美国Sunnylands中心花园/The Office of James Burnett

发布于：2023-05-14 22:27:42

United States Sunnylands Center and Gardens

位置：美国加利福尼亚

分类：花园

内容：实景照片

景观设计：The Office of James Burnett (OJB)

委托人：The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands

图片来源：Hester + Hardaway, Dillon Diers/The Office of James Burnett, Kerun Ip, The Office of James Burnett

图片：26张

Sunnylands Center and Gardens这个项目位于美国加利福尼亚州兰乔米拉奇，是出版商、外交官和慈善家沃尔特·安嫩伯格的一个200英亩的沙漠扩展区域，是一处高尔夫球场的景观延伸，它由The Office of James Burnett (OJB)设计。由于景观设计师描绘了一幅活跃的景观，尊重索诺兰沙漠的特点展示了严重缺水的西南部的新的生态美学景观，它受印象派的研究和广泛收集。

由于场地地处沙漠边缘，景观的可持续发展成为了设计重点，植物多选择适合在沙漠生长的仙人球等植物，同时场地以沙漠生境恢复、高效毛细管灌溉系统、土壤水分监测、雨水保留装置、地热井、太阳能使用和绿色废物回收为特点。该中心是一个沙漠可持续发展绿化的试点项目，正在申请LEED的认证。

景观设计师在接近建筑的区域采用了有序、几何构图，而靠近场地边缘的区域采用有机形式。设计灵感来自梵高的“麦田柏”，因此景观设计师采用“雕刻大地”的形式以画家的眼光将植物景观运用到场地上。树木被仔细定位到整个场地，以确保提供足够的遮荫和广阔的防护林，并为林下植物提供视觉背景。

译者：饭团小组

An extension of the 200-acre desert retreat of publisher, diplomat and philanthropist Walter Annenberg, the Sunnylands Center and Gardens is an interpretive center that celebrates the architectural and cultural legacy of the historic estate. Inspired by the Annenberg’s extensive collection of impressionist artwork, the landscape architect painted a living landscape that respects the character of the Sonoran Desert and demonstrates a new ecological aesthetic for landscapes in the arid southwest.

The Annenbergs commissioned the California modernist architect A. Quincy Jones to design their estate in the desert in 1963. In 2006, the Annenberg Foundation commissioned the design team to develop an interpretive center that tells the story the Annenberg’s contributions to the cultural, artistic and architectural history of America.Because of its location in the desert, sustainability figured prominently into discussions about the nature of the project. Originally conceived as an extension of the golf-course landscape of the Estate, the design team and the client came to agree that it was in everyone’s best interests to implement the most advanced efforts in sustainability.

In addition to the selection of regionally-appropriate plants, the project features restored desert habitat, high-efficiency capillary irrigation system, soil moisture monitoring, on-site storm water retention, geothermal wells, a significant photovoltaic array and an on-site green waste recycling program. The Center is a pilot project for the Sustainable Sites Initiative, is pursuing LEED Gold Certification and uses approximately 20% of its water allocation from the Coachella Valley Water District. The project also proactively meets the specifications and requirements for the use of reclaimed water five years ahead of the implementation Rancho Mirage’s citywide initiative.

Working closely with Mrs. Annenberg and the Annenberg Trust, the landscape architect developed a scheme begins as an orderly, geometric composition closest to the building and becomes progressively more organic towards the edges of the grounds. Inspired by the owner’s Van Gogh, “A Wheatfield with Cypresses”, the landscape architect sculpted the earth and used plants in a painterly fashion across the landscape. Trees were carefully positioned throughout the site to ensure that ample shade was provided and great care was given to the visual composition of understory plantings.

Connecting to the materials of the Estate, the perimeter of the garden is secured by a series of iconic pink masonry unit walls and sturdy Texas Ebony trees to protect the gardens from desert wind and blowing sand. A generous entry drive meanders through a series of rich, undulating desert plantings before delivering visitors to a formal entry court anchored by specimen Sweet Acacia. After dropping of their passengers, guests park their vehicles in a heavily landscaped parking court integrated into a grove of Hybrid Mesquite trees and proceed along a pedestrian promenade the to the main entry.

In collaboration with the architect, the building was carefully sited to frame panoramic views of the mountains beyond from the Center’s main entry and lobby. Guests explore a variety of interactive exhibits including those that address the design and construction of the gardens developed as a collaboration between the Client, the landscape architect, the horticulturist and the exhibit designer.

A continuous terrace across the rear of the building extends the Center’s café into the landscape and accommodates special events. Twin stainless steel fountains on the terraces complements the crisp architectural composition, mirror the expansive desert sky, lower the ambient temperature and create the soothing sound of running water.

Sized specifically to support large tent installations required for event programming, a circular lawn is the central organizing feature of the rear garden. Framed by a double row of ‘Desert Museum’ Palo Verdes, its perimeter walk connects guests to a series of private gardens that feature quite seating nooks, rich desert plantings and a labyrinth for contemplation. Paths from the rear garden lead visitors through a rich and varied botanical collection of desert plants that passes through the front garden, along the perimeter of the restored habitat and back to the Center.

The landscape architect’s responsibilities also included leading a one-year procurement process to select approximately 50,000 plants for the site. Together with noted desert horticulturist Mary Irish, the team established exacting standards for contract grown material. The Foundation also implemented time-lapse cameras on the site to document the extensive efforts required to realize the landscape, which will be incorporated in the educational exhibits inside the Center.

Developed in close collaboration with the Annenberg family, the Annenberg Trust, the architect and the exhibit designer, the landscape architect prepared a scheme that celebrates the legacy of the Annenbergs while remaining sensitive to the delicate balance of life in the Sonoran desert. By creating an alternative to the traditional Palm Springs landscape that relies on heavy water use, chemical fertilizers and exotic plants, the landscape architect has created a garden that challenges the status quo and raises awareness of ecological issues in this imperiled ecosystem.