这个方案是为国际长老会伊灵教堂(IPC)设计的，通过与会众的广泛协商和筹款的结合而演变。

The scheme, created for the International Presbyterian Church Ealing (IPC), evolved through a combination of extensive consultation with the congregation and fundraising.

Piercy&Company并不是第一个在这个地方为IPC设计方案的建筑师，但是，当现有的小教堂被列入名单后，对场地的要求就更高了。意识到他们需要对新上市的小教堂和周边地区更敏感的东西，Piercy&Company被委托探索一个替代设计。这是一个令人兴奋的挑战，设计一个方案，可以满足教堂对灵活性和实用性的需求，同时也创造了一系列美丽的、令人振奋的空间，适合建筑的主要功能，并对其环境做出反应。

Piercy&Company were not the first architects to have designed a scheme for the IPC on this site, however, when the existing chapel was listed it made many of the site constraints far more demanding. Realising they required something that was more sensitive to both the newly listed chapel and the surrounding area, Piercy&Company were commissioned to explore an alternative design. This was an exciting challenge, designing a scheme which could respond to the church’s need for flexibility and usefulness, whilst also creating a series of beautiful, uplifting spaces appropriate to the building’s main function and responsive to its setting.

传统教堂建筑的高耸天花板和拱顶空间为教堂的形式提供了一个关键的参考点。教堂较大的内部体量为探索宏伟的空间和富有表现力的、象征性的建筑形式提供了一个迷人的机会。通过钢框架和交叉层压木材的混合结构，动态的屋顶几何形状成为可能。CLT以预制板的形式运抵现场，使得现场施工迅速，浪费最少。这种高度可持续的材料有许多好处，其中包括温暖和熟悉的木质纹理，给高耸的结构带来更多的家庭规模。

The soaring ceilings and vaulted spaces of traditional church architecture offered a key reference point for the church’s form. The larger interior volumes of the church provided a fascinating opportunity to explore grand spaces and expressive, symbolic architectural forms. The dynamic roof geometry is made possible through the hybrid structure of steel framing and cross-laminated timber. Arriving at site in prefabricated panels, the use of CLT allowed for rapid on-site construction with minimal waste. Among the many benefits of this highly sustainable material is the warmth and familiarity of the wood grain bringing a more domestic scale to the soaring structure.

对普通部件的创造性使用使该项目超越了其相对适度的手段。从近处看，该建筑的细节设计几乎是家庭式的，然而，现成的材料和产品以一种定制的方式排列，在整个方案中创造了非常独特的空间。大量的物理模型被用来简化和细化复杂的几何形状，使承包商能够制定出形式。最终的结果是一个在温暖和简单中感觉到家庭和熟悉的空间。

The creative use of commonplace components has elevated the project above its relatively modest means. Up-close, the building is almost domestic in the simplicity of its detailing, however, off-the-shelf materials and products are then arranged in a bespoke way to create highly unique spaces throughout the scheme. Extensive physical modeling was used to simplify and refine the complex geometry allowing the contractor to set out the form. The finished result is a space that feels domestic and familiar in its warmth and simplicity.

Piercy&Company的Stuart Piercy说：”我们对屋顶形式进行了打褶和折叠，以创造一个更精细的屋顶景观，在一条以住宅为主的街道上减少对建筑体量的感知。但是，这些褶皱也有象征性的作用。当屋顶向场地前方升起时，褶皱在抽象的尖顶上达到顶峰，标志着该建筑的教会功能。

Stuart Piercy, Piercy&Company said; “We pleated and folded the roof form to create a finer-grained roofscape, reducing the perception of the building’s massing within a predominantly residential street. But the folds also have a symbolic role. As the roof rises towards the front of the site, the folds peak in an abstracted spire, signaling the building’s ecclesiastical function.”

皮尔西公司的皮特-詹宁斯说：”这个方案的关键是保留我们对建筑的雄心，以及客户的雄心，同时以简单、经济的方式进行建设。这个设计经过7年多的发展，以有趣的方式使用标准材料，为社区创造了一个中心，保留了其历史遗产，并允许一个不断增长的社区大胆走向未来。

Pete Jennings, Piercy&Company said; “The key to this scheme was retaining our ambition for the building – and the ambition of the client – whilst building in a simple, cost-effective way. The design, which evolved over more than 7 years, uses standard materials in interesting ways and has created a centre for the community that preserves its historical heritage and allows a bold move to the future for a growing community.”

Architects: Piercy&Company
Area: 754 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Simone Bossi, Tom Lee
Manufacturers: Sika, Petersen Tegl, British Gypsum, KLH
Lighting Consultants: 18 Degrees Below
MEP: Arup
Structural Engineering: Heyne Tillett Steel
Clients:International Presbyterian Church Ealing
City:London
Country:United Kingdom