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建筑师提供的文字说明。ReedWatts建筑师最近完成了其在V的第三和最大项目

Text description provided by the architects. Reed Watts Architects have recently completed their third and largest project at the V&A, a new café and pergola structure in the John Madejski Garden. Going from conception to completion in less than four months, the elegant steel structure defines a new space for seating in the museum and provides a dual-fronted café counter for Benugo, the museum’s café operator. The V&A in South Kensington hosts over 4m visitors every year and its main café enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the most beautiful in London. The brief for Reed Watts was to deliver a café in the Madejski Garden that would be met with a similar reception, replacing an existing structure that was no longer fit for purpose.

Text description provided by the architects. Reed Watts Architects have recently completed their third and largest project at the V&A, a new café and pergola structure in the John Madejski Garden. Going from conception to completion in less than four months, the elegant steel structure defines a new space for seating in the museum and provides a dual-fronted café counter for Benugo, the museum’s café operator. The V&A in South Kensington hosts over 4m visitors every year and its main café enjoys an outstanding reputation as one of the most beautiful in London. The brief for Reed Watts was to deliver a café in the Madejski Garden that would be met with a similar reception, replacing an existing structure that was no longer fit for purpose.

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受传统园林的启发，以现存建筑的韵律为出发点，其结构设计使其轻盈地坐在花园内，不干扰庭院本身的景观。从博物馆内部和花园里可以看到“圆中”，新的柜台看起来很吸引人，从各个方向都可以到达。为了实现这一目标，里德·瓦茨提出了一种双正面计数器，它为显示和销售提供了比以前更大的空间，从而提高了客户的效率和客户的销售效率。

Inspired by the traditional garden pergola and taking the rhythm of the existing building as a starting point, the structure was designed so that it would sit lightly within the garden, without interrupting views of the courtyard itself. Visible ‘in the round’ from within the museum as well as the garden, the new counter had to look attractive and accessible from all directions. To achieve this, Reed Watts proposed a dual-fronted counter that provides more space for display and sales than was previously possible, improving efficiency for customers and sales for the client.

Inspired by the traditional garden pergola and taking the rhythm of the existing building as a starting point, the structure was designed so that it would sit lightly within the garden, without interrupting views of the courtyard itself. Visible ‘in the round’ from within the museum as well as the garden, the new counter had to look attractive and accessible from all directions. To achieve this, Reed Watts proposed a dual-fronted counter that provides more space for display and sales than was previously possible, improving efficiency for customers and sales for the client.

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该钢框架设计灵活，以满足博物馆的需要，可以调整和完全删除为未来的活动和展览。一系列定制的绿色搪瓷面板围绕着咖啡厅的底部运行。专家制造商AJ·威尔斯的50块手工制作的面板中的每一块都是由三种绿色玻璃搪瓷混合而成的。当咖啡厅关闭时，一个铝圈网幕位于搪瓷上方，拉在柜台对面。这个丰富而黑暗的调色板被选中坐在博物馆室外空间的无数纹理中，补充了博物馆的传统砖瓦结构、临时设施和花园椭圆形游泳池。

The steel frame has been designed to be flexible to the museum’s needs and can be adjusted and entirely removed for future events and displays. A series of bespoke, green enamel panels run around the base of the café. Each of the 50 handmade panels by specialist manufacturer AJ Wells is individually crafted using a mix of three shades of green vitreous enamel. An aluminum coil mesh curtain sits above the enamel and is drawn across the counter at night when the cafe is closed. This rich, dark palette was chosen to sit within the myriad textures of the museum’s outdoor spaces, complementing the museum’s traditional brickwork, it’s range of temporary installations and the garden’s elliptical pool.

The steel frame has been designed to be flexible to the museum’s needs and can be adjusted and entirely removed for future events and displays. A series of bespoke, green enamel panels run around the base of the café. Each of the 50 handmade panels by specialist manufacturer AJ Wells is individually crafted using a mix of three shades of green vitreous enamel. An aluminum coil mesh curtain sits above the enamel and is drawn across the counter at night when the cafe is closed. This rich, dark palette was chosen to sit within the myriad textures of the museum’s outdoor spaces, complementing the museum’s traditional brickwork, it’s range of temporary installations and the garden’s elliptical pool.

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该项目在3个月内设计，并在2周内建成，代表了客户、设计师和供应商之间的成功合作。为了按时交付该项目，并尽量减少对博物馆的干扰，咖啡馆的大部分元素都是在一夜之间在场外组装的。周密的规划确保减少对现有服务和结构的工程，并确保新的部件在不需要起重机或复杂的起重设备的情况下安全地通过博物馆。

Designed in 3 months and built in just over 2 weeks, the project represents a successful collaboration between client, designers, and suppliers. To deliver the project on time and with minimal disruption to the museum, the majority of the café’s elements were fabricated off-site for installation overnight. Careful planning ensured that works to existing services and structure were reduced and that new elements were designed to be safely carried through the museum without the need for cranes or complex lifting equipment

Designed in 3 months and built in just over 2 weeks, the project represents a successful collaboration between client, designers, and suppliers. To deliver the project on time and with minimal disruption to the museum, the majority of the café’s elements were fabricated off-site for installation overnight. Careful planning ensured that works to existing services and structure were reduced and that new elements were designed to be safely carried through the museum without the need for cranes or complex lifting equipment

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Architects Reed Watts Architects

Location Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom

Area 158.0 m2

Project Year 2018

Photographs Simon Kennedy

Category Pavillion

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