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架构师提供的文本描述。木结构校舍重建工程由欧罗巴·诺斯特拉基金会于2001年发起。该项目的目的是提请公众注意保护被忽视的木制建筑遗产，通过开发一个实例，揭示里加木结构建筑的独特品质，并展示其更新的当代方式。十年后，欧洲区域发展基金资助了该项目，才开始重建工作。

Text description provided by the architects. The reconstruction project of the wooden school building was initiated by Europa Nostra foundation in 2001. The purpose of the project was to draw public attention to preservation of neglected wooden architecture heritage by developing an example which would reveal the unique qualities of Riga’s wooden buildings and show contemporary way to their renovation. It was possible to start the reconstruction work only ten years later when European Regional Development Fund financed the project.

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前卡特里娜学校建于1820年。它是里加最古老的木制学校建筑，两百年来一直保留着它的教育功能，现在是里加设计与艺术学院的所在地。翻修工程的主要目的是恢复19世纪早期木结构建筑的存在，使其尽可能接近原貌。要做到这一点，就必须分析、理解和揭示历史规模、功能和细节的统一性，以使建筑尽可能柔和地适应现代学校的功能需求。为了确保历史建筑的可持续性和合理利用，无论是现在还是将来，所选择的修复方法都可以被定义为前景语义和背景功能。

The former Katrina School was built in 1820. It is the oldest wooden school building in Riga, which for two hundred years has retained its educational function, now housing Riga School of Design and Art. The main objective of the renovation project was to restore the architectonic presence of the early 19th century wooden building as close to the original as possible. To this end, it was essential to analyze, understand and reveal the historical size, functions and unity of detail so as to adapt the building to the functional needs of a modern school as gently as possible. To ensure sustainability and rational use of the historical building both at present and in the future, the chosen renovation approach could be formulated as foreground semantics and background functionality.

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第一项任务是整理建筑物的平面图，这意味着揭露在多次翻修过程中形成的迷宫之下的严格结构和对称轴。建筑中另一个让人产生某种感觉的因素是旧的天然材料，首先是木材，它揭露和整理了建筑的内在特性，无疑决定了室内的氛围。第三个方面涉及增加全新的要素、形式和材料的决定。这栋建筑现在有两个新的木制楼梯，木制和铝制建筑的玻璃横墙和铝制天窗。所有这些都可以从内部的角度来解读，因为这是对新时代的一种贡献。这些都是简洁地完成的，没有抄袭建筑物的历史细节。后半段的后院扩建被拆除，原貌的原木正面被翻新。用S形粘土砖和油漆屋顶铁板修复屋顶。

The first task was to put the floor plans of the building in order, which meant uncovering the strict structure and symmetrical axes buried under the labyrinth formed in the course of the multiple renovations. Another factor that contributed to a certain feeling in the building was the old natural materials, first and foremost, the wood, which, uncovered and tidied up, revealed its built-in qualities and undoubtedly determines the atmosphere of the interior. The third aspect involved decisions regarding the addition of completely new elements, forms and materials. The building now has two new wooden staircases, glass crosswalls in wooden and aluminium constructions and aluminium skylights. All of these can be read in the context of the interior as a contribution of the new era. These were completed laconically, without copying the historical details of the building. The backyard extensions of later periods were demolished and the log facades in their original look were renovated. The roof with S shaped clay tiles and painted roofing iron was restored.

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木屋内部的概念是根据建筑评价中得出的结论而形成的，即房间一直很简单。木炉取暖是改造理念的重要组成部分。大楼从来没有集中供暖，因此学校的行政管理和设计组完全同意：即使在建筑物翻新后，也必须保留木炉取暖。

The concept of the interior for the wooden house was formed from the conclusion arrived at during the evaluation of the building that the rooms have always been very simple. Heating by woodstove was a very important part of the renovation concept. The building has never had central heating, therefore the administration of the school and the design team were in complete agreement: heating by woodstove must be retained even after the renovation of the building.

建筑的特殊感是由环境与建筑元素的和谐交融和艺术学校环境的附加价值创造出来的。真实性的感觉产生于许多小的决定和细节，这些决定和细节共同构成了艺术作品的整体。

The special feel of the building is created by the harmonious blend between the environment and constructed elements with the added value of the ambience of an art school. The feeling of authenticity results from many small decisions and details that altogether form the totality of the work of art.

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Architects Zaigas Gailes birojs

Location Lāčplēša iela 55, Latgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1011, Latvia

Category Refurbishment

Architect in Charge Zaiga Gaile, Liene Griezīte, Iveta Cibule, Ingmārs Atavs, Ineta Solzemniece-Saleniece, Dāvis Gasuls, Kristīne Riba

Area 897.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Ansis Starks