英国圣安布罗斯学院/Sheppard Robson

发布于：2023-06-28 16:24:49

St Ambrose College

设计方：Sheppard Robson

位置：英国

分类：教育建筑

内容：实景照片

项目规模：11600平方米

图片：18张

摄影师：Hufton+Crow, David Ardill

这是由Sheppard Robson设计的圣安布罗斯学院，这是一所天主教学校，客户期望为学生和职工设计出一个开放、包容的环境。
建筑采用凯尔特十字型的紧凑布局，反映了学校的特性，同时创造了灵活而高效的空间。十字型中央是一个大型的多功能空间，用于教学、演出、集会和餐饮，是学校重要的社交场所。在各个角落都可以看见中央区域，它提供了到达各个教学区域的内廊路径。
围绕着中央区域，不同楼层布置了学习区域，越远离中央区域，学习区域就变得越来越私密。通过远离传统的交通空间，该设计鼓励人们在建筑物内流动，从而增加学生与职工日间的社会接触。由于楼层间的垂直交通与西班牙式大台阶，楼层的水平轴向感被削弱。
建筑室内几乎没有隔绝物，职工区域布置在中央区域周边的悬挑平台，从而方便监督中央区域。学生与职工之间的无障碍沟通设计同样受到在餐饮区，大家可以在这里一起吃饭，开心见诚。
职工区域顶层的悬挑平台布置了图书室和信息通讯技术用房。建筑四翼为两层，可供八个不同院系在此学习，包括数学、英语、科学、语言、人文、科技、神学和体育。运动馆布置在在新游泳池上方，可俯瞰地面。运动馆设置在此，是出于场地限制的原因。
该建筑位于一个限制较多的规划区，其弧线的建筑形态尽量减少对道路的视觉冲击。建筑外墙采用了釉面砖和上色，突出了其圆形的形式，不同课室的观景窗在墙上呈现不同的形状大小，形成不一样的学习空间。

译者：艾比

The brief for St Ambrose College – a Catholic school – called for a design that represented the client’s aspirations to create an open and inclusive environment for students and staff.
The building’s compact plan takes the form of a Celtic Cross, reflecting the identity of the school whilst also creating a structure that encourages a flexible and efficient use of space. At the centre of the cross is a large, multifunctional space; used for teaching, performances, assemblies, and dining, this forms the social heart of the school. The central space – Cathedral-like is volume – is visible from all points and provides access to all teaching areas, dispensing with the need for internal corridors that are often associated with bullying.
Different layers of learning spaces are arranged concentrically around the central space, with learning areas becoming more private as you move further from the centre. By moving away from conventional circulation spaces, the design encourages variation in how people move within the building and this leads to more social encounters between pupils and staff during the day. The typical horizontal split between floors has been dissolved by creating visual connections between all levels and Spanish steps further enhancing this connectivity
The interior spaces have been designed so there is little segregation between staff and pupils. Staff areas are positioned in the cantilevered areas around the central space, offering passive supervision of the central space. The lack of barriers between student and staff is also felt in the dining areas, where everyone eats together, further encouraging an ethos of openness.
As well as staff areas, the cantilevered platforms on the upper levels house library and ICT facilities. The four wings of the building are on two levels, with eight distinct learning faculties for Mathematics, English, Science, Languages, Humanities, Technology, Theology and Sport. The sports hall, overlooking the grounds, is suspended over a new swimming pool. The positioning of the sports hall is due to site constraints to maintain an operational playing field whilst construction and demolition were underway.
The design was in a sensitive planning area with a curved plan form minimizing the visual impact of the building from the road. The external treatment of glazed brick and render has been composed to accentuate the circular form and is punctuated by picture windows which vary from classroom to classroom, offering variation to the learning spaces throughout the day.