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架构师提供的文本描述。莲花大厦和占地3.5公顷的人民公园位于武进市中心，位于中国江苏常州蓬勃发展的南区，被设计成一个文化锚和城市地标，象征着地方政府的雄心和未来抱负。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in the heart of Wujin, the burgeoning southern district of Changzhou, Jiangsu PRC, the Lotus Building and the 3.5 hectare People’s Park has been designed to act as a cultural anchor and civic landmark - establishing a symbolic commitment of the local government’s ambitions and future aspirations.

该简报呼吁建立一个公共建筑和公园，以体现独特的各种公民节点和公共空间。莲花大厦是现有双层地下市政设施的补充，位于现有的人工湖之下。大楼内设有规划局的部分单位，以及新的展览厅、会议室和会议中心。

The brief called for a public building and park that would embody a unique variety of civic nodes and public spaces. The Lotus Building is an addition to an existing double storey subterranean municipal facility situated beneath an existing artificial lake. The building houses parts of the planning bureau as well as new exhibition halls meeting rooms and conference centres.

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这座建筑的物理形态取决于是否需要建立一种具有独特存在的结构；一座城市中的一块文字可以像许多其他快速发展的中国城市一样，以匿名的形式出现。最终，这一发展寻求促进参与，建立对地方的所有权，建立与社区的联系，并诱使其人民留下来、兴旺发达，而不是被吸引走。这一里程碑旨在给社区带来长寿和深度，为该地区的建筑雄心制定新的标准，并促进进一步的城市发展。

The physical form of the building has been determined by the need to create a structure which has a distinctive presence; a character piece in a city can be in parts anonymous like so many other rapidly developing Chinese cities. The development, ultimately, seeks to generate participation, to build an ownership of place that builds ties to the community and entices its people to stay and flourish and not to be drawn away. This landmark aims to bring longevity and depth to the community; to set a new standard for architectural ambition in the area and stimulate further urban development.

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被认为是一种有人居住的雕塑形式，自然地从湖中出现；游客从下面进入，并受到一座大教堂的欢迎，就像空间的启示一样。无论天气如何，色彩和光线结合在一起，创造出一种明亮而令人振奋的室内气氛。过渡和分级的颜色被应用到花瓣肋骨的一侧，只在结构的边缘产生一种深浅的色调。手工放置和各种不同的白色，米色和不锈钢六角马赛克瓷砖完成覆盖所有的外部和内部表面；无缝合并，以创造一个连续的形式与Studio505的定制7米高的吊灯在顶端，成为关注的焦点，内外。

Conceived as an inhabited sculptural form, emerging naturally from the lake; the visitor enters from beneath and is greeted with a cathedral like revelation of space. Colour and light combine and illuminate, creating a bright and uplifting interior atmosphere, no matter the weather. Transitioned and graded colour is applied to the side of the petal ribs, creating a deep hue only at the edge of the structure. Hand laid and varied white, beige and stainless steel hexagon mosaic tile finishes cover all external and internal surfaces; merging seamlessly to create a continuous form with studio505’s bespoke 7m high suspended chandelier at the apex, becoming the focus of attention, inside and out.

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该项目旨在将能源消耗降到最低-超过2500座地热堆通过人工湖的底部，整个湖水团和下面的地面被用来为莲花和湖底两层建筑提供预冷(夏季)和预热(冬季)空调系统。该项目也是混合模式，自然通风和利用蒸发冷却从湖面驱动热烟囱内的主要花荚。

The project has been designed to minimise energy usage- with over 2500 geothermal piles driven through the base of the artificial lake, The entire lake water mass and ground beneath is utilised to pre-cool (summer) and pre-warm (winter) the air conditioning systems for both the lotus and the two storey building beneath the lake. The project is also mixed mode and naturally ventilated and utilises evaporative cooling from the lake surface to drive a thermal chimney within the main flower pod.

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Studio505的设计创造了一个充满活力的公共领域；关键是一个夜间照明系统，它可以容纳一系列变化的自然色彩组合20秒，然后慢慢过渡到下一个场景超过10秒。莲花中心和人民公园已经成为武进最受欢迎的地标之一，为城市的社会和文化生活做出了持续的贡献。

studio505’s design creates a vibrant public realm; key to which is a night lighting system devised to hold a series of changing natural colour combinations for 20 seconds before slowly transitioning to the next scene over 10 seconds. The Lotus Centre and People’s Park has become one of the most popular landmarks in Wujin with a sustained contribution to the social and cultural life of the city.

Architects studio505

Location Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China

Category Public Architecture

Project Year 2013

Photographs John Gollings