架构师提供的文本描述。在孟菲斯市中心，一座著名的世纪中叶现代建筑正面临拆除.从1974年到1999年，它住着一家进步银行，但被抛弃了。一所年轻的音乐学院正在城市中寻找一个新家。音乐学院想要给学生和老师们一个充满活力、新鲜和令人兴奋的外观，但所需的功能空间与银行的功能空间大不相同。

Text description provided by the architects. In downtown Memphis, a celebrated mid-century modern building was facing demolition. From 1974 to 1999 it had housed a progressive bank, but had been abandoned. A young music college was seeking a new home in an urban context. The music college wanted a look that was to be vibrant, fresh, and exciting for students and teachers, but the required functional spaces were quite different than that of the bank.

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新的机械、管道和电气系统占用了大部分建设资金，几乎没有留给内部装修的余地。幸运的是，人们希望通过尽量少地插入混凝土结构来保存现有建筑的“骨头”。银行曾想要一座能产生巨大影响的建筑-简单，但令人叹为观止。新设计对这种哲学表示敬意。

New mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems absorbed most of the construction funds, leaving little for interior renovations. Fortunately, there was a desire to preserve the “bones” of the existing building by making minimal insertions into the concrete structure. The bank had wanted a building that would make a big impact – simple, but breathtaking. The new design pays homage to that philosophy.

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新的适应性设计的中心是将程序插入到符合学院需要的结构中。最初的建筑有一个朴素的四层结构，作为一个戏剧性的景观，充满光线的中庭入口的背景。该设计尊重中庭与新窗框的房子个人练习空间。盒子允许每个楼层的调色板在进入时表示。

The new adaptive design centers around programmatic insertions into the structure that meet the needs of the college. The original building has a modest four-story structure that serves as a backdrop for a dramatic landscaped, light-filled atrium entrance. The design respects the atrium with new window boxes that house personal practice spaces. The boxes allow the color palette of each floor to be expressed upon entry.

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由于中庭位于原来的围护结构内，由于中庭的能量负荷，它被认为维护起来太贵了，而他的建筑则被计划拆除为一个停车场；因此，新的设计将中庭置于围护结构之外，大大降低了能源负荷，同时还创建了一个街道级别的城市“公园”。街道层设有入口大厅和200人的表演空间，二楼有教室空间，三楼有练习室，四楼有行政办公室。这所大学招收了100多名学生，在市中心的有轨电车线路上，也是这座城市以前处于休眠状态的地区的催化剂。

Because the atrium was inside the original building envelope, it had been considered too expensive to maintain due to the atrium’s energy loads and he building had been slated to be demolished for a parking lot; so the new design places the atrium outside the envelope, reducing the energy load dramatically while creating a street level urban “park.” The street level contains the entrance lobby and a performance space for 200, the Second Floor contains classroom spaces, the Third Floor contains practice rooms, and the Fourth Floor houses administrative offices. The college enrolls over 100 students, is on the downtown trolley line, and is a catalyst for a previously dormant part of the city.

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