Forbury Place Aukett Swanke

2016-09-21 11:00

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架构师提供的文本描述。奥克特·斯旺克(Aukett Swanke)已经完成了福伯里广场(Forbury Place)1号，这是一处面积为18.5万平方英尺的A级写字楼，为伯克希尔

Text description provided by the architects. Aukett Swanke has completed No 1 Forbury Place, a 185,000sqft Grade A office development that brings Central London design standards to Reading, Berkshire.

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Developed speculatively by owners M&G and development manager Bell Hammer on a site adjacent to Reading railway station, the entire building was let last year to Scottish and Southern Energy ahead of completion, making it the largest letting in the Thames Valley for over a decade.

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随后将在毗邻地点进行第二阶段。它们将共同成为雷丁最新商业区和整个城市的里程碑。

It will be followed by a second phase on the adjoining site. Together, they will form a landmark for both Reading’s newest business district, and for the city as a whole.

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 © Edmund Sumner

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奥克特·斯旺克的设计通过福伯里广场建筑的聚集和雕塑形式，回应了邻近福伯里花园的历史城市环境。这座建筑有八层楼高，有大而灵活的地板，它缩小到上层，形成一个屋顶露台，俯瞰福伯里花园。露台由特高望重的玻璃栏杆保护，远离附近的福伯里道，这些栏杆可以不间断地俯瞰泰晤士河谷、科茨沃尔德河和南边的乡村。

Aukett Swanke‘s design responds to the historic urban context of the neighbouring Forbury Gardens through the massing and sculpted form of the Forbury Place buildings. Laid out over eight storeys, the building has large flexible floorplates, which narrow to the upper levels to form a roof terrace that overlooks Forbury Gardens. The terrace is protected from nearby Forbury Road by extra-tall glass balustrades that provide uninterrupted views beyond over the Thames Valley, the Cotswolds and countryside to the south.

该设计结合了一个结构图表，给新建筑一个独特的和动态的身份。玻璃的东面和西面被垂直鳍保护，使之免受太阳的影响，垂直鳍扭曲，形成了一个越来越坚固的朝向建筑物中心的图案。这给那些经过建筑物的人提供了一种运动的感觉，通过不同的灯光条件对青铜色刀片的不同影响提供了进一步的动画。这些刀片是由奥克特·斯旺克与专业制造者合作设计的定制支架固定的。他们也提供了灵感，在双重高度的接待区扭曲叶片的戏剧性特征墙。

The design incorporates a structural diagrid that gives a distinctive and dynamic identity to the new building. The glazed east and west façades are protected from solar gain by vertical fins that twist to create a pattern that becomes increasingly solid towards the centre of the building. This gives a sense of movement for those passing by the building, with further animation provided by the varying effect of different light conditions on the bronze-coloured blades. These blades are held in place by bespoke brackets designed by Aukett Swanke in collaboration with specialist fabricators. They also provide the inspiration for a dramatic feature wall of twisted blades in the double-height reception area.

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在室内，26，000平方英尺的楼板被外部的地板到天花板的窗户和一个完全高度的中央中庭照明很好。后者由一个细长的钢框架支撑，该框架与外部结构的对角线相呼应。功能青铜轮廓在每一层有助于创造一个千变万化的效果，通过中庭视图时，结合反射光从屋顶。

Inside, generous 26,000 sqft floorplates are well lit by both the external floor to ceiling windows and a full height central atrium. The latter is supported by a slender steel frame that echoes the external structural diagrid. Feature bronze profiles at each floor level help create a kaleidoscopic effect to views up through the atrium when combined with the reflected light from the roof.