架构师提供的文本描述。这一独特的空间被设想为一个室外黑匣子，可以容纳各种各样有计划和自发的艺术活动，包括表演艺术、视觉艺术展览和小型团体音乐表演。这种结构实际上改变了一座废弃的建筑，因为它对它所处的建筑和自然环境做出了反应。

Text description provided by the architects. This distinctive space was envisioned as an outdoor black box that can host a wide array of planned and spontaneous artistic endeavors, including performance art, visual art exhibits, and small-group musical performances. The structure actually transforms an abandoned building as it responds to the built and natural environment of which it is part.

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艺术广场是作为一个城市填充项目在同一楼板上建造的，与现有的建筑相同。这个遗址实际上横跨布什基尔小溪，这是伊斯顿市内一种受人喜爱的自然元素。

The Arts Plaza was built as an urban infill project on the same slab as an existing building. The site physically spans the Bushkill Creek, a beloved natural element within the city of Easton.

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虽然这座旧建筑坚固的墙壁被证明是小溪环境和社区之间的有效屏障，但新的艺术广场实际上是解构这些障碍，将人与自然联系在一起。现有建筑物的东面墙被完全拆除，以便能从广场内看到水。西面墙的透明度进一步为人行道上经过的行人打开了小溪景观。切入现有地板的Oculus放大了空间中小溪的声音，以实现与自然环境的多维连接。

While the old building’s solid walls proved an effective barrier between the creek’s environment and the community, the new Arts Plaza literally deconstructs these barriers to connect people and nature. The east wall of the existing building was completely removed to allow views to the water from within the Plaza. The transparency of the west wall further opens the creek views to pedestrians passing by on the sidewalk. An oculus cut into the existing floor amplifies the sound of the creek in the space for a multidimensional connection to the natural environment.