伦敦大学公共空间改造

在伦敦大学校园的中心，由BDP设计的建筑装置Senate House Steps正式落成并启用。这座木结构的大阶梯为学生、教职员和市民们提供了一个自由的社交和活动空间，为校园和社区创造了更多可能性。

BDP’s new architectural installation at Senate House has created a symbol of opportunity and a new canvas for students in the shadow of the University of London’s flagship building. The ‘Senate House Steps’ is an inspiring and social space to inhabit and a place that cohorts are now taking ownership of, within the heart of the University estate.

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Senate House是伦敦大学的行政大楼，是校区内重要的地标建筑。该建筑由知名设计师Charles Holden于1929年设计，Charles称“Senate House的不朽将超越所有个人和机构”。

Senate House was designed in 1929 as the flagship building and home of the University of London. The architect, Charles Holden, described the monumental building as a ‘symbol of the permanence of the institution beyond any individual’.

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BDP的全专业设计团队受委托改造Senate House西侧的停车场，充分利用Senate House的马蹄形布局，延续其传统庄园式对称的建筑语言，同时打造可承载多种类型活动的社会空间。

BDP’s multidisciplinary team was asked to design a creative, social environment that transforms the car park on the west side of the central tower into a social space while highlighting and enhancing the horseshoe layout of Senate House, continuing its symmetrical language and encouraging activity.

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BDP为其打造了一个7.3米高的阶梯式装置，西班牙式的设计风格和醒目的橙色主色调象征着学生的活力和潜力。

Theresult is a 7.3 metre-tall structure that is a symbol of the dynamism andpotential of the students and of the wider university community. Introducingorange as the primary colour signifies opportunity, and the form and flexibilityof the Spanish-style steps deliver a sense of stage and presence. 

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该装置已成为校园中的地标，台阶上方和下方的双层空间均可自由使用，学生和教职人员可以在此社交、聚会、休憩，以及举办活动。

The dual aspect of space above and below the steps allows students to occupy the spaces on their terms, providing an extension of the University’s magnum opus and a new heart for social gathering. 

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台阶的尺寸经过精心设计，人们可以舒适地坐下和躺下。此空间大学生活打造了一个可以欢庆、聚会的舞台。

It has become the landmark for all social events and students are using the pavilion as the main meeting place on campus, as a space for eating and relaxing, and for celebrating successes together. The steps are carefully dimensioned to create a stage-set for people; to sit, lie, talk, and connect.

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目前该装置计划保留三年，考虑到其时效性，在材料上选择可持续、可拆卸的木结构为主。

Thematerials were used with sustainability and demountability in mind and thepavilion will stay in place, as a temporary structure, for a minimum of threeyears.  It is designed using C24 softwoodand European whitewood timber with concrete blocks used to plant the pavilionin place. 

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此项目的建筑师Naomi Shewa：“Senate House Steps的本质在于无限的可能性。学校提供这样一个空间希望学生可以打破传统和屏障，在此获得更多机会，探索周围的世界并产生正面的影响。”

As Naomi Shewa, Architect at BDP, describes it: “The Senate House Steps are fundamentally about possibilities, demonstrating the platform the University provides for students to rise to challenges and to explore and contribute to the world around them. It’s befitting that the steps were installed in the heart of Senate House, the centrepiece of an institution that has provided barrier-breaking opportunities for so many people.”

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“当从马利特街观察这个装置时，我听到人们问 "这是什么？"，我很喜欢这个问题，因为我们希望这些阶梯看起来像一个没有具体终点的空间之旅。人们可以在此记录人生旅程中快乐和机遇。”

“While observing the structure from Malet Street, I’ve heard people ask the question ‘What is it?’, which I quite enjoy, as we wanted the steps to appear as a spatial journey with no specific end destination. But the question often comes with moments of reflection, delight and most significantly, opportunities to bond students with one another as they continue on their life journeys.”

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