架构师提供的文本描述。该救济院是位于运河旁边的一个复杂建筑的一部分，由于其特殊的类型和物化，它具有非常原始和独特的特征。与传统的工业“盒子”不同的是，济贫院的规划结构相当奇特：包括车库、车间、办公室和看门人。

Text description provided by the architects. The workhouse is part of a complex situated alongside the canal which has a very original and distinct character thanks to its special typology and materialisation. Unlike traditional industrial ‘boxes’, the workhouse’s programmatic mix is rather peculiar: it includes a garage, workshops, offices and a caretaker’s

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作为处理由此产生的背景、财政和方案制约因素的起点，对简要说明进行了仔细分析。拟议预算非常有限，因此是选定的设计战略中的一个决定性因素。通过将存储区域整合到整体容量中，济贫院实际上是倾斜了更多的物质，从而避免了随机存储。要求在该地区周围的围栏“缩小”，作为保护，对抗廉价的三元乙丙橡胶外壳的建筑物。

As a starting point for dealing with the resulting contextual, financial and programmatic constraints, the brief was carefully analysed. The proposed budget was very limited and was therefore a determining factor in the chosen design strategy. By integrating the storage area within the overall volume, the workhouse is literally leant more substance, sparing the site from random storage. The requested fence around the area ‘shrinks”, as protection, up against the inexpensive EPDM shell of the building.

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不是为建筑物选择标准高度，而是根据不同的功能及其各自的要求选择不同的轮廓。建筑的侧面为更多的雕塑处理让路，增强了建筑的表现力，同时将外部与主要功能区连接起来。这些干预措施的结果是一座具有强烈特色的建筑，它保留了周围景观的开放性。

Instead of choosing a standard height for the building, a differentiating profile was chosen in line with the divergent functions and their respective requirements. The side of the building made way for a more sculptural treatment, boosting the building’s expressive character while linking the exterior to the main functional areas. The result of these interventions is a building with a strong identity which retains the open character of the surrounding landscape

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