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(C)Mike Sinclai

架构师提供的文本描述。RMTA的设计团队受到挑战，为“财富”500强公司Sprint公司内的一个新实体创造了一个独特的协作空间，打破了传统企业文化和品牌的规则。这个名为Sprint Accelerator的新组织将成为中西部地区技术和创业的灯塔，每年将10家初创公司从世界各地引入堪萨斯城，从事三个月的密集工作，在那里他们将酝酿自己的想法，为医疗行业带来移动软件和应用程序创新。工程人才、高管导师和其他资源将放在同一空间内，以确保初创企业相对于其他行业拥有“不公平”的优势。在为期三个月的项目结束时，初创公司将有机会向多家老牌公司推销自己的理念，让它们有机会获得资金和专业支持。了解了这些需求，设计团队得出结论认为，这个新实体所代表的创意、创新、多样性和市场第一，都需要空间的呼应。

Text description provided by the architects. The design team at RMTA was challenged with creating a unique, collaborative space for a newly forged entity within Fortune 500 company Sprint Corporation, breaking the rules of traditional corporate culture and branding. The new organization, Sprint Accelerator, was to become a beacon for technology and entrepreneurship in the Midwest region, bringing 10 start-up companies each year from around the world into Kansas City for three months of intensive work, where they would incubate their ideas, bringing mobile software and application innovation to the healthcare industry. Engineering talent, executive mentors and other resources would be co-located within the space, to ensure the start-ups have an “unfair” advantage against the rest of the industry. At the conclusion of the three-month program, the start-up companies would have the opportunity to pitch their concepts to a number of established companies for the chance to receive both financial and professional backing. Understanding these needs, the design team concluded that the space needed to echo what this new entity represented – creativity, innovation, diversity and first to market.

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设计团队专注于保持原有的建筑结构，向堪萨斯城市中心十字路口艺术区的百年老建筑致敬，这座建筑最初是1903年以更新和现代化的方式作为一座冰屋建造的。裸露的砖块、木柱、木梁天花板和原始硬木地板都为新空间的工业阁楼外观和感觉做出了贡献。螺柱框架暴露，并连接到天花板，原来的倒立桁架和木梁暴露在管道和管道工程旁边。由于空间的沉重和高度，多加勒被用于整个地区的划分，允许自然日光过滤整个12，000平方英尺的协同工作空间。螺柱框架也可以在多功能隔墙内看到，这也延续了工业主题的结构性曝光。结构砖柱是从以前的改造中用石膏套管拆开的，并增加了厚重的木柱，以适应建筑原有的工业感觉。最初的硬木地板被重新修整并完好无损地留在了入口，在整个空间的其余部分都使用了各种灰色的现代六边形地毯砖，更深的颜色固定在角落和坡度上，作为一种微妙的寻路机制。悬臂式起落架被拆除，用来锚定场地，为共同工作空间内的主要会议区域提供了定义。在悬臂式滑袋中使用多层玻璃条，作为6‘窗户的延续，在沥青区域后面的后壁衬里，通过部分封闭的空间指示日光。

The design team focused on maintaining the original structure, paying tribute to the century-old building in the Crossroads Arts District of downtown Kansas City, originally built as an ice house in 1903, in an updated and modern way. Exposed brick, wood timber columns, wood beam ceilings and original hardwood floors all contributed to the industrial loft look and feel of the new space. Stud framing was left exposed and connects to the ceiling where original inverted truss and wood beam are exposed alongside conduit and ductwork. Because of the heaviness and height of the space, polygal was used to divide areas throughout, allowing natural daylight to filter throughout the 12,000-square-foot co-working space. Stud framing can be seen within the polygal dividing walls as well, continuing the industrial theme of structural exposure. Structural brick columns were unwrapped from gypsum sleeves from a previous remodel, and heavy timber columns were added to match the original industrial feel of building. Original hardwood floors were refinished and left intact in the entryway, and modern hexagon carpet tiles in varying shades of grey were used throughout the rest of the space, with darker colors anchoring corners and gradations acting as a subtle wayfinding mechanism. Cantilevered soffits were brought down and built to anchor pitch areas, providing definition to a main meeting area within the co-working space. Strips of polygal are used in the cantilevered soffits, acting as a continuation of the 6’ windows lining the back wall behind the pitch areas, directing daylight through the partially enclosed space.

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传统的企业品牌认同被搁置一边，因为独特的元素将为Sprint品牌提供微妙的参考，创造性地工作，为新的亚文化的发展留出空间。在大的展区，斯普林特标志被加工成黄色的油漆干墙返回，跨越一段墙和工作到悬臂浸湿，暴露原来的砖结构背后。作为对电信历史的一种认可，20世纪早期的一个电话亭被漆成明亮的，Sprint黄色的，并修改了数据端口和usb连接，既是有趣的弹出艺术，也是功能空间。

Traditional use of corporate branding identity was set aside as unique elements that would provide subtle references to the Sprint brand were creatively worked in, allowing room for a new subculture to be developed. In the large pitch area, the Sprint logo was worked into yellow painted drywall returns, spanning a section of wall and working up into the cantilevered soffit, exposing the original brick structure behind. As a nod to the history of telecommunications, an original early 20th Century telephone booth was painted bright, Sprint yellow and modified with data ports and USB connections, serving as both fun pop-up art and functional space.

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考虑到个人和合作者花在空间上的时间，连续40小时或更长时间，设计团队专注于为协作领域、隐私和便利设施提供适当的平衡，目的是创造一个人们想要的整体空间。几乎每一个表面，从墙壁，台面到桌面，作为一个干擦除板，是可写的，因此，任何想法，突然出现在最终用户的头脑，可以很快记下。增加了一个“忏悔室”，合作者们可以在那里闭门造车一段时间，或者把他们的心倾注到摄像机前。一个完整的洗牌，啤酒水龙头，足球桌，乒乓球桌和休息区与符合人体工程学的椅子和巨大的豆袋椅子也填补了空间。还增加了多个会议室、展区和办公室。项目经理和RMTA架构师马特·墨菲说：“我们希望确保空间激励和促进互动。”

Thinking about the time individuals and collaborators would be spending in the space, 40 or more straight hours, the design team focused on providing the right balance of collaboration areas, spaces for privacy and amenities, with a goal of creating an overall space where people wanted to be. Nearly every surface, from walls to countertops to tabletops, acts as a dry-erase board and is writable, so any idea that pops up into an end-users mind can be quickly jotted down. A “confessional room” was added where collaborators can go behind closed doors for some quiet time or to pour their hearts out to a video camera. A full shuffleboard, beer taps, foosball tables, ping-pong tables and lounge areas with ergonomic chairs and giant beanbag chairs also fill the space. Multiple conference rooms, pitch areas and offices were added as well. “We wanted to make sure the space inspired and promoted interaction,” project manager and RMTA architect Matt Murphy said.

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据“堪萨斯城商业日报”最近的一篇文章称：“Techstar的人-我可以说他们是合作和合作空间的权威-说这是一个世界级的设施，也是他们所见过的最好的合作加速器，”Pinsight Media和Sprint Developer项目的副总裁凯文·麦金尼斯(Kevin McGinnis)说。

“The Techstars guys — who I would say are authorities on co-working and collaborative spaces — said this is a world-class facility and the best co-working accelerator they’ve ever seen,” said Kevin McGinnis, vice president of Pinsight Media+ and the Sprint Developer program, according to a recent Kansas City Business Journal article.

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Architects RMTA

Location Kansas City, MO, USA

Category Offices Interiors

Design Office Rees Masilionis Turley Architecture

Area 12000.0 ft2

Project Year 2014

Photographs Mike Sinclair