希尔登·格兰奇是一所独立的预备学校，位于肯特郡的托布里奇市。这是一所三至十三岁儿童的日间学校，由Alpha Plus集团管理。

Hilden Grange is an independent preparatory school located in the market town of Tonbridge in Kent. It is a day school for children aged three to thirteen, run by the Alpha Plus Group.

和英国的许多预科学校一样，随着学生数量的增加，原来的学校一直在维多利亚时代的一座建筑里运作，扩展为短期临时教室。霍金斯\布朗于2010年被任命重新开发学校的设施。

Like many preparatory schools in the UK the original school has been operating out of a Victorian building expanding into short- term temporary classrooms as pupil numbers have grown. Hawkins\Brown was appointed in 2010 to redevelop the school’s facilities.

这所学校位于保护区内一个陡峭的斜坡上，周围环绕着成熟的树木。最初的维多利亚式建筑位于学校球场的最高点，令人印象深刻的肯特·韦尔德(KentWeald)景色令人印象深刻。

The school is located on a steeply sloping site within a conservation area and is surrounded by mature trees. The original Victorian building is located on the highest point of the school grounds commanding impressive views of the Kent Weald.

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新计划恢复了对周围农村的看法，因为临时教室的增加使其变得模糊不清。它通过将景观放置在地产的中心，使其成为该遗址地形的一项资产。外部游玩空间和循环形成中央脊柱，两侧有调节的翅膀。一个下陷的集中式餐厅/集会厅，足够容纳整个学校，连接着两翼。全高度幕墙，玻璃和门允许直接进入外部餐厅和室外圆形剧场。

The new scheme restores views of the surrounding countryside, which had been obscured by the addition of temporary classrooms. It makes an asset of the topography of the site by placing landscape at the heart of the estate. External play spaces and circulation form a central spine with wings of accommodation on either side. A sunken centralised dining/assembly hall large enough to accommodate the whole school connects the two wings. Full height curtain wall glazing and doors allow direct access onto external dining areas and outdoor amphitheatre.

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有了倾斜的屋顶，西翼是维多利亚式建筑的香味，但在使用材料-雪松瓦与匹配的雨幕墙覆层的使用是当代的。东翼有一个起伏密集的绿色草甸屋顶，垂直落叶松雨幕覆盖。

With a pitched roof the west wing is redolent of the Victorian building but is contemporary in its use of materials - cedar shingles with matching rain- screen wall cladding. The east wing has an undulating intensive green meadow roof with vertical larch rain-screen cladding.

新的设施包括专门的艺术和科学教室和一个图书馆，该图书馆分几层，在不同的层次上容纳不同的关键阶段，并为每个年龄组量身定做外部学习和游戏“露台”。在整个计划中，我们大胆地使用色彩来表示不同的关键阶段区域，并创造一个有吸引力的环境来激发学习。

New facilities include specialist art and science classrooms and a library which is organised over several floors accommodating different key stages on separate tiers with external learning and play ‘terraces’ tailored to each age group. Colour is used boldly throughout the scheme to denote different key stage areas and to create an attractive environment to inspire learning.

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除了用砌块和混凝土建造的新的集会/餐厅外，所有其他新设施都是用预制交叉层合木建造的，这是一种现代的建筑方法，使用可持续的材料创造出良好的自然通风房间。

With the exception of the new assembly/dining hall, which is built from blockwork and concrete, all other new facilities are constructed from Prefabricated Cross Laminated Timber, a modern method of construction which creates well insulated naturally ventilated rooms using a sustainable material. 

建造过程效率很高，部件是在校外制造的，确保工程能在一个学年内完成，同时尽量减少对正常学校日常工作的干扰。十字形叠层木材在内部暴露，使学校的学生能够了解新设施的结构和物化情况。

The construction process is highly efficient, with components being manufactured offsite ensuring that the works could be completed in a single academic year with minimal disruption to the normal school routine. The Cross Laminated Timber is exposed internally allowing the pupils of the school to understand the structure and materialisation of the new facilities.

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新设施以阿尔法加集团理事会主席John Ritblat爵士的名字命名为Ritblat大楼。学生在2012-13学年开始时就开始了职业生涯，学校的教师已经认识到了这种转变的影响。

The new facilities are named the Ritblat Building after Sir John Ritblat, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Alpha Plus Group. Pupils took occupation at the start of the academic year 2012-13 and the transformative impact has already been acknowledged by teachers of the school.

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“希尔登田庄由霍金斯布朗设计的新建筑改变了我们的学校。现在，儿童和工作人员享受着一个创新、有吸引力和可持续的美好学习环境。该设计的各个方面都令人印象深刻，从单独设计的教室和专业区域到出色地利用地形、提供游戏和建筑机翼之间的公共空间。对细节的关注也是突出的，精心设计的内外配色方案对建筑的教育目的起到了推波助澜的作用。在该项目的每一个阶段，霍金斯布朗都很高兴与他们合作，他们的参与还包括与教师和学生进行广泛的协商和联络，以确保所有有关方面都能得到正确的结果。

“The new buildings at Hilden Grange designed by Hawkins Brown have transformed our school. Children and staff now enjoy a wonderful learning environment which is innovative, attractive and sustainable. All aspects of the design are highly impressive, from the individually designed classrooms and specialist areas to the excellent use of the topography and provision of play and communal space between the wings of the building. The attention to detail is also outstanding with a carefully thought out internal and external colour scheme that compliments the buildings educational purpose. At every stage of the project Hawkins Brown were a delight to work with and their involvement also included extensive consultation and liaison with teachers and students to ensure the right outcomes for all concerned.’’

约翰·威瑟斯，校长

John Withers, Headmaster

Architects Hawkins\Brown

Location Dry Hill Park Rd, Tonbridge, Kent TN10 3BX, United Kingdom

Category Schools

Project Year 2012

Photographs Tim Crocker