Hawkins/Brown受Regal Homes的委托，在哈克尼的Wenlock路完成了49套新住宅。耗资1000万英镑的Cube建筑位于Wenlock路17-21号，具有独特的木材/钢混合结构，是欧洲使用交叉层压木材结构的最高建筑，其十层楼的总高度达到33米。
Hawkins\Brown, as commissioned by Regal Homes, has completed 49 new homes on Wenlock Road in Hackney. The £10 million Cube building, located at 17 – 21 Wenlock Road, has a unique timber/steel hybrid structure and is the tallest building to use structural cross-laminated timber in Europe, with its ten stories reaching a total height of 33 metres.
这个6750平方米的方案，Regal Homes在2015年赢得了《伦敦标准晚报》新房奖的杰出建筑成就奖，它的设计采用了扭曲的十字形规划，确保每个公寓都能看到西边邻近的运河流域，或东边的公园。十字形布局颠覆了传统的内向型庭院式建筑，创造了四个朝向周围城市的庭院，创造了视野，改善了拥有三面外墙的公寓的采光和通风。
The 6,750 sq m scheme, for which Regal Homes won the London Evening Standard New Homes Award for Developments of Outstanding Architectural Merit in 2015, has been designed with a twisted cruciform plan, ensuring each apartment has views up and down the neighbouring canal basin to the west, or across the park to the east. The cruciform layout turns the traditional inward-looking courtyard block on its head, creating four courtyards that face out towards the surrounding city, creating views and improving access to light and air from apartments that have three external walls.
在项目的底层创造了1,190平方米的商业空间，面向温洛克路。Hawkins/Brown公司的合伙人Alex Smith说。
1,190sq m of commercial space has been created on the ground floor of the development, facing onto Wenlock Road. Alex Smith, Associate at Hawkins\Brown said:
“Cube项目开辟了新天地，展示了交叉层压木材作为一种材料的巨大潜力，它可以快速施工，减少对环境的影响。
“The Cube breaks new ground and demonstrates the great potential of Cross Laminated Timber as a material that enables rapid construction with a reduced environmental impact.
“该项目的十字形布局是影响公寓质量的一个重要因素–有三面外墙的住宅可以很好地获得自然光，并且可以适当地交叉通风，使他们在炎热的天气里更加舒适。它还创造了美妙的景观，我们通过确保每套公寓都有一个适当大小的阳台或露台来最大限度地利用这些景观。” Regal Homes的CEO Simon de Friend补充说。
“The cruciform layout of the development is an important factor in the quality of the apartments – homes with three external walls have great access to natural light and can be properly cross-ventilated, making them more comfortable during hot weather. It also creates wonderful views, which we have maximised by ensuring each apartment has a decent-sized balcony or terrace.” Simon de Friend, CEO at Regal Homes, added:
“The Cube的创建是为了成为建筑可能性的先驱，突破住宅建筑的界限，开发也是艺术作品的住宅。
“The Cube was created to be a pioneer of architectural possibilities, pushing the boundaries of residential construction and developing homes that are also works of art.
“The Cube在设计和施工方面所获得的认可是对其创新设计的证明，也是对我们解释和实现建筑师对该方案的宏伟愿景的能力的证明。可以说是 “不可建造的建筑”，我们的内部建筑部门通过这个项目开辟了新天地，我们将在这个遗产的基础上，在不久的将来进一步开发CLT项目。”
“The recognition that The Cube has received for its design and construction credentials is a testament to its innovative design, and our ability to interpret and realise the ambitious vision that the architect had for the scheme. Arguably the ‘unbuildable building’, our inhouse construction arm has broken new ground with this project and we will look to building on this legacy with further CLT developments in the imminent future.”
为了实现The Cube独特的 “扭曲的堆叠 “布局，它的楼层从建筑的主要部分悬挑出来，Hawkins/Brown与专业承包商B+K Structures合作，开发了一个围绕钢筋混凝土核心的CLT和钢铁混合结构。
To achieve the unique “twisted stack” layout of The Cube, which has floors that cantilever out from the main mass of the building, Hawkins\Brown worked with specialist contractor B+K Structures to develop a CLT and steel hybrid structure built around a reinforced concrete core.
CLT板和钢架元素是在现场外制造的，然后一起组装，最大限度地减少了现场的湿作业和时间。CLT板被安装在钢架上，支撑着钢架，形成结构的一个组成部分。这种混合结构巧妙地利用了两种材料的最佳特性，创造了一种轻质、坚固和现代的建筑，与同等的混凝土框架相比，其碳排放要低得多。
The CLT panels and elements of the steel frame were manufactured offsite and brought together for assembly, minimising wet trades and time on site. The CLT panels are set into the steel frame, bracing it to form an integral part of the structure. The hybrid structure makes intelligent use of the best properties of both materials to create a lightweight, strong and modern construction that achieves much lower embodied carbon emissions than an equivalent concrete frame.
建筑物的立面采用了西部红柏的板条包覆。一个开放的黑砖屏风创造了一个正交的网格，环绕着建筑的温洛克路立面，与邻近的建筑创造了一个适合于附近保护区域的视觉和谐。
The elevations of the building have been clad in slatted western red cedar. An open screen of black brick creates an orthogonal grid that wraps around the Wenlock Road elevation of the building, creating a visual harmony with the neighbouring buildings appropriate to the nearby conservation area.
Architects: Hawkins\Brown
Area : 6750 m²
Year : 2015
Photographs :Jack Hobhouse
Manufacturers : Ströher
Mechanical & Electrical Consultant : Spencer Mayes
Structural Engineers : Engenuiti, Pringuer James Consulting Engineers
Planning Consultants : Signet Planning
M&E Consultant : Spencer Mayes
Quantity Surveyor, Main Contractor : Regal Homes
Selected Subcontractors And Suppliers : B+K Structures
City : London
Country : United Kingdom