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架构师提供的文本描述。VDTA与威斯康星州最重要的开发商麦迪逊(Madison)的工作关系跨越了20多年。在此期间，VDTA受托在麦迪逊市中心的许多设计任务，主要集中在写字楼，零售和停车场的发展，包括新的和翻新，但从来没有为一个住宅。

Text description provided by the architects. VDTA’s working relationship with Madison, Wisconsin’s premier developer, Urban Land Interests (ULI), spans over twenty years. During that time, VDTA was commissioned for many design assignments in Madison’s city center mainly focusing on office buildings, retail and parking developments, both new and renovation, but never for a residential building.

当ULI获得了位于麦迪逊市中心附近一个现有ULI住宅项目附近的一块土地的控制权-将以前的烟草仓库改造成市价出租公寓时，VDTA被要求考虑创建一套豪华出租公寓的艰难挑战，以最大限度地发挥该网站的潜力。另一位建筑师，以前由ULI委托，准备了一个设计是平淡无奇的，传统的，未能优化网站的使用。

When ULI got control of a parcel that sat adjacent to an existing ULI residential project near downtown Madison – an adaptive re-use of former tobacco warehouses into market-rate rental apartments – VDTA was asked to consider the difficult challenge of creating a luxury rental apartment development that maximized the site’s potential. Another architect, previously commissioned by ULI, prepared a design that was underwhelming, conventional and failed to optimize the site use.

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这片1.7英亩的土地曾是当地总承包商的一个材料储存场。它是未使用和过度生长，但最好的位置。该网站各方面的邻近用途要求作出明确和具体的反应。在北边坐落着烟草广场的公寓-两座历史悠久的砖石建筑，最初是用来存放当地种植的烟草的，它们彼此平行，共享着七十七号的工地入口。南边是一个未充分利用的城市公园，这是邻近布里廷厄姆公园的附属部分，由普鲁德费特街隔开，可欣赏到莫诺纳湾和莫诺纳湖的景色。

The 1.7 acre site was a former material storage yard for a local general contractor. It was unused and overgrown but optimally located. The neighboring uses on all sides of the site required a distinct and specific response. On the north site edge sits the Tobacco Lofts apartments – two historic long brick masonry buildings, originally used to warehouse locally grown tobacco, that parallel each other and share Seven27’s site entry drive. On the south edge is an underutilized city park, an adjunct portion of the neighboring Brittingham Park, separated by Proudfit Street, with views to Monona Bay and Lake Monona.

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东边的特色是城市交通繁忙的西南通勤自行车道，它的长度，也是沿着一条活跃的铁路线。此外，这个网站的边缘面对市中心的天际线和莫诺纳湖，以及更直接和近期的低层办公室和工作现场的发展。西边是历史悠久的巴塞特社区，集小规模、一层和两层楼为一体的单户型住宅。网站的每一个边缘面对一个独特的条件，将需要一个独特的设计反应网格与上下文。

The east edge features the city’s heavily traveled Southwest Commuter bike path which, for the length of the site, also runs along an active railroad line. Additionally, this site edge faces the downtown skyline and Lake Monona as well as more immediate and recent low-rise office and work-live developments. To the west is the historic Bassett Neighborhood, a collection of established small scale, 1 and 2 story single family homes. Every edge of the site faced a unique condition and would require a unique design response to mesh with the context.

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VDTA的设计不仅解决了每一个场地边缘的上下文条件，而且比以前提出的设计方案多出20个公寓单元。该建筑的设计-一个U形的平面，有不同高度的翅膀-是面向南方的看法海湾和湖泊，以及最佳的进入日光和自然通风。西面，走下三层楼，它的聚集被塑造成更小的“房子大小”的元素，以最好地模仿街对面的独户住宅。形成“U”的两个翅膀，创造出一个构成景观庭院的手臂-紧靠城市公园的延伸-将绿色空间包含在建筑物的中心，用公共的绿色屋顶和露台覆盖地下停车场。

Not only does VDTA’s design for Seven27 address the contextual conditions of each site edge but is also achieves twenty more apartment units than previous design solutions proposed. The design for the building - a U-shaped plan with varying height wings - is oriented toward the south for views to the bay and lake, as well as optimum access to daylight and natural ventilation. The western face, steps down to 3-stories and its massing is shaped to smaller “house-sized” elements to best mimic the single-family homes across the street. The two wings forming the “U”, create arms that form a landscaped courtyard -- an extension of the abutting city parkland -- embracing green space into the center of the building and covering the underground parking with a communal use green roof and terrace.

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7月27日的设计创造了一个对话与邻近的烟草Lofts通过建筑物的高度，集中和实质性-一个4层的棕色砖块外墙中介的高度，两个阁楼仓库与他们的奶油色砖石。沿着东方，反射了铁轨和自行车道的能量，是七十七号最长的机翼，呼应着烟草阁楼仓库建筑的直线方向。

Seven27’s design creates a dialogue with the neighboring Tobacco Lofts through the building’s height, massing and materiality – a 4-story tan colored brick façade mediates the height of the two loft warehouse buildings with their cream colored masonry. Along the east, mirroring the energy of the railroad tracks and bike path, is Seven27’s longest wing, echoing the linear orientation of the Tobacco Loft’s warehouse buildings.

VDTA的可持续核心理念的影响可以在整个设计过程中找到。雨花园位于庭院的南面，从屋顶的顶部收集排水沟，让雨水渗入地下水位。一个大的绿色屋顶占据了有盖车库的一部分，其设计目的是无缝地融入邻近的地形，同时为建筑居民提供一个娱乐和聚集的区域。

VDTA’s sustainable core philosophies influence can be found throughout the design. Rain gardens, located just south of the courtyard, collect the outfall from the roof leaders and allowing it to permeate back into the water table. A large green roof occupies a portion of the covered garage and is designed to seamlessly merge into the adjacent terrain, while providing a recreation and gathering area for the building residents.

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该小组利用该地点靠近市中心地区以及公共交通和娱乐活动的优势，设计了该项目，减少了市场上的停车位，并辅之以比该地区常见的更多自行车储藏室。

Taking advantage of the site’s proximity to the downtown area, as well as public transportation and recreational activities, the team designed the project with a reduced level of parking from the market and supplemented with significantly more bike storage than is commonplace in the area.

住宅单位的设计有一个高效的平面图，最大限度地减少了整个建筑的足迹。此外，大型高性能的玻璃单元位于所有的单位，允许采光，而不考虑视线。这些窗户也有助于提高利用自然通风的能力。虽然建筑围护结构因上下文而异，但其性能是一致的、高的。外部刚性绝缘加上柱间绝缘提供了一个高R值的墙壁，允许在单位内的能源使用最小化。分区热水辐射地板嵌入地板，以提供有效的温度控制，并规定连接现有的毗邻地热田已纳入设计。

The residential units are designed with a highly efficient floor plans, minimizing the overall footprint of the building. In addition, large high performance glazing units are located in all units, allowing for daylighting regardless of view. These windows also contribute to an increased ability to utilize natural ventilation. While the building envelope construction varies depending on context, the performance is consistent and high. Exterior rigid insulation coupled with inter-stud batt insulation provides walls with a high R value, allowing for minimized energy usage within the units. Zoned hot water radiant flooring is embedded in the floor to provide efficient temperature control, and provisions to connect to the existing adjacent geothermal fields have been included incorporated into the design.

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Architects Valerio Dewalt Train Associates

Location Madison, WI, USA

Category Apartments

Area 176749.0 ft2

Project Year 2014

Photographs Barbara Karant, Mike Rebholz