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(汤姆·阿班)

 © Tom Arban

(汤姆·阿班)

新的圣詹姆斯大教堂中心矗立在圣詹姆斯大教堂的阴影下。城市事务记者克里斯托弗·休谟(Christopher Hume)称，多伦多圣公会教区的新行政和外联总部是“简约和晶莹剔透的奇迹”，这使得该教区得以在多伦多市中心的下东区开展第三个世纪的精神和田园护理。

The new St. James Cathedral Centre stands in the shadow of the Cathedral Church of St. James. The new administrative and outreach headquarters for the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, described by urban affairs journalist Christopher Hume as “a marvel of simplicity and crystalline beauty,” has enabled the Diocese to embark on a third century of spiritual and pastoral care on Toronto’s downtown lower east side.

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爆炸轴测

遗产和当代建筑元素通过当代对建筑形式和空间组织原则的解释有机地结合在一起，这些原则为1854年大教堂提供了信息。战略性的内部装修创造了一个更高效、更灵活的空间，其中包括一个公共会议厅、社区外联室、教区档案馆和图书馆、行政办公室以及为神职人员和访问学者提供的住宅公寓。

Heritage and contemporary architectural elements are organically integrated through a contemporary interpretation of the principles of built form and spatial organization that inform the 1854 Cathedral. Strategic interior renovations have created a more efficient, flexible space which houses a public meeting hall, community outreach rooms, the Diocesan Archives and Library, administrative offices and residential apartments for clergy and visiting scholars.

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中心和大教堂北端之间的铺砌和景观美化的人行道连接了建筑物，并在繁忙的教堂街和绿树成荫的圣詹姆斯公园之间创造了一个沉思的开放空间。晚上，照明中心变得透明，把丝状的光洒进广场和公园-这是大教堂作为社区灯塔的一个美丽的比喻。

The paved and landscaped walkway between the Centre and the north apse of the Cathedral links the buildings and creates a contemplative open space between the bustle of Church Street and leafy St. James Park. At night, the illuminated Centre becomes transparent, spilling filigreed light into the plaza and the Park – a beautiful metaphor for the Cathedral as a beacon in the community.

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圣詹姆斯大教堂是多伦多圣公会教区的礼拜中心。第一座教堂建于1807年，是1812年战争期间的一所医院。目前的大教堂，设计采用哥特式复兴风格，由弗雷德里克威廉坎伯兰，开放于1853年。这是一个指定的遗产遗址和多伦多的圣劳伦斯街区的一个经久不衰的里程碑。

History and Project BriefThe Cathedral Church of St. James is the worship centre of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. The first church on the site was built in 1807, and served as a hospital during the War of 1812. The present Cathedral, designed in the Gothic Revival style by Frederick William Cumberland, was opened in 1853. It is a designated heritage site and an enduring landmark in Toronto’s St. Lawrence neighbourhood.

 Ground Floor Plan

大教堂教区大厦是教区管理和外联计划的所在地，建于1910年，是由达林设计的。

The Cathedral’s Parish House, which houses the Diocese’s administration and outreach programs, was constructed in 1910 from designs by Darling & Pearson Architects, and expanded in 1958 by Mathers & Haldenby Architects. By 2000, the facility had manifested pressing structural and maintenance problems. The Diocese commissioned the architect to undertake an expansion and restoration program to address these issues and the increased demand on its outreach programs. Subsequently, the brief grew to include quarters for the Dean of the Cathedral, accommodations for visiting clergy and researchers, and the Diocesan Archives. The historic fabric of the House was retained, and three levels of new construction tied into it. The re-named St. James Cathedral Centre opened in May 2012.

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该中心设计了其坚定的现代设计，通过对建筑形式和空间组织原则的当代诠释，实现了与教会的和谐，为遗产结构提供了依据。新哥特式建筑特有的光线，通风的内部结构在高度透明的加法中找到了现代的表现，它将阳光带到了修缮和扩建的教区住宅的核心。

DesignDespite its resolutely modern design, the Centre achieves harmony with the Church by offering a contemporary interpretation of the principles of built form and spatial organization that inform the heritage structure. The characteristic light, airy interiors of neo-Gothic architecture find modern expression in the highly transparent addition, which conducts daylight deep into the core of the renovated and expanded Parish House.

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在不锈钢支撑结构上用水平玻璃肋组成的筛网将加成护套。支撑新建筑的结构钢柱是从玻璃墙向后倾斜的，这样就可以将它们解读为设计元素。这座新建筑被记者克里斯托弗·休谟描述为“简约和水晶美的奇迹”，与大教堂的坚固性和质量形成鲜明对比。然而，建筑师对轻型和裸露结构的试验显然受到哥特式复活大教堂的多层和支座的影响。

The addition is sheathed in a screen of horizontal glass ribs carried on a stainless steel supporting structure. The structural steel columns that support the new building are set back from the glass wall, allowing them to be read as a design element. The new structure, described by journalist Christopher Hume as “a marvel of simplicity and crystalline beauty,” contrasts with the solidity and mass of the Cathedral. Nevertheless, the architect’s experimentation with light and exposed structure is clearly influenced by the mullions and buttresses of the Gothic Revival cathedral.

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斯内尔大厅-中心的主要地下公共空间-全玻璃，可以看到教堂街，大教堂和圣詹姆斯公园。推拉门延伸到一个露台上，台阶一直延伸到人行道和铺好的广场。晚上，照明中心以灯笼的形式阅读，把丝丝的光洒进广场和公园-这是对大教堂的牧师角色的一个很好的隐喻。

Snell Hall – the Centre’s principal ground floor public space – is fully glazed, with views out to Church Street, the Cathedral and St. James Park. Sliding doors let out onto a terrace with steps down to the walkway and paved plaza. At night, the illuminated Centre reads as a lantern, spilling filigreed light into the plaza and the Park – a beautiful metaphor for the Cathedral’s pastoral role of outreach and care.

内部装修是战略性的。1910年这座建筑的拱门、柱和砖墙被揭开、喷砂和翻新，为现代建筑提供了一个对立面。地下室和地下容纳公共节目，包括社区外展、合唱团练习场、兽医室、教区档案馆、图书馆和斯内尔厅。更多的私人用途-行政办公室、大教堂院长的公寓、来访的牧师和学者-占据了二楼和三楼。

Interior renovations were strategic. The arches, pilasters and masonry walls of the 1910 structure were uncovered, sandblasted and refurbished, and provide a counterpoint to the modern structure. The basement and ground floor accommodate public programming, including community outreach, choir practice areas, vestry rooms, the Diocesan Archives, the Library, and Snell Hall. More private uses – administrative offices, and apartments for the Cathedral Dean, visiting priests and scholars – occupy the second and third floors.

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中心站在教堂街和阿德莱德街东侧的东南角，就在大教堂北面，直面国王街东。以前，这两座建筑物背靠在一起，与相邻的街道有关，而不是彼此相连.翻修和扩建项目已大大调整了场地的方向。该中心与大教堂北端之间的铺设和景观美化的人行道连接了这两座建筑，并在教堂街和圣詹姆斯公园之间建立了一条新的东西轴线。石灰石、铺路和绿色植物交替排列，标志着最初提议的大教堂足迹，并纪念多伦多早期居民，他们的墓穴没有标记，就躺在通道下面。其结果是一个被庇护的飞地，汇集了大教堂区的田园、精神和行政元素，并将一个亲密的修剪整齐的开放空间与公园更公共的绿地连接起来。

ContextThe Centre stands on the southeast corner of Church Street and Adelaide Street East immediately north of the Cathedral, which faces onto King Street East. Formerly the two buildings stood back-to-back, relating to adjacent streets rather than to one another. The renovation and expansion project has significantly reoriented the site. The paved and landscaped walkway between the Centre and the north apse of the Cathedral links the two structures, and establish a new east-west axis between Church Street and St. James Park. Alternating bands of limestone paving and greenery mark the original proposed footprint of the Cathedral and commemorate the early Toronto residents of whose unmarked graves lie beneath the pathway. The result is a sheltered enclave drawing together the pastoral, spiritual and administrative elements of the Cathedral precinct, and connecting an intimate manicured open space with the more public green space of the Park.

可持续性可持续设计特点包括：

Sustainability Sustainable design features include:

*战略性拆除，保留和重复使用现有教区和教区中心的地基、地下室和底层楼板；必要时，螺旋桩补充现有地基和低于等级的内部结构墙

· Strategic demolition that preserved and re-used the foundations, basement level and ground floor slab of the existing Parish House and Diocesan Centre; where needed, helical piles supplement the existing foundation and interior structural walls below grade

·在现场保存重要的标本树·可渗透的景观设计，以及在南面和东面铺设当地来源的石灰石铺路和植物·水平玻璃防晒霜；灯具上的运动感应器；高反照率TPO屋顶膜；热性能升级，包括喷雾泡沫保温、蒸汽屏障和新的室内装修，达到现行标准，但不损害传统砖石的性能。

· Preservation of significant specimen trees on site · Permeable landscaping, and locally sourced limestone paving and plantings · Horizontal glass sunscreens on the south and east facades · Motion sensors on light fixtures · High albedo TPO roof membrane · Thermal performance upgrade includes spray foam insulation, vapour barrier and new interior finishes, meeting current standards without undermining the performance of heritage masonry.

Architects architectsAlliance

Location 65 King Street East, Toronto, ON M5C 1G3, Canada

Category Renovation

Architect in Charge Peter Clewes

Design Architect Heather Rolleston

Project Architect Robert Cadeau

Design Team Masoud Mahboubullah, Javier Viteri

Area 2355.0 sqm

Project Year 2012

Photographs Tom Arban