该项目包括对国际知名的环境研究所总部的大规模翻新和扩建。该项目重新修订和更新了绿色建筑运动的创始人马尔科姆-韦尔斯1978年设计的前瞻性愿望。
This project consists of an extensive renovation and addition to the internationally renowned environmental institute’s headquarters. The project re-envisions and updates the forward-thinking aspirations of the visionary 1978 design by Malcolm Wells, a founder of the green building movement.
自从这个创新项目作为可持续设计的开拓性典范被建筑界和一般媒体广泛称赞以来的42年里，它的太阳能热能屋顶和地热系统都出现了问题，并被颠覆了该建筑体现凯里环境价值的初衷。
Over the 42 years since this innovative project was lauded widely in the architectural and general press as a trailblazing exemplar of sustainable design, its solar thermal roof, and geothermal systems failed and were lost to renovations that subverted the original intention for the building to embody Cary’s environmental values.
今天，这个低矮的结构再次从其锯齿形屋顶的监视器中收集日光。建筑周边的6英尺厚的土壤被移走，取而代之的是更高性能、更少障碍物的隔热材料，建筑周边由此显现。这样就可以通过视线水平的窗户看到周围的景观，在室内工作和室外的生态系统之间提供了一种亲密的关系。
Today, the low-lying structure once again gathers daylight from monitors in its saw-tooth roof. The building perimeter is revealed after 6’ of bearmed soil was removed from the building’s perimeter and replaced with higher performance, less obstructive insulation. This allows for expansive views out to the surrounding landscape through windows at eye level, offering an intimate rapport between the work happening indoors and the ecosystems outdoors.
高效的太阳能电力和机械服务是经过精心挑选和协调的，以促进项目的生态议程，使用高效和生成的系统，以尽量减少项目的影响，同时确保舒适、灵活的内部条件。
The efficient solar-powered electrical and mechanical services were carefully selected and coordinated to further the project’s ecological agenda, using efficient and generative systems to minimize the project’s impact while assuring comfortable, flexible interior conditions.
Architects: Becker+Becker
Area: 35101 m²
Year: 2020
Photographs:Seamus Payne
City: Millbrook
Country: United States