架构师提供的文本描述。友谊之家位于尤斯顿道保护区内，是英国宗教之友协会(贵格会)的所在地。1927年，休伯特·利德贝德的这座二级建筑获得了RIBA铜奖。中心空间是大型会议厅，可容纳1200人。它专为年度会议(教友会年会)设计，每年仍用于这一目的。

Text description provided by the architects. Friends House lies within the Euston Road Conservation Area is the home of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain. The Grade II building by Hubert Lidbetter won the RIBA Bronze Medal in 1927. The central space is the Large Meeting House, seating 1,200. Designed for Yearly Meeting (the annual gathering of Quakers), it is still used for this purpose once a year.

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在我们翻修之前，舞台的景色受到损害，座位很不舒服，阳台区域大部分没有使用，因为它们阻碍了人们充分参与礼拜或世俗活动。新计划现正回应之友会、残疾人士及其他使用者的需要。我们的愿景是创造一个表达英国贵格会的价值观的地方，并将大型会议厅变成一个多功能、可访问和可持续的空间。

Prior to our refurbishment, views of the stage were compromised, seats were uncomfortable and the balcony areas largely unused as they deterred full participation in worship or in secular events. The new scheme now responds to the needs of the Society of Friends, those with disabilities and other users. Our vision was to create a place that expresses the values of the Quakers in Britain and transformed the Large Meeting House into a versatile, accessible and sustainable space.

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之友之家的外联和社会方案为卡姆登当地社区提供了相当多的资源，大型会议之家被出租给学生、社区和政治团体。翻修后的空间移除了一个不敏感的插入天花板，重新配置意味着该空间现在可以适应一系列外联工作。

The outreach and social programmes at Friends House offer a considerable resource to the local community of Camden and the Large Meeting House is hired out to student, community and political groups. The refurbished space removes an insensitively inserted ceiling, and the reconfiguration means that the space is now adaptable to suit a range of outreach work.

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贵格会致力于成为一个低碳，可持续的社区，新的空间是被动通风，使建筑尽可能可持续，考虑到它的年龄。

Quakers are committed to becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community and the new space is passively ventilated, making the building as sustainable as possible, considering its age.

重新设计创造了一个更连贯的空间，不间断的前排座位现在创造了一个更加统一的聚会空间。该计划为残疾人-不仅是轮椅使用者，而且还有视力和听力有困难的人-的使用提供便利。旧的横冲式地板是不符合DDA标准的，台阶参差不齐，拥挤不堪，陈旧的座位让人难以进入，而画廊并不是所有人都能进入的。我们的设计创造了一个更大的平铺面积在底层与灵活的中央区域安排，使它能够安装卡巴莱式座位与桌子，展览空间，管弦乐团和舞蹈活动，以及传统的演讲厅布局。

The redesign creates a more coherent space, with unbroken raked seating now creating a more unified gathering space. The scheme facilitates use by those with disabilities – not just wheelchair users but also people with sight and hearing difficulties. The old ramped floor was non-DDA compliant, steps were uneven and cramped, and dated seating made access challenging, while the galleries were not accessible to all. Our design creates a larger flat-floored area at ground floor level with a flexible arrangement of the central area, making it possible to install cabaret type seating with tables, exhibition space, orchestral and dance events in the space as well as the conventional lecture-theatre layout.

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重新配置的空间中最引人注目的元素之一是戏剧性的屋顶灯光，它让内部的体积充满了日光。这支队伍的灵感来自于美国艺术家詹姆斯·特雷尔(JamesTurrell)的作品(他一生都是教友会)，他的作品以光和空间而闻名。我们参照特雷尔的作品开发了天窗设计-大型会议厅上方的新玻璃天窗唤起了强大的相互作用，把天空拉到了新空间的中心。

One of the most striking elements of the reconfigured space is the dramatic roof-light, flooding the internal volume with daylight. The team was inspired by the work of James Turrell, an American artist (and lifelong Quaker) acclaimed for his work with light and space. We have developed the rooflight design with reference to Turrell’s work – the new glass rooflight above the Large Meeting House evokes a powerful interplay, drawing the sky down into the heart of the renewed space.

我们的意图是创造一种气氛，以反映和表达贵格会寻求在平等、尊重环境、公正、简单与和平的基础上生活的价值观。大型会议厅已被改造成一个包容的集会空间，是平静和明亮的。

Our intention has been to create an atmosphere that reflects and expresses the values by which Quakers seek to live their lives based on equality, respect for the environment, justice, simplicity and peace. The Large Meeting House has been transformed into an inclusive congregation space that is calm and luminous.

Architects John McAslan + Partners

Location London, United Kingdom

Category Interiors Architecture

Design Team John McAslan + Partners, Max Fordham, Walsh Group, Stephen Cuddy, Anne Minors Performance Consultants, Westco Partnership

Area 2500.0 sqm

Project Year 2014