© Harold Koopmans

哈罗德·库普曼

架构师提供的文本描述。历史悠久的Leegkerk教堂是一座国家纪念碑，可以追溯到十三和十六世纪。它最初被认为是一个在高地上沉思、集会和避难的地方。Leegkerk教堂与当地和格罗宁根省的人民有着千丝万缕的联系。“斯蒂奇廷·奥德·格罗宁格·克肯”和“Bijzondere Locaties Groningen”基金会认识到，Leegkerk教堂值得作为环境和(文化)历史鉴赏中心的新功能。基金会认为教会需要融入其(超级)区域娱乐/教育网络。此外，教会必须为社会、文化和精神活动保留其原始的“传统”多功能空间。设施的范围和质量-技术上的和情感上的-都需要卓越的待遇。来自安特卫普的建筑公司沃格建筑公司设计了一个新的内部结构来达到这些目的，并为教堂漫长而重要的历史增添了新的一层。

Text description provided by the architects. The historic Leegkerk church, a national monument, dates from the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries. It was originally conceived as a place for contemplation, assembly and refuge on high ground. Leegkerk church is inextricably linked to the locale and to the people of the province of Groningen. The foundations “Stichting Oude Groninger Kerken” and “Bijzondere Locaties Groningen” realized that Leegkerk church merited a new function as a center for appreciation of the environment and their (cultural) history. The foundations saw that the church needed to be integrated into their (super)regional recreational/educational networks. Furthermore it was essential that the church retain its original, “traditional” multifunctional spaces for social, cultural and spiritual activities. The range of facilities and their quality - both technical and ‘emotive’ – necessitated preeminent treatment. The architecture firm awg architecten, from Antwerp, designed a new interior to achieve these ends and to add a new layer to the church’s long and significant history.

 © Omke Oudeman

c.Omke Oudeman

该计划的目的是想出一个多功能的设计。教堂基础设施所必需的某些(平淡无奇)的建筑现在被安置在一个尽可能紧凑的独立的空间里：一个金色的立方体，一个原来的宝箱，一个神殿。新的(旋转)金色橱柜之间的内殿和唱诗班之间的功能，旋转的房间分隔。由于这些增加，现代追求的充分空间得到了重新确认。将立方体设置在教堂中心，与任何墙壁分离，定义功能区，最大限度地利用空间体验。把教育和展览空间放在这本书的顶部，几乎是一个巨大的楼梯，突出了其广泛的可能功能。从这个“阳台/舞台”不仅可以监督教堂内部，也可以从一个全新的角度俯瞰格罗宁根的景观。

The aim of the plan was to come up with a design for multiple functionality. Certain (prosaic) additions that are necessary for the church’s infrastructure are now housed in a free-standing volume that was constructed to be as compact as possible: a golden cube, a treasure chest as it were, a shrine. New (revolving) golden cabinets between the nave and the choir function as rotating room dividers. Ample space for modern pursuits is reconfirmed thanks to these additions. Setting the cube at the center of the church, detached from any walls, defines functional zones and maximizes spatial experience. Placing the education and exhibition space on top of this volume, accessible by an almost monumental staircase, accentuates its broad range of possible functions. From this “balcony/stage” it is possible not only to oversee the church interior but also to overlook the landscape of Groningen from an entirely new perspective.

Architects awg architects

Location Leegeweg 38, Leegkerk, The Netherlands

Category Renovation

Architects in Charge Jan Verrelst, Maarten Verdonschot

Project Team Jan Verrelst, Maarten Verdonschot, Gill Bruggeman, Marijn Wittewrongel

Area 550.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Harold Koopmans, Omke Oudeman