架构师提供的文本描述。Hambach露天矿位于科隆市以西约40公里处，深299米，占地8 500公顷，是德国最大的褐煤露天矿。每年大约有4000万吨褐煤从这里开采出来。在地表挖掘区未来边界建造的Fo：ter ra nova将作为地表采矿的信息和展览中心，并作为周围社区的咖啡馆和活动场所。它是代表RWE Power AG公司建造的，它的设计是国际竞争的赢家。

Text description provided by the architects. The Hambach open pit located approximately 40 km west of the City of Cologne, which is 299 metres deep and covers an area of 8,500 hectares, is the largest lignite surface mine in Germany. Approximately 40 million tonnes of brown coal are extracted from here each year. The Fo¬rum:ter¬ra nova that was built at the future boundary of the surface excavation zone will serve as an information and exhibition centre about surface mining and as a café and event site for the surrounding communities. It was built on behalf of the company RWE Power AG and the design was the winner of an international competition.

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这座建筑的目的促使我们从建筑的角度来看待地形：论坛的正面由充满色彩的混凝土层组成，类似于通过不同颜色的土层和煤层形成的横截面，这也可以在论坛附近看到：Terra nova：地壳在地表被挖出几百米深，这让我们了解了大约五千二千五百万年前恐龙的时代。

The purpose of the building prompted us to take on topography in an architectural context: the facade of the forum consists of filled, coloured concrete layers and resembles a cross-section through differently coloured layers of earth and coal seams, which can also be seen near the Forum:terra nova: the earth crust at the surface excavation cut several hundred metres deep gives an insight into the age of dinosaurs about 5 to 25 million years ago.

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受图层主题的启发，我们在外墙用的混凝土砾石上使用了交替的彩色颜料，这导致了七种不同颜色的层。当完成时，正面表面被碾碎，以强调一个粗糙，原始块岩石的印象。内部是一个完全不同的东西：相对于粗糙的外部表面，你发现完美的形成光滑，暴露的混凝土表面补充木材，皮革和玻璃装置。

Inspired by the motif of the layers we applied alternating colour pigments to the concrete gravel used for the facade, which resulted in seven differently coloured layers. When complete the facade surfaces were milled off in order to emphasize the impression of a rough, original block of rock. The inside is a totally different matter: in contrast to the rough outer surface you find perfectly formed smooth, exposed concrete surfaces complemented by wood, leather and glass installations.

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日光从天花板的盒装窗户进入，照亮中间两层高的中庭，咖啡厅是大厅的主大厅。展览室和演讲室位于中庭的两侧，位于上层。它们是由“远视通道”连接起来的，该通道被望远镜般的圆形窗户射孔，并打开进入地表挖掘景观的视野。

Daylight enters through the boxed windows in the ceiling and illuminates the central, two-storey-high atrium with the café, the main hall of the foyer. Exhibition and lecture rooms are located on both sides of the atrium on the upper floor. They are linked by the "distant view passage", which is perforated by telescope-like round windows and opens up into a view of the surface excavation landscape.

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由于不对称排列的公牛的眼睛在另一个封闭的立方体形状内，该建筑寻求保持和吸引开放的信息中心之间的平衡。建筑物的部分位于地面以上，是作为一个充分发展的体积，自由站在14个可调节的独立地基。这些地基可在地表挖掘活动引起的任何地面移动情况下进行水力学调整。

With the asymmetrically arranged bull's eyes within an elsewise closed cube shape the building seeks the balance between retentiveness and the inviting openness of an information centre. The section of the building located above the ground is designed as a fully developed volume that stands freely on 14 adjustable independent foundations. These foundations can be adjusted hydraulically in case of any ground movements resulting from the surface excavation activities.