架构师提供的文本描述。我们受雇于Ascendas公司在新加坡科学园2号的总部大厅进行改造。他们是亚洲领先的商业空间解决方案提供商之一，并有兴趣为其未来的商业环境寻求可持续的、以人为中心的设计。

Text description provided by the architects. We were engaged by Ascendas to retrofit the lobby of their corporate HQ in Science Park 2, Singapore. They are one of Asia’s leading provider of business space solutions and are interested in seeking sustainable and human-centric design for their future business environments.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)

加伦前厅的翻新是为了展示Ascendas向可持续的低碳足迹建筑迈进的战略，该建筑通过使用自然通风和被动的白天照明来最大限度地节约能源。通过将室内空间与周边景观结合起来，他们还设想了新装修的加伦大厅，以促进人们对可持续壁画环境中的餐饮、工作和会议的欣赏。

The refurbishment at the Galen Lobby is strategized to demonstrate Ascendas’ move towards a sustainable low carbon footprint building that maximizes energy savings by using natural ventilation and passive day lighting. By integrating the interior spaces with its surrounding landscape, they also envisioned the newly refurbished Galen Lobby to promote an appreciation of dining, working and meeting in a sustainable alfresco setting.

关键的挑战是被动冷却现有的空调，双音量大厅，并与现有的庭院和周围的室外空间建立更多的联系。我们还建议在战略点进行一系列的设计干预，以有效地激活通常是短暂的大厅空间。除了拆除大厅周围的现有幕墙外，其他设计干预措施对现有结构、固定装置和装修造成的损害最小。

The key challenge was to passively cool the existing air-conditioned, double-volume lobby and create more connections with the existing courtyard and surrounding outdoor spaces. We also recommended a series of design interventions at strategic points to effectively activate the lobby space which is usually transitory in nature. With the exception of the removal of the existing curtain wall that encloses the lobby, the rest of the design interventions resulted in minimum damage to the existing structures, fixtures and finishes.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)