2000年代初，VanDusen植物园的游客量开始下降，温哥华植物园协会和温哥华公园委员会开始寻找一种方法，以重振人们对VanDusen的兴趣。他们意识到需要一个新的设施–既能吸引本地游客，又能提升花园的国际形象。

When visitorship to the VanDusen Botanical Garden began to decline in the early 2000s, the Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association and the Vancouver Parks Board embarked on a search for a way to revitalize interest in VanDusen as a destination. They realized that a new facility was needed—one that could attract visitors locally while elevating the garden’s profile internationally.

我们的设计将新的游客中心置于花园的入口处，让游客可以一睹花园内的美丽空间，并将其改造成激励游客和路人探索花园外的大门。在花园的任务和保护精神的指导下，我们的设计巧妙地平衡了建筑和景观，以有意义的方式整合自然和人类系统，以支持场地内的生物多样性和生态平衡。访客中心获得了LEED白金级认证和Living Building Challenge Petal认证，其独特的有机屋顶形式和广泛的绿色建筑策略使其不仅成为温哥华市的地标，而且成为国际可持续发展的标志。

Our design places the new Visitor Centre at the entrance to the Garden, providing glimpses of the beautiful spaces within and transforming it into a gateway that inspires visitors and passersby to explore the grounds beyond. Guided by the Garden’s mandate and spirit of conservation, our design delicately balances architecture and landscape, integrating natural and human systems in meaningful ways to support biodiversity and ecological balance within the site. Both LEED Platinum and Living Building Challenge Petal certified, its distinct organic roof form and extensive green building strategies launch the Visitor Centre as more than a landmark in the city of Vancouver, but an international icon of sustainability.

有机结构。灵感来自于本地兰花的有机形式和自然系统，项目被组织成起伏的绿色屋顶 “花瓣”，漂浮在夯实的土墙之上。这个概念超越了形式，帮助我们回答了许多出现的挑战。在整个设计过程中，我们经常想知道。”一朵花(兰花)会怎么做?” 一朵花扎根在自己的地方，通过采集自己所有的能量和水，通过适应气候和场地，通过无污染的操作，通过促进健康和福祉。

Organic Structure. Inspired by the organic forms and natural systems of a native orchid, the project is organized into undulating green roof ‘petals’ that float above rammed earth walls. This concept extended beyond form, helping us answer many of the challenges that arose. Throughout the design process, we often wondered: “How would a flower (orchid) do it?”. A flower is rooted in its own place by harvesting all its own energy and water, by adapting to the climate and site, by operating pollution-free, and by promoting health and well-being.

平衡建筑与景观。游客中心采用现场可再生资源–地热井、太阳能光伏、太阳能热水管，每年实现净零能耗的目标。雨水经过滤后用于建筑的灰水需求；100%的黑水经现场生物反应器处理后排放到一个新的特色渗水场和花园。

Balancing Architecture and Landscape. The Visitor Centre uses on-site, renewable sources—geothermal boreholes, solar photovoltaics, solar hot water tubes—to target net-zero energy on an annual basis. Rainwater is filtered and used for the building’s greywater requirements; 100% of blackwater is treated by an on-site bioreactor and released into a new feature percolation field and garden.

构建弧形屋顶的复杂几何结构。各种3D建模程序被用来创建屋顶的基本几何形状，使用参数化技术来优化曲率和布局。然后，结构工程师使用该模型进行结构设计，并将其传递给制造者，以确定最有效的方法来实现每个部分的面板化。最终的结构采用胶合层压木材（或 “glulam”）后梁组件来支撑每个面板边缘的复杂曲线。

Constructing the Complex Geometry of a Curved Roof. Various 3D modeling programs were used to create the base geometry of the roof, using parametric techniques to optimize the curvature and layout. This model was then used by the structural engineers to arrive at the structural design and passed on to the fabricators to determine the most efficient way to panelize each segment. The final structure utilizes a glued laminated timber (or ‘glulam’) post-and-beam assembly to support the complex curves at the edges of each panel.

建筑师：Perkins&Will
面积: 19483 m²
年份：2011年
摄影：Nic Lehoux
制造商: StructureCraft, Bentley, Retroplate, Selux, Soprema, BASF Walltite Eco, Bohle adhesives, Columbia Glazing, Ocean concrete, Pacific woodworking, Whitewater shotcrete, Zinco, alights, clearbrook steel, douglas lighting controls, eco-fluid, sunda solar tubes
首席建筑师：Peter Busby
设计团队：Aneta Chmiel, Paul Cowcher, Max Richter, Soren Schou, Harley Grusko, Jim Huffman
总承包商：Ledcor Construction
结构工程师：Fast + Epp
机械/电气：Cobalt Engineering
土木工程师：R.F. Binnie & Associates
景观设计师：Sharp & Diamond with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
造价顾问：BTY Group
声学顾问：BKL Consultants
照明设计：Total Lighting Solutions
生态学顾问：Raincoast Applied Ecology
城市：温哥华
国家：加拿大
Architects: Perkins&Will
Area: 19483 m²
Year: 2011
Photographs: Nic Lehoux
Manufacturers: StructureCraft, Bentley, Retroplate, Selux, Soprema, BASF Walltite Eco, Bohle adhesives, Columbia Glazing, Ocean concrete, Pacific woodworking, Whitewater shotcrete, Zinco, alights, clearbrook steel, douglas lighting controls, eco-fluid, sunda solar tubes
Lead Architect:Peter Busby
Design Team:Aneta Chmiel, Paul Cowcher, Max Richter, Soren Schou, Harley Grusko, Jim Huffman
General Contractor:Ledcor Construction
Structural Engineer:Fast + Epp
Mechanical/Electrical:Cobalt Engineering
Civil Engineer:R.F. Binnie & Associates
Landscape Architect:Sharp & Diamond with Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
Envelope Consultant:Morrison Hershfield
Cost Consultant:BTY Group
Acoustic Consultant:BKL Consultants
Lighting Design:Total Lighting Solutions
Ecology Consultant:Raincoast Applied Ecology
City:Vancouver
Country:Canada