曼哈顿下城的南街海港有着悠久的历史，给纽约市的经济发展留下了深刻的印象。它曾经是繁荣的航运、干货和食品业的中心，后来变成了一个公众聚会的场所，包括娱乐、零售、餐馆、水上出租车站和夏季音乐会的场地。在出口工业为了港口而消亡和重新成为文化地标之间，该地区的历史砖块仓库建筑遭受了几十年的衰败和忽视。库克·福克斯建筑师(Cook Fox Architect)是为重振该社区所需的巨大努力做出贡献的公司之一。2006年，作为这项工作的一部分，沿前街的11座历史建筑被改造。

The South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan has a long history that has left a great impression on the economic development of New York City. Once a hub for the thriving shipping, dry goods and grocery industry, it has since turned into a space for public gathering with entertainment, retail, restaurants, water taxi stands and a venue for summer concerts. In between the demise of the exporting industry for the port and its reemergence as a cultural landmark, the historic brick warehouse buildings of the area were suffering from decades of decay and neglect. Cook + Fox Architects were among the firms that contributed to the massive effort required to revive the neighborhood. Eleven historic buildings along Front Street were transformed as part of this effort in 2006.

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前街，虽然充满了历史建筑，也有一些空隙沿街区填补。在这些地段上建造了三座现代建筑，尊重邻里的规模，并与历史背景相适应。该建筑的语言显然是现代的，但真实与航海历史的遗址。这些建筑物也显示出对环境意识设计的承诺。十个地热能墙为整个项目提供冷却，并消除了屋顶冷却塔的需要，这可能危及历史建筑。

Front Street, though full of historic buildings, also had a few voids to fill along the block.  Three modern structures were built on these lots, respecting the neighborhood's scale and fitting into the historic context.  The language of the architecture is clearly modern, but authentic with the nautical history of the site.  The buildings also demonstrate a commitment to environmentally conscious design.  Ten geothermal walls provide cooling for the entire project and eliminates the need for rooftop cooling towers that could endanger the historic buildings.

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至于现有的建筑物，库克·福克斯进行了精确、微创的修复工作，以保护建筑物的特性及其历史。为了使建筑物达到当代的生活水平，我们进行了精心的切口，为修复后的新居民带来光、空气和景观。居民们穿过两个开放街区的花园庭院，在空间布局上保留了街道墙的商业特征。这些建筑现在被整合成一个混合用途的社区，其中包括95套出租公寓和小型独立零售商。

As for the existing structures, Cook + Fox did precise, minimally invasive restoration work to protect the character of the buildings and their history. In order to bring the buildings up to a contemporary standard of living, careful incisions were performed to bring light and air, as well as views, to the new residents of the restored buildings.  Residents cross two garden courtyards that open up the block, and preserve, in spatial layout, the commercial character of the street wall.  The buildings are now integrated into a mixed-use neighborhood that include 95 rental apartments and small-scale independent retailers.

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