在启动这个项目之前,外展基金会为希尔布罗的创伤受害者提供了非常有影响力的咨询服务,这个地区充斥着犯罪和暴力。近年来,该中心的辅导员在处理与移民和难民有关的独特创伤方面接受了进一步培训。

Prior to initiation of this project, the Outreach Foundation provided a very impact-full counselling service to trauma victims in Hillbrow, an area rife with crime and violence. In recent years, counselors at the center were trained further in handling unique trauma relating to migrants and refugees.

咨询设施以前是分散在各地的,新楼将它们集中到一个中心。设施包括咨询室、一个会议室和工作空间。该建筑还包括一座由回收的海运集装箱制成的天桥,它将该中心与场地上的一座现有建筑连接起来,该建筑是Boitumelo项目的所在地,该非政府组织专注于通过缝纫和刺绣提高妇女能力。

Counselling facilities were previously scattered around the site and the new building brings them together into one center. Facilities include consultation rooms, a meeting room and work spaces. The building also includes a skybridge made from a recycled shipping container, which connects the center to an existing building on the site, housing the Boitumelo Project, an NGO focused on women empowerment through sewing and embroidery.

这是一个新建的结构,与客户以前的项目一致,目的是在该地区创造一个引人注目的、有吸引力的地标。建筑物的程序被证明是一个挑战,因为接受咨询的人通常不希望像在一个透明的空间里那样感到暴露。斑驳的聚碳酸酯的选择允许通过改变颜色和内部的轮廓来实现外墙的动画化,而不暴露居民的脸。

This is a new-build structure in line with previous projects for the client and the aim was to create a striking, attractive landmark in the area. The program of the building proved to be a challenge, as individuals undergoing counselling generally don’t want to feel as exposed as one would in a transparent space. The choice of mottled polycarbonate allows for the animation of the facade by changing colors and silhouettes of the interior, without revealing inhabitants faces.

Architects: Local Studio
Area: 100 m²
Year: 2017
Photographs: Dave Southwood
Manufacturers: Duroplastic
Lead Architects: Thomas Chapman, Samantha Trask
Design Team:Thomas Chapman, Samantha Trask, Njabulo Phekani
Clients:Outreach Foundation NGO
Engineering:The Structural Workshop
Build Period:6 months
Construction Budget:USD82,620
City:Johannesburg
Country:South Africa