中央都市園區美國新澤西州伊瑟林

業主：漢普郡公司

項目規模：1.23萬 平方米

類型：辦公，改造項目

合作設計單位：De Simone Consulting Engineers（結構工程師）

攝影：Michael Moran (p77, 78, 79, 80, 81)

Client: The Hampshire Companies

Size: 12,300 SM

Program: Office, Renovation

Team: De Simone Consulting Engineers （Structural Engineer）

Photography: Michael Moran (p77, 78, 79, 80, 81)

中央都市園區改造項目采用獨特的不對稱樹狀柱和桁架系統，以及金字塔形的景觀和木質細節，與園區景觀相呼應。

KPF從項目一開始就與結構和施工團隊密切合作，拆除現有結構，并大量使用回收材料進行重建，在各個規模尺度體現工藝感，簡潔性和創造性重塑。樹狀柱和桁架由復合鋼制成，采用混凝土包柱，支撐延伸的第四層，打造項目標志性元素，并在入口廣場上形成大雨篷。懸浮的第四層中央為矩形開洞，陽光可以照射在地面層宏偉的入口廣場。周圍的角錐狀景觀進一步凸顯了項目，有助于塑造園區充滿活力的視覺形象。

雕刻性結構設計與建筑細節相協調，從而形成更統一的建筑表達。在各個尺度，人們都可以看到設計團隊在建筑表達方面所采用的協作策略--- 從大廳改造后的楓木桌面上單獨切割的木質接頭到充當焦點的獨特樹狀柱。這一理念也體現在內部庭院的擋土墻以及混凝土磚的不規則組合。沒有預先形成的設計理念，每塊磚都將以創造性的自發方式一塊接一塊鋪設。

作為園區總體規劃的第一期，該項目采用人性化設計策略，避免了在沒有景觀的大片停車場中選址建筑物的常規做法，將景觀與建筑融為一體，鼓勵社交，提供更健康、更可持續的空間環境。

Centra Metropark’s renovated structure utilizes a unique, asymmetrical tree column and truss system,as well as pyramidal landscape forms and wood detailing that recall the campus landscape.

Working in close collaboration with the structural and construction teams from the very beginning of the project,KPF stripped down the existing structure, and rebuilt it with largely repurposed materials, conveying a sense of craftsmanship, simplicity, and creative reinvention at every scale. The tree-column and truss are fabricated of composite steel with concrete encasing to support an extended fourth floor, providing a signature element for the project and a grand canopy over the entry plaza. A rectangular hole is carved in the center of the suspended fourth floor, allowing the sun to shower the ground-level grand entry plaza with light. Surrounding pyramidal landscape forms further distinguish the site and help to create a dynamic visual presence for the campus.

A sculptural approach to structural necessity reconciles the building’s collection of details to create a cohesive architectural composition. One can see the design team’s collaborative methodology in architectural gestures at every scale – from the individually-cut wood joints on the lobby’s repurposed maple desktops to the dramatic tree column that acts as focal point. The idea is threaded into the retaining walls of the interior courtyard,irregular compositions of concrete bricks. Without a preconceived design, each brick was laid one by one with creative spontaneity.

The first phase of a campus master plan, the project embodies a user-friendly approach by avoiding the common practice of siting blocks of buildings in vast seas of parking devoid of landscape. Woven together, the landscape and building form encourage social interaction and provide a healthier and more sustainable environment.