架构师提供的文本描述。航行中心是西北大学校园与密西根湖海岸线上壮观的地理位置之间最直接的联系。就在海边的海边，帆船中心是大学校际帆船队和学生帆船班的所在地。LEED黄金认证大楼由交错块组成(帆船办公室和前面的船只和齿轮的“车库”)；学习中心和更衣室后面)连接一个充满光线的玻璃盒，其中包含进入区。

Text description provided by the architects. The Sailing Center is Northwestern's most direct connection between the campus and its spectacular location on the shoreline of Lake Michigan.  Right on the beach at the water's edge, the Sailing Center is home to the University's intercollegiate sailing team and its student sailing classes.  The LEED Gold Certified building is composed of staggered blocks (the sailing office and a “garage” for boats and gear in front; the learning center and locker rooms behind) linked by a light-filled glass box containing the entry area. 

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为了适应密西根湖广阔的地平线，为了让后面的建筑物能欣赏海岸线的景色，这些砖块一直长而低。坚固的混凝土墙被粗糙的木板压花了。留下水平的山脊，形成柔和的影子，暗示着隔板在阳光下的风化。帆船比赛的核心是半透明的深紫色塑料面板，这是Nu的官方颜色。它向上或滑动，直接打开海滩发射区域，用它的草皮地毯烘干船帆-在航行季节向南12英里的芝加哥天际线的景色，然后把建筑物扣上扣子，堆在高高的地方，堆满了储存的船只和装备，过冬时，可以看到芝加哥的天际线。

 The blocks were kept long and low to fit into Lake Michigan's immense horizon and to allow future buildings behind to enjoy shoreline views.  Their rugged concrete walls are embossed by the rough boards that made them, leaving horizontal ridges that create gentle shadow play and hint at clapboards weathering in the sun.  The sailing program's competitive athletic core is blazoned by translucent plastic panels of deep purple, NU's official color, that fold upward or slide sideways to open directly to the beach launch area with its Astroturf carpet for drying sails---revealing a view of the Chicago skyline 12 miles to the south during the sailing season and then buttoning up the building, piled high with stored boats and gear, for the winter.

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