架构师提供的文本描述。位于蒙特利尔圣亨利区的城市住房项目艾琳(irène)是创新的典范，是一种有价值的设计工具，可以使城市内的建筑个性化。穿孔铝板被定制成一个新颖的外部建筑信封，它屏蔽了现有工业建筑上方三层的附加物。用戏剧幕布作类比，金属的皮肤同样作用于面纱，揭示内在的活动，起到表演的作用，为邻里增添一丝奇观。

Text description provided by the architects. The urban housing project, Irène, located in Montreal’s borough, St-Henri, exemplifies innovation as a valuable design tool to individualize a building within the City. Perforated aluminium panels were customized into a novel exterior building envelope that screens the upper three storeys of an addition above an existing industrial building. Drawing an analogy with a theatrical curtain, the metallic skin acts equally to veil and to reveal the activity within, serving a performative function that adds a touch of spectacle to the neighbourhood.

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设计过程贯穿整个建筑，概念设计和研究过程中所采取的步骤。

The design process was prominently embedded throughout the building; the steps taken during conceptual design and the research & development phases lead to the decision to make an architectural feature the iconic persona of the project. Irène substantiates the incorporation of a poetic concept in conjunction with a challenging technical innovation to give rise to a functional, viable and aesthetic project. 

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c.Jimmy Hamelin

该地点提供了一个机会，以翻新和恢复现有的两层工业建筑，可追溯到1938年。为研究和了解剩余建筑及其周围环境作出了相当大的努力，目前正在进行大量的城市振兴。对于三层楼的增加，方法是创造一个轻和浮动的体积在现有的，更重的基础之上-一个对比上层建筑，由于它的差异，产生了新旧，传统和当代，建筑及其周围的对话。

The site presented the opportunity to renovate and restore an existing two-storey industrial building dating back to 1938. A considerable effort was made to study and understand both the residual building and the surrounding context, presently undergoing substantial urban revitalization. For the three-storey addition, the approach was to create the impression of a light and floating volume atop the existing, heavier base — a contrasting superstructure that, by virtue of its difference, gives rise to a dialogue between old and new, tradition and contemporary, the building and its surroundings. 

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马克·克雷默

一个透明和不透明的游戏定义了一个射孔模式，利用三个不同的孔大小和间距。这些模组面板创造了一个复制窗帘类比的整体形象。就像一个皮肤，这个穿孔的金属包层在正面朝南，允许建筑物呼吸，同时充当被动的遮阳屏障。它由用户操作的面板系统允许住户控制通风、日光和隐私等变量。

A play of transparency and opacity defined a perforation pattern that made use of three distinct hole sizes and spacing. These modular panels created an overall image replicating the curtain analogy. Much like a skin, this perforated metal cladding on the south facing facades, allows the building to breathe, while serving as a passive sun shield. Its user-operated panel system lets occupants control variables like ventilation, daylight and privacy. 

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将概念形象转化为有形产品是一个复杂的过程，涉及广泛的研究和设计、建模、测试和现场故障解决。在我们的北方气候中，这种建筑围护系统的优先级并不容易获得。用户可操作的组件需要设计以抵御气候挑战，如冻融循环、冰雪干扰和风荷载。

Translating the conceptual image into a tangible product was a complex procedure entailing extensive research and design, modelling, testing and on site trouble-shooting. Precedence for this type of building envelope system in our Northern climate was not readily available. The user-operable components needed to be designed to withstand the climatic challenges, such as freeze/thaw cycle, snow/ice interference and wind loads.

 © Marc Cramer

马克·克雷默

为了研究可操作性、美观性、可行性、耐久性、防水性、风型、太阳能屏蔽(最佳射孔尺寸)和透明度/不透明度等问题，建立了一个全尺寸的镶板系统。这使得在最终现场验证之前对外观系统进行了改进.

A full-scale mock-up of the paneling system was erected to study issues of operability, aesthetics, feasibility, durability, waterproofing, wind patterns, solar screening (optimal perforation size) and transparency/opacity for light and privacy concerns. This allowed a refinement of the facade system before final on-site validations.

 Elevation and Model

高程与模型