© Jeffrey Totaro

.Jeffrey Totaro

架构师提供的文本描述。蒙茅斯战场州立公园游客中心是一个通往历史战场的入口和方向，在美国独立战争中占据着突出的位置。这座建筑以一座更加开放的展馆取代了一座未得到充分利用的建筑，为“两百周年纪念”建造了一座建筑，将战场景观作为一件重要的艺术品。

Text description provided by the architects. Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center is a portal and orientation to a historic battlefield that figured prominently in the American Revolutionary War.  The building replaces an underutilized structure built for the Bicentennial with a more open pavilion that places primacy on the landscape of the battlefield as an important artifact.

 © Jeffrey Totaro

.Jeffrey Totaro

展馆的选址和大量使用大面积的玻璃，极大地改变了游客的体验，也改变了以前模糊的战场景观。坐落在俯瞰战地的科姆斯山(Combs Hill)的山顶上，展馆被认为是一座现代的原始小屋，它的立足点是圣殿，但它的外观却很小。就像山顶上的浮云一样，游客中心是一层楼高的建筑，它创造了一个悬挑的屋顶太阳能遮阳罩，它构成了视图的框架，并保护展品不受阳光的照射。除了太阳能遮阳之外，该设计还纳入了一些可持续的功能，以获得LEED黄金认证。外壳的大部分外部是三层玻璃低e层合玻璃单元，允许最大的视野，但尽量减少热量的增加和损失。新的游客中心发生在现有场地的范围内，土地不会受到额外的干扰而开始这项工程。

Through its siting and generous use of large expanses of glass, the pavilion dramatically changes the visitor experience and frames views of the battlefield that were previously obscured.  Sited at the top of Combs Hill overlooking the Battlefield, the pavilion is conceived as a modern day primitive hut, templar in its siting, but diminutive in its appearance. Like a floating cloud above the summit, the visitor center is a one story structure that creates a cantilevered roof solar shade that frames views and protects the exhibits from the sun. In addition to the solar shade, the design incorporates a number of sustainable features in achieving a LEED Gold certification. The majority of the exterior of the enclosure is triple glazed low-e laminated glazing units permitting the maximum views, but minimizing heat gain and lost. The new visitor center occurs within the bounds of the existing site and land is not additionally disturbed to commence with this project.

 © James D’ Addio

詹姆斯·D‘Addio

 Floor Plan

 © James D’ Addio

詹姆斯·D‘Addio

新的游客中心和翻新后的现有建筑部分采用地热系统进行加热和冷却。雨水被收集在屋顶上，并在游客中心入口被引导成一个雨花园特色。天然草本植物和植物区系被种植在邻近的结构，以尽量减少维护，并鼓励本地鸟类和爬行动物再次生活在科姆斯山顶部。

The new visitor center and renovated portions of the existing building is heated and cooled with a geo-thermal system. Rain water is collected on the roof and is channeled into a rain garden feature at the entry to the visitor center. Natural grasses and flora are planted adjacent to the structure to minimize maintenance and to encourage indigenous birds and reptiles to live on top of Combs Hill again.

 © Jeffrey Totaro

.Jeffrey Totaro

 © Jeffrey Totaro

.Jeffrey Totaro

Architects ikon.5 architects

Location Manalapan Township, NJ, USA

Category Visitor Center

Architect in Charge ikon.5 architects, Princeton New Jersey

Area 10000.0 ft2

Photographs Jeffrey Totaro, James D’ Addio