架构师提供的文本描述。雷克雅未克的天际线占主导地位，与其说是城市的低层聚集，不如说是远处青山、白山和灰山的背景。因此，天际线的任何增加都必须考虑到其地理和地形背景。在这种情况下，这座建筑面向雷克雅未克湾和对面的埃斯贾山。

Text description provided by the architects. Reykjavik’s skyline is dominated, not so much by the city’s low-level urban massing, but more by the backdrop of blue, white and grey mountains in the distance. Therefore, any addition to the skyline must take its geographical and topographical context into consideration. The building in this case faces the bay of Reykjavík and the mountain Esja across.

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有了这样规模的建筑，很容易让它们的大小脱离城市的环境。这里仔细考虑了外观的细节。这座建筑被一层独特的幕墙所覆盖。它是有凹坑的凹坑，由平面垂直玻璃。它似乎是随机地散落在建筑物的表面上。

With buildings of this scale, it is easy to let their size appear out of context with the city. Here careful consideration is paid to the detail of the façade. The building is wrapped in a unique skin of curtain wall. It is pockmarked with indentations made by the faceted vertical glazing. It appears as though randomly scattered across the surface of the building.

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使用1.5m×35m实心玻璃和可开槽玻璃板的组件，有助于在地理环境中为建筑物铺垫，但也有助于减少建筑物的整体规模。除了利用被动通风，这些独特的可开槽面板，以及隐蔽的天花板安装的滚筒百叶窗，帮助动画本来将是平面气势立面。

The use of components of 1.5m x 3,5m solid glass and openable-slot glazing panels, helps in bedding the building in both the geographical context but also assists in reducing the buildings overall scale. As well as taking advantage of passive ventilation, these unique open-able-slot panels, along with the concealed ceiling-mounted roller blinds, help to animate what would otherwise be flat imposing façades.

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就像从周围的山中凿出的一样，这座建筑可以看上去很坚固，但也可以看不见；反射云彩、水，并在远处的山中伪装它。当从内部点燃时，它可以显示出光和透明，使用户可以瞥见建筑物的使用者，也可以看到城市和山脉以外的地方。

As if hewn from the surrounding mountains, the building can appear solid but equally it can appear invisible; reflecting the clouds, water and camouflaging it against the mountains in the distance. It can appear light and transparent when lit up from the inside, allowing glimpses of the users of the building and to the city and mountains beyond.

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