架构师提供的文本描述。江苏省淮安市石连化工厂“水上建筑”落成典礼将于2014年8月30日举行。这将是著名建筑师和1992年普利茨克奖得主Álvaro Siza在中国推出的第一件作品。

Text description provided by the architects. The inauguration of “The Building On the Water” of the Shihlien Chemical plant in Huai’An City, Jiangsu Province, will be held on August 30, 2014. This will be the first work unveiled in China by celebrated architect and 1992 Pritzker Prize winner Álvaro Siza.

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位于江苏省淮安市新盐业工业园区内的江苏石连化工有限公司。是世界上最大的纯碱和氯化铵联合生产工厂之一。工厂占地两平方公里，拥有世界上最先进的制造工艺和技术。

Located in the New Salt Industrial Park of Huai’An City, Jiangsu Province, Shihlien Chemical Industrial Jiangsu Co. is one of the world’s largest combined soda ash and ammonium chloride production plants. The plant covers an area of two square kilometers and employs the world’s most advanced manufacturing processes and technologies.

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早在2009年，石连化工董事长Por-Shih Lin就设想在这个庞大的工业综合体的10万平米人工湖(和蓄水池)上建造一座办公楼。为了实现这一富有远见的计划，他邀请了国际知名建筑师Álvaro Siza领导设计团队。其理念是创建一座建筑，它将与玻璃、水的制造过程中最重要的元素无缝地融合在一起，同时为石连工厂建立一个世界级的建筑轮廓。这座建筑也代表了这位著名建筑师在中国的第一个项目。

As early as in 2009, Shihlien Chemical Chairman Por-Shih Lin envisioned creating an office building over the 100,000m2 artificial lake (and water reservoir) of the vast industrial complex. To realize this visionary plan, he invited internationally renowned architect Álvaro Siza to head the design team. The concept was to create a building that would blend seamlessly with the most important element in the manufacturing process of glass, water, at the same time establishing a world-class architectural profile for the Shihlien plant. The building also represents the renowned architect’s first project in China.

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对Álvaro Siza来说，水上建筑是一个全新的项目.这座水上建筑花了四年的时间来设计和建造。这座建筑是用白色外露混凝土精心建造的，其原始曲线的长度超过300米，由水面以上两层组成，总建筑面积约为1.1万平方米。

Over-water construction was an entirely new venture for Álvaro Siza. The Building On the Water took four years to design and construct. Meticulously built in white exposed concrete, the building’s pristine curvilinear form measures over 300m in length, comprising two levels above water and a total built floor area of approximately 11,000 sqm.

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仿佛唤起了一条栩栩如生的巨龙，优雅地在水面上平静下来，这座建筑的轮廓轻轻地起伏。形态自身扭曲，脱离常规，这是一个独立的实体，与工厂综合体的正交形状形成鲜明对比。纵横弯曲的几何图形，桥梁连接空间，水平和体积。该设计充分利用其诗意的设置和自然光。在不断与环境的相互作用-无论是水的变化的颜色和反射，或不同色调的光和阴影，建筑显示出多种变化的肤色。无论是从陆地、水还是空气的角度来看，这座优雅的建筑都传达着一种宁静的美，当混凝土和物质接触到流体和虚幻的空气时，就会产生一种安静的美。

As if evoking a life-like dragon, elegantly poised over water, the contours of this building gently undulates. Contorting itself, the form escapes from convention, an autonomous entity contrasting with the orthogonal shapes of the factory complex. Crisscrossing the curving geometries, bridges interconnect spaces, levels and volumes. The design takes full advantage of its poetic setting and natural light. In constant interplay with the environment – whether it is the changing hues and reflections of the water, or varying tones of light and shadow, the building manifests a multitude of changing complexions. Whether viewed from land, water or air, the elegant building conveys a quiet beauty achieved when the concrete and substantial comes in contact with the fluid and ethereal.

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正如石连化工董事长林宝诗所说：“西扎先生一直坚持人与环境和谐的设计理念。这座建筑巧妙地与水景和植物园融为一体。作为Álvaro Siza在中国的第一个项目，它将对中国未来的工厂设计产生启发，并因此而具有重要意义。“

As Shihlien Chemical Chairman Por-Shih Lin puts it: “Mr. Siza has always upheld the design concept of establishing harmony between man and the environment. This building ingeniously blends with the waterscape and plant grounds. As the first project in China by Álvaro Siza, it will be an inspiration for future industrial plant designs in the country and is truly significant for that reason.”

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