The design of the Southend Pier Cultural Centre is the result of a competition won by Scandinavian studio White Arkitekter in 2009. Photography: Luke Hayes

过去的几十年对英国码头来说是一个黑暗的时代。这些优雅的维多利亚式工程的许多例子在海浪的无情冲击和英国海滨假日的低迷带来的长期忽视下崩溃了。但是海边的复兴正在顺利进行，随之而来的是人们对码头的新兴趣。

索森德码头是世界上最长的码头，这是一座二级建筑，最初于1830年开放。码头长1.34英里，延伸到泰晤士河河口，有自己的火车线路和救生艇站。2005年，一场意外的火灾摧毁了码头的大部分基础设施和木材甲板，使铁结构处于危险状态。

继2009年的设计竞赛后，斯堪的纳维亚工作室White Arkitekter成立了一个新的文化中心。和普莱斯工程师一起工作

有很多因素需要考虑，尤其是在一个风大、环境恶劣的环境中，需要建造一座轻巧的建筑。建造过程包括使用驳船和起重机，将170吨重的钢框架从河口移到支撑码头的铸铁桩上。在玻璃钢和海洋胶合板的结合，新的结构有一个特别设计的屋顶，以帮助它的鸟类友好证书(码头是一个重要的栖息点)。

这座码头更多的是一种景观干预，而不是典型的海滨避风港，那里放着花哨的明信片、老虎机和湿透的薯片。文化中心打算利用这一点，为新咖啡馆、露台和活动区增加展览、表演甚至婚礼的空间。泰晤士河河口风景如画，以一种相当凄凉的方式，这座壮观的建筑坐落在一片水一般的无人的土地上，高高地耸立在波涛之上。

The pier is the longest in the world - a Grade II listed structure originally opened in 1830

White Arkitekter teamed up with engineers Price & Myers and UK-based Sprunt Architects to realise the new structure

The Cultural Centre acts as a space for exhibitions, performances and even weddings, while also holding a cafe

There were many factors to consider in the design, not least the need for a lightweight building in a windy, tough environment

Construction involved using barges and cranes, taking the 170-tonne steel frame down the Estuary and up onto the cast iron piles that support the pier

Clad in a combination of GRP and marine plywood, the new structure has a specially-designed roof to aid its bird-friendly credentials (the pier is an important roosting spot)

Geometric detailing down on one of the side facades

The structure's sculptural form is enhanced by lighting at night

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