这个私人天文观测站位于新罕布什尔州中部的一座偏远山峰上。场地的特点是花岗岩露头，位于半径三英里的 “黑暗 “景观中心，几乎没有光污染阻碍天文观测。

This private astronomical observatory is located on a remote mountain summit in central New Hampshire. The site is characterized by granite outcroppings and is situated at the center of a three-mile radius “dark” landscape with very little light pollution to obstruct astronomical viewing.

Gemma的设计摒弃了传统的穹顶，而是采用了一种综合的建筑形式，最大限度地利用了可用空间，并对严酷的地理环境做出了回应。其连续的分面形状反映了周围的地貌，梯形混凝土平台在山顶的基岩和建筑基础之间过渡，将自然和人造景观编织在一起。一个非常规的锁缝锌包层图案在不规则的场地地形和建筑的几何形状之间进行了调解，反映了Gemma对地质和天体地标的定位。它的尺寸、颜色和铜锈让人联想到灰色花岗岩露头的材料关系，而它的传热能力则通过最大限度地减少温差变形来促进天空观测。

Gemma’s design rejects a traditional dome in favor of a synthesized architectural form that maximizes usable space and responds to the stark geographic context. Its continuously faceted shape reflects the surrounding landform, and terraced concrete platforms transition between the summit’s bedrock and the building foundation, knitting together natural and man-made landscapes. An unconventional pattern of lock-seamed zinc cladding mediates between the irregular site topography and the building’s geometry, reflecting Gemma’s orientation to both geological and celestial landmarks. Its dimension, color, and patina evoke a material relationship to the gray granite outcroppings, while its heat transfer capability facilitates sky observation by minimizing temperature differential distortion.

为了与外部环境相呼应，内部采用了杉木夹板，创造了一个避风港和温暖的环境。一楼由研究室、卧铺和暖房组成，并采用超级隔热材料，以防止室内外温差产生热涡，妨碍天文观测。一条螺旋楼梯从悬臂式的入口顶棚通向覆层上的裂缝，打开后可通往外部观测平台。 一个人可以用一个通常在高精度制造设施中使用的组件手动旋转这个转塔，一个手摇的滑动舱门可以打开望远镜，让它飞向天空。当转塔锁定在南枢机位置时，锌包层上的一条裂缝形成了一个角窗，将北极星框住。

As a counterpoint to the exterior and its context, the interior is lined with fir plywood, creating a haven of refuge and warmth from the harsh surroundings. The first floor is comprised of a research office, sleeping bunk, and warming room, and is super-insulated to prevent interior/exterior temperature differentials from creating heat eddies that would impede astronomical viewing. A helical stair leads from the cantilevered entry canopy to a fissure in the cladding that opens onto the exterior observation deck. Continuing, the stair arrives at the observatory’s primary viewing platform inside the faceted turret, its interior characterized by high ceilings, a larger telescope, and a camera array. A single person can rotate this turret by hand with an assembly typically used in high-precision manufacturing facilities, and a hand-cranked sliding hatch opens the telescope to the sky. A rift in the zinc cladding creates a corner window, framing Polaris when the turret is locked into the southern cardinal position.

建筑师：Anmahian Winton Architects
面积：2130平方英尺
年份：2015年
制造商：Concentric Fabrication LLC，Foard Panels Inc.，Quinn Brothers Iron，SunBug Solar，Tresfort Metal Works，
奎因兄弟钢铁公司，SunBug太阳能公司，Tresfort金属厂

总承包商：Patriots
建设者：Scott Estabrooks

结构工程师：RSE, Associates, Inc.–Sofya Auren
P E技术运动工程师：Gillespie Corp. 
Rotating
轨道机构：THK金属
安装商：Crocker Architectural Sheet Metal Co. 

国家：美国

Architects: Anmahian Winton Architects
Area: 2130 ft²
Year: 2015
Manufacturers: Concentric Fabrication LLC, Foard Panels Inc. 
, Quinn Brothers Iron, SunBug Solar, Tresfort Metal Works

General Contractor:Patriots
Builders:Scott Estabrooks

Structural Engineers:RSE, Associates, Inc. – Sofya Auren
P E 
Technical Motion Engineers:Gillespie Corp. 
Rotating
Rail Mechanism:THK 
Metal
Installers:Crocker Architectural Sheet Metal Co., Inc. 

Country:United States