架构师提供的文本描述。研究表明，低收入少数群体社区往往缺乏高质量的公共设施，包括开展体育活动的安全场所。在历史上的非裔美国人FT社区中，情况已不再如此。华盛顿，医学博士，南方区域技术

Text description provided by the architects. Research has shown that low income minority communities often lack access to good quality public facilities, including safe places to be physically active. This is no longer the case in the historically African American community of Ft. Washington, MD, where the Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex has set a new benchmark for similar facilities throughout the region. National Institutes of Health studies show that limited access to opportunities for physical activity is a risk factor for obesity, which is especially high in African American populations, where more than 50% of adults are obese, compared with 35 percent of their non-Hispanic white counterparts. Similarily, according to the National Council on Aging, 25 percent of older adults experience some form of a mental disorder, including anxiety, depression and dementia resulting from declining health, loss of independence, and being lonely. This trend is set to double by 2030. The mission of the new 40,000 SF Tech Rec facility is to improve health and wellness – including social interaction and healthy living – for people of all ages in this community. “Your zip code should not determine your health status,” says epidemiology and obesity specialist, Dr. Adam, “but it does.”

 © Robert Benson

罗伯特·本森

TechRec的规划和设计的一个主要目标是创造一个开放和诱人的空间，以鼓励包容性和促进代际互动和联系。注重灵活性和使用每个空间的多种选择决定了复杂建筑的规划，其中包括体育馆、悬挂式室内跑道、攀岩墙、健身设施、集体锻炼区、大型多用途房、专业录音室、厨房和教室。该建筑被认为是一种主动和被动的学习工具。娱乐空间被连接到大楼内的计算机实验室，以促进锻炼和辅助教育教学。建筑群还包括一个宽敞的绿色屋顶，有开放的观景台和休息区。科技成果的设计是一个过程的结果，一个克制的过程，导致力量和焦点的少数大胆的举动。最明显的是玻璃的弧形，这是它的主要外观特征。这片五颜六色的土地反映了周围的社区，也证明了社区的重大参与和为使这一项目取得成果而感到自豪。为了突出这一重点元素，并尊重居住环境，聚合策略将更高的规划数量，包括体育馆，转移到场地的后方，而较低规模的广场则是面向街道的。

A primary goal in the planning and design of Tech Rec was to create an open and inviting space that encourages inclusiveness and fosters intergenerational interaction and connection. A focus on flexibility and multiple options for the use of each space shaped the program for the complex, which includes a gymnasium, suspended indoor track, climbing wall, workout facilities, group exercise areas, large multipurpose room, professional recording studio, kitchen, and classrooms. The building is considered as an active and passive learning tool. Recreational spaces are wired to computer labs within the building to promote exercise and aid in educational instruction. The complex also features an expansive green roof with an open viewing gallery and lounge area. The design of Tech Rec is the result of a process of restraint, leading to the strength and focus of a small number of bold moves. The most evident is the sweeping arc of glass that characterizes its main façade. This multi-colored expanse reflects the surrounding neighborhood and is a testament to the community’s significant participation and pride in bringing this project to fruition. To highlight this focal element and to respect the residential context, the massing strategy shifts taller programmatic volumes, including the gymnasium, to the rear of the site, while the lower-scale, concourse is situated street-facing.

 © Robert Benson

罗伯特·本森

作为一个概念，容纳了大部分的程序，是出于想要解开主动的功能，如运动场和教室，这些通常是隐藏在隔间的房间，所以他们的作用是激活空间和立面。在大厅内的功能空间之间创建视觉连接，鼓励用户尝试新的程序产品，增加透明度并提高安全性。这是通过主要的组织元素的汇合-一个轻微弯曲的钢楼梯，导致阁楼观看区域。这种结构的穿孔金属面板蜿蜒穿过大厅作为一个屏幕，并确定了，连同清晰和不透明的玻璃面板，指示区域和空间聚集在更大的开放地区。TechRec在开业后的一个月内注册了17，000名新会员，为该地区的娱乐中心的设计和有效性设置了一个新的标准，该区域以健康状况差和缺乏优质公共设施而闻名。

The concourse as a concept to house much of the program of the building is borne from the desire to uncloak active functions, such as exercise areas and classrooms, which are ordinarily hidden from view in compartmentalized rooms, so they serve to activate the space and facade. The creation of visual connections between the functional spaces within the concourse encourages users to try new program offerings, adds transparency and serves to increase security. This is accomplished through the primary organizing element of the concourse - a gently curving steel stair that leads to the mezzanine viewing area. The perforated metal panel that clads this structure meanders through the concourse as a screen and defines, along with clear and opaque glass panels, areas for instruction and spaces for gathering within the larger open area. Having signed up 17,000 new members within a month of its opening, Tech Rec sets a new bar for the design and effectiveness of recreation centers in a region known for poor health outcomes and lack of quality public amenities.