The Gables Patalab Architecture

2015-01-08 01:00

 © Lyndon Douglas

林登·道格拉斯

架构师提供的文本描述。这些现存的建筑已经从根本上改变了，完全重新考虑了内部结构，通过建筑的围护层打出了更大的开口，并引入了私人庭院。这将自然光深深地吸引到地板上，丰富了新的住宅用途。

Text description provided by the architects. These existing buildings have been radically transformed by completely rethinking the internal configuration, punching larger openings through the building envelope and introducing private courtyards. This draws natural light deep into the floor plates and enriches the new residential use.

 © Lyndon Douglas

林登·道格拉斯

位于伦敦西北部的一个庭院，坐落在维多利亚时期的露台和主要铁路线之间，这一内陆地点在设计上带来了巨大的挑战。我们的任务是改造和改造一座破旧的工业大院，从20世纪50年代开始，改造成现代住宅。这些建筑物曾经是技工的车库和办公室，如今包括一座宽敞的开放式三卧室住宅和两套一居室公寓。

Located in a north-west London courtyard tucked between a Victorian terrace and main railway lines, this landlocked site presented a great design challenge. Our task was to convert and remodel a run-down industrial compound from the 1950’s into contemporary residential accommodation. The buildings, once a mechanic’s garage and office, today comprise a generous open-plan three-bedroom house and two one-bedroom apartments.

 Ground Floor Plan

从外部看，这些建筑被重新装修，一方面提供了制造空腔墙的机会，从而大大提高了建筑的热性能；另一方面，可以引入一种新的外墙材料，将以前的拼凑形式组合成一个平衡的组合。响应庭院设置的反光立面材料，在直射阳光下闪闪发光，给开发提供了宝石般的外观。闪闪发光的表面随着光照条件的变化而变化，在主庭院中注入了一种令人惊讶和高贵的元素。

Externally the buildings were re-faced, providing on the one hand the opportunity to create cavity walls and hence substantially upgrade the thermal performance; on the other a new façade material could be introduced, uniting what was previously a patchwork arrangement into a balanced composition. Responding to the courtyard setting a reflective façade material was used that glistens in the direct sunlight and give the development a jewel-like appearance. The shimmering surface changes with the light conditions and injects an element of surprise and nobility into the main courtyard.

 © Lyndon Douglas

林登·道格拉斯

庭院中现有的主要材料是砖，用于维多利亚时代露台的后立面。这与维多利亚时代所推崇的华丽的正面高地形成了鲜明的对比。我们的意图是将发展与其设置联系起来，并在这方面取得进展：后方物质关系。因此，我们选择砖瓦作为新住宅单元的庭院面对材料，然而，由于这些高地是新开发项目的正面，我们使用了这种传统材料的最优雅的版本-涂上金属青铜玻璃。沿着后仰角面对铁路线，我们使用了黑色绝缘渲染，扭转维多利亚时代的战略。

The existing predominant material in the courtyard is brick, used on the rear facades of the Victorian terrace. This is in stark contrast to the ornate rendered front elevations, a treatment that Victorians esteemed. Our intention was to connect the development with its setting and pick up on this front : rear material relationship. Therefore we opted for brickwork as the courtyard facing material of the new residential units, however, because these elevations are the front facades of the new development we used the most elegant version of this traditional material – coated with a metallic bronze glazing. Along the rear elevation facing the railway lines we used a dark insulating render, inverting the Victorian strategy.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

为了区分开发的不同部分，使每个建筑都有自己的特色，我们在前面的立面上引入了不对称的山墙。即使是以前的平面拱形通道进入庭院，也抓住了这个主题，并收到了倒山墙。

In order to distinguish the different parts of the development and to give each building its own identity, we introduced asymmetrical gables to the front facing elevations. Even the previously flat vaulted passageway into the courtyard picks up this theme and received an inverted gable.

 © Lyndon Douglas

林登·道格拉斯

砖块也是室内的主要材料，被用作记录建筑物历史的装置。随着墙壁被移动，底层楼板降低，天花板被推上，以使底层的高度最大化，白洗砖墙的粘结度的变化标志着这些元素的先前位置。其结果是一个丰富的纹理内部周长，充满了地方的记忆。这与抛光和粗糙的混凝土饰面，围护天花板和橡木镶板形成鲜明对比。

Brick is also the predominant material within the interior and was used as a device to record the buildings’ history. As walls were moved, ground floor slabs lowered and ceilings pushed up to maximize the height on the ground floor, changes in the bond of the white washed brick walls mark the previous position of these elements. The result is a richly textured internal perimeter, imbued with the memory of place. This is contrasted with polished and rough concrete finishes, a coffered ceiling and Oak paneling.

主住宅的底层可容纳居住、就餐和厨房区域。开放式平面图由三个要素组成：引入自然光线的大开口、设置在抛光混凝土地板上的凹陷的座位面积和通向上层的宽楼梯。

The ground floor of the main residence accommodates the living, dining and kitchen areas. The open floor plan is structured by three elements: large openings bringing in the natural light, a sunken seating area set into the polished concrete floor and a wide staircase leading to the upper floors.