© Jaime Navarro

c.Jaime Navarro

架构师提供的文本描述。埃尔布洛克是一家精品酒店，位于埃斯佩兰萨，别克斯岛南侧一座安静的小镇，距离波多黎各东海岸13公里。该酒店位于埃斯佩兰萨海滨的一个小商业地段。酒店的紧凑形式包括23间客房、一家餐厅、一个带有按摩浴缸的屋顶露台、停车场和服务区。

Text description provided by the architects. El Blok is a boutique hotel located in Esperanza, a quiet town on the south side of the island of Vieques, located 13km off the east coast of Puerto Rico.  The hotel is situated on a small commercial lot along Esperanza’s waterfront. The compact form of the hotel houses a program of 23 guest rooms, a restaurant, a roof terrace with Jacuzzi, parking and service areas.

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西蒙·查普特

从概念上讲，酒店被认为是一块从海洋中移走的珊瑚；灵感来自于离海岸不远的珊瑚礁的形状、密度和孔隙度。酒店的外部由玻璃纤维增强混凝土(GFRC)面板构成，其设计来源于珊瑚。这些面板作为一个连续的屏幕过滤自然光和新鲜空气进入客房的阳台。这些面板和其他建筑孔所创造的自然光的图案，在酒店内部起到了永久变化的装饰作用。一些外部面板开放，可以不间断地看到外部景观。ElBlok曲线形式也参考了加勒比沿岸线和邻近公路的曲折线。

Conceptually the hotel is conceived as a block of coral removed from the sea; inspired by the form, density and porosity of the coral reefs located just off shore.  The exterior of the hotel is made of glass fiber reinforced concrete (GfRC) panels; whose design is derived from corals. These panels act as a continuous screen that filters natural light and fresh air into the balconies of the guest rooms. The patterns of natural light created by these panels and other building apertures act as perpetually changing ornamentation within the hotel.  Some of the exterior panels open to allow for uninterrupted views of the exterior. The curvilinear forms of El Blok also make reference to the sinuous line of the Caribbean shore line and the adjacent road.

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一个暴露的混凝土楼梯进入酒店，就像扇子把你带到二楼，这是由一个宽敞的露台定义的酒店餐厅所在。这个空间既是开放的，又是封闭的，在酒店的外部世界和内部世界之间充当了一个巨大的门槛。客房位于随后的两层楼，围绕着一个中心椭圆形露台，它引用了加勒比的建筑风格。辐射式客房还有助于优化客房的出入，减少出行距离。客房在每间客房的缩影中再现了酒店的有机和可渗透的世界。酒店的顶点是一个屋顶露台，有一个生物发光的预制按摩浴缸和预制的灯光/通风烟囱，这些烟囱也可以用来安装服务管道，并在地平线上建立一个垂直的对位点。

An exposed concrete stair enters the hotel unfolding like a fan that brings you up to the second floor, which is defined by a ample open terrace where the hotel restaurant is located. This space is at once both open and closed, acting as a great threshold between the exterior world and the interior world of the hotel. The guest rooms are on the subsequent two floors and are organized radially around a center oval patio that references the Caribbean architectural vernacular.  The radial organization also serves to optimize access to the guest rooms and reduce travel distance.  The guest rooms recreate the organic and permeable world of the hotel within the microcosm of each room. The hotel culminates in a roof terrace with a bioluminescent pre-fabricated jacuzzi and prefabricated light/ventilation chimneys that also serve to house service pipes and establish a vertical counterpoint on the horizon.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

主体结构是钢筋混凝土，主要暴露在每个空间中，提供了不同的体验。地板上主要覆盖着专门为酒店设计的水工混凝土瓷砖，采用了建筑平面图的灵感和加勒比海盆地的色彩。木制品主要是用当地的木材做的。

The principal structure is reinforced concrete, principally exposed, offering a diverse experience in each space. The floor is covered principally in hydraulic concrete tiles designed specifically for the hotel using a pattern inspired by the building’s floor plan and using the colors of the Caribbean basin.  The woodwork is done largely using local woods.

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c.Jaime Navarro

ElBlok的目标是获得LEED黄金认证。该设计和紧凑的组织结构有助于最大限度地减少物理和生态足迹，该建筑最大限度地利用了自然光和通风。屋顶和墙壁的围护结构具有很高的热效率。此外，屋顶甲板收集雨水以供再利用。

El Blok aims to achieve LEED Gold certification.  The design and compact organization help to minimize the physical and ecological footprint and the building makes maximum use of natural light and ventilation.  The roof and wall envelopes are thermally very efficient.  Additionally the roof deck collects rainwater for reuse. 

 © Jaime Navarro

c.Jaime Navarro

Architects FUSTER + Architects

Location Vieques, Puerto Rico

Category Hotels

Design Team Nataniel Fúster, George Stewart, Heather Crichfield, Sadie Winslow, Eric Barrios, Luis R. Albaladejo, Jose Pagán

Area 2211.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

Photographs Dianne Puliza, Jaime Navarro, Simon Chaput, Nataniel Fuster