赋予了该项目明确的公民存在,将其与周围商业区隔离开。” 〜评审团评论
洛杉矶的街道网格从正南北方向旋转38度,与之对齐的建筑物经常遭受严来自东西两面的强烈日照。为了解决这个问题,法院褶皱的玻璃幕墙有助于旋转玻璃平面以符合理想的方向。在太阳热能冲击最小化的情况下,鼓励自然采光,使建筑物的太阳辐射负荷减少47%。
为了进一步扩大法院的公民存在并将其与商业邻居分开,该团队依靠传统建筑元素,如流程步骤、大型公共空间以及自由使用耐久石灰石、白色大理石和橡木。随着突出环保性能的益处增加,建筑物的玻璃三角装配和太阳能屏幕提供了适合21 世纪法院的亮度。
设计团队最大限度地减少了整个法院的压力。拥有城市景观的两层思想空间鼓励庭前和解,公开和透明是所有级别法院的标志。在法院的安全范围内,外部庭院为人们提供了开放空间,所有人都可以进入,人们可以在这里工作,充分享受加州的气候,或从法庭的诉讼压力中得到喘息。
“自然光线和白色空间的设计魅力很好地与金色木质的内部图形和地板形成对比。” 〜评审团评论
沃克沃尔厅&史蒂文安德森设计中心
在费耶特维尔的阿肯色大学,这个典雅的修复和现代化的建筑为Fay Jones建筑与设计学院扩展了工作室、构造物和行政设施。这个项目首次将学校的所有部门集中在一个屋檐下,增强了学校的身份,促进形成协作式的跨学科学习环境。
该项目围绕两个主要因素:1935年Vol Walker Hall的翻修,于1968年配置校园图书馆和设计学院; 增加了如今37,000平方英尺的史蒂文.安德森设计中心。为了腾出空间并从西侧提供合适的入口,设计团队去除了未使用的堆栈空间。这个中心是对沃克沃尔厅的新古典主义建筑的现代补充。它的词汇与其传统的对应建筑在集中、比例和材料上相呼应,同时仍宣布将不断进步的设计学院保留在内。
“扩建后的设施首次将所有三个部门–建筑、景观建筑和室内设计– 统一在一个屋檐下,增强了学校的身份,并创建了一个跨学科的协作式学习环境。” 〜评审团评论
沃克沃尔厅的印第安纳州石灰岩覆面和钢窗经过精心修复,被列入国家历史名胜古迹。在内部,这次翻新融合古典主义和极简主义,白色室内装修为建筑增添了无缝连续性。通过玻璃封闭的楼梯间连接新和旧,太阳光沐浴着中央区域。
设计教育、审查和合作空间的重要性贯穿始终。新的200个座位的礼堂为讲座和学校活动提供了足以需要的空间,而在设计中心的屋顶阳台和室外教室可以将校园和周围景观全景一览无余。
随着学校在其翻新的场所中进行第四学年学习,该项目已经对学生产生了影响。除了作为历史保护和当代设计的理想模型之外,项目推动了大量新型合作课程、跨学科先进设计工作室和创新型研究伙伴关系。
“为了在建筑中留下里程碑时刻,自然光线的协调配合以及稀疏但有力的红色使用充满活力。”〜评审团评论
华盛顿水果和农产品公司总部
这座面积达17,500平方英尺的办公大楼是位于“国家水果盘”华盛顿亚基马的华盛顿水果和农产品公司总部,也是茫茫路面、卡车和制冷设备中的一片绿洲。业主们努力为其60名员工创造工业环境之外的休憩空间,受此激发,景观和建筑一起探索公司和地区的根源。
设计团队从客户提供的单一建筑参考中找到灵感,创建了一个以残存的老旧谷仓为原型的结构。为了能够挤进场地,这座单层建筑被土坝包围,而原生植被以自然方式侵占屋顶线。
“它美妙地坐落于景观之中,为有意义的社区创造了空间。” 〜评审团评论
该建筑围绕着一个精心设计的庭院花园,可以看到花园大部分被占据的内部空间。从客户参考的角度看,这座建筑被包裹在近16,000平方英尺的残存谷仓中,其结构柱的斜坡和扭曲与谷仓的对角支撑相对应。其中许多地方由于优先考虑景观,简单的山墙结构的部分被移除并用玻璃取代。
在内部,活动地板隐藏了几乎所有的机械系统,使工作空间不含布线和设备。由于雅基马的阳光明媚以及朝北的窗户墙和南侧天窗,照明设备虽然很少用到,但被遮蔽并融入建筑中。当外勤工作人员从附近果园返回时,他们每周可以在一间有可容纳30人的桌子的午餐室进餐。这一重要活动使水果种植人员能与水果销售人员交谈互动。
被工业喧嚣包围,这个项目却为员工创造了一个安静和沉思的环境,为农民和公众创造了一个温暖宜人的空间。
“业主致力于为其员工创造工业环境外的小憩空间,从而探索策划意见和室外空间。” 〜评审团评论
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2018 AIA Awards - Architecture
New United States Courthouse — Los Angeles
Rallying around the convergence of site, budget, security, and sustainability, this new courthouse in downtown Los Angeles represents the ideals of the judicial system while strengthening the city’s civic core. The endpoint of a project initiated in the 1990s by the General Services Administration, shelved due to financial constraints, and eventually re-scoped in 2012, the new courthouse has centralized the courts’ functions within one building and serves as an iconic form for the Central District of California.
Housing 24 courtrooms and 32 judicial chambers, the new courthouse occupies a prominent block. To open up new public spaces, the design team developed an innovative hat-truss structure that allows the courthouse’s cubic form to seemingly float above its stone base. The city’s steeply sloped topography slips seamlessly beneath the forms to lend a sense of sculpture to the composition.
"This powerful composition and the generosity of its public spaces gives the project a clear civic presence, separating it from its commercial neighbors." ~ Jury statement
Los Angeles’ street grid is rotated 38 degrees from a true north-south orientation, and buildings aligned with it often suffer harsh east-west solar impact. To combat this, the courthouse’s pleated glass façade helps rotate its glass planes to align with the ideal orientation. Natural daylight is encouraged while solar impact is minimized, resulting in a 47 percent reduction in solar radiation load on the building.
To further the courthouse’s civic presence and separate it from its commercial neighbors, the team relied on traditional architectural elements, such as processional steps, grand public spaces, and liberal use of enduring limestone, white marble, and oak. With the added benefit of outstanding environmental performance, the building’s triangulated glass assembly and solar screens provide the luminosity suited to a 21st-century courthouse.
The team maximized opportunities to reduce stress throughout the courthouse. Two-story meditative spaces with views onto the city encourage pretrial settlements, and daylight and transparency are hallmarks of all courtroom levels. Within the courthouse’s secure confines, an exterior courtyard accessible to all users offers an open-space amenity where people can work, take advantage of California’s climate, or find respite from the pressure of court proceedings.
"The design's fascination with natural light and white spaces is nicely contrasted by the golden wood interior figures and floors." ~ Jury statement
Vol Walker Hall & the Steven L. Anderson Design Center
At the University of Arkansas, in Fayetteville, this elegant restoration and modern addition has expanded studio, fabrication, and administrative facilities for the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. Uniting all of the school’s departments for the first time under one roof, this project strengthens its identity and fosters a collaborative, cross-disciplinary learning environment.
The project revolved around two main elements: renovation of the 1935 Vol Walker Hall, which has housed the campus library and design school since 1968; and insertion of the contemporary 37,000-square-foot Steven L. Anderson Design Center. To make room for the addition and provide a proper entry from the west, the design team excised unused stack spaces. The center is a modern complement to the hall’s neoclassical architecture. Its vocabulary resonates with its traditional counterpart through massing, proportion, and materials while still announcing the progressive design school within.
"The expanded facility unites all three departments – architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design – under one roof for the first time, reinforcing the School’s identity and creating a cross-disciplinary, collaborative learning environment." ~ Jury statement
The Indiana limestone cladding and steel windows of Vol Walker Hall, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, were meticulously restored. Inside, the renovation straddles a middle ground of classicism and minimalism, with white interior finishes providing seamless continuity into the addition. Connections old and new are revealed through glass-enclosed stairwells that bathe the central spaces with daylight.
Critical for design education, review and collaboration spaces are integrated throughout. A new 200-seat auditorium provides much-needed space for lectures and school events, while the center’s roof terrace and outdoor classroom offer sweeping views of the campus and surrounding landscape.
As the school navigates its fourth academic year in its new and renovated space, the project has already exerted its influence on students. Beyond serving as ideal models for historic preservation and contemporary design, the project has spurred a wealth of new collaborative curricula, interdisciplinary advanced design studios, and innovative research partnerships.
"Consistent orchestration of natural light and a sparse but powerful use of red to make landmark moments in the building is invigorating. " ~ Jury statement
Washington Fruit & Produce Company Headquarters
An oasis in a sea of pavement, trucks, and refrigeration units, this 17,500-square-foot office building is headquarters for the Washington Fruit & Produce Company in “Fruitbowl of the Nation” Yakima, Washington. Driven by the owners’ commitment to creating a respite from the industrial environment for their 60 employees, the landscape and architecture work in concert to explore the roots of the company and region.
The design team found inspiration in the single architectural reference provided by the client to create a structure that recalls a barn in a state of decay located where nature is in the process of reclamation. The single-story building is surrounded by earthen berms that allow it to nestle into the site while native vegetation encroaches on the roofline in a natural manner.
"This sits on the landscape beautifully and creates space for meaningful community." ~ Jury statement
The building is organized around a carefully landscaped courtyard garden visible from much of the occupied interior space. Taking its cues from the client’s reference, the building is wrapped in nearly 16,000 square feet of reclaimed barn wood, the slope and twist of its structural columns echoing a barn’s diagonal bracing. In many places, parts of the simple gable structure were removed and replaced with glass, giving priority to the landscape.
Inside, a raised floor hides nearly all of the mechanical systems, leaving work spaces free of cabling and devices. Lighting, though rarely needed thanks to Yakima’s sunny disposition and the north-facing window wall and south clerestory, is obscured and blends into the architecture. A lunchroom with a table that seats 30 hosts weekly meals when field staff return from the nearby orchards. This important event enables those who grow the fruit to interact with those who sell it.
Surrounded by the cacophony and bustle of industry, this project creates a quiet and contemplative environment for employees and a warm, inviting space for farmers and the public.
"The owners’ commitment to creating a respite from the industrial environment for their employees led to an exploration of curating views and outdoor spaces." ~ Jury statement
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