卡蒂-萨克号是伟大的航海时代的缩影；她是现存的最后一艘茶叶快船。她的故事是有形的证据，证明了几个世纪以来海上贸易对这个国家的重要性，以及伦敦作为世界上最重要的港口和贸易中心的发展。作为一艘茶叶快船，到市场的速度是至关重要的，是风帆和船体形式的结合使Cutty Sarkher具有优势。船体形状是由19世纪革命性的铁木复合造船技术确定的。

Cutty Sark epitomises the great age of sail; she is the last surviving tea clipper. Herre markable story is tangible evidence of the centuries long importance of sea-trade to this country and to the growth of London as theworld’s pre-eminent port and trading centre. Built as a tea clipper, where speed to market was critical, it is the combination of sail and hull form which gave Cutty Sarkher edge. The hull shape is defined by the revolutionary 19th century composite iron and timber ship building technique.

2004年，一个全面的保护计划开始在Cutty Sark上进行，这是对这个一级地标50年来最大规模的检修，该船计划于2009年重新开放。2007年的一场大火席卷了木质结构，对船的中心造成了广泛的破坏，该项目被戏剧性地停止了下来。这场灾难引起了公众的兴趣，并发起了一场大型的筹款活动，使该项目不仅在2009年底得以恢复，而且设计方案也得到了改进。

A comprehensive programme of conservation began on Cutty 
Sark in 2004, which saw the biggest overhaul of the Grade I listed landmark for 50 years with the ship’s reopening planned to take place in 2009. The project was brought to a dramatic halt when a fire in 2007 swept through the wooden structure, causing extensive damage to the centre of the ship. The disaster caught the public’s interest and initiated a major fund raising campaign, enabling the project not only to be resumed at the end of 2009 but to an enhanced design brief.

新的设计建议将963吨的Cutty Sark号在干泊位内提高三米。该干泊位创建于20世纪50年代，是在一个前炸弹场地上用大体积混凝土建造的，当Cutty Sark从Shadwell Basin被带到Green wich时，它被安置在这里。这艘船顺着泰晤士河漂流而下，在船尾被密封和排水之前被操纵到泊位上，以便让她在泊位的地板上休息。为了提供这种新的保护方案，在干船坞的限制下，要求新的干预措施必须尊重、修复和适应船舶的原始结构。

The new design proposed raising the 963 tonnes Cutty Sark three metres within the dry berth. The dry berth was created in the 1950s, and purpose built in mass concrete on a former bomb site to house Cutty Sark when she was brought to Green wich from Shadwell Basin. The ship was floated down the Thames, and manoeuvred into the berth before the end was sealed and the water drained to allow her to reston the berth’s floor. In order to deliver this new conservation solution, within the constraints of the dryberth, it demanded that the new intervention shad to respect, repair and adapt to the original fabric of the ship.

Architects: Grimshaw
Photographs: Jim Stephenson
City：London
Country：UNITED KINGDOM