位于圣贝纳迪诺山附近的水库，新的游客中心补充其他加州州立公园的改善。这座3，000座SF建筑被乡土森林所包围，其中大部分是Sycamore树。在这方面，我们面临的挑战是创建一个对周围环境的物理影响最小的设施。游客中心的建筑理念是树中的一个亭子，两块平行的石板在地面上方形成地面和屋顶，使现有的树木不受干扰地通过，并尽量减少建筑物的足迹，以鼓励生态的连续性。

 Located in the San Bernardino Mountains near a reservoir, the new Visitors’ Center complements other California State Park improvements. This 3,000 sf building is surrounded by native forest, mostly Sycamore trees. In this context, our challenge was to create a facility with minimal physical impact to the surrounding landscape. The architectural concept for the Visitors’ Center is a pavilion in the trees, whereby two parallel slabs are raised above the ground to form floor and roof, allowing existing trees to pass through uninterrupted and to minimize the building’s footprint to encourage ecological continuity.

交错混凝土板的方向是创造一个南面的悬垂，以减少热量的增加.太阳能屋顶面板加热水，在冬天，当温度降到零度以下时，在辐射地板上循环，当温度超过100°F时，在夏季是可逆的。环境战略的目标是创建一个独立于电网运行的可自我维持的建筑物。这些可持续性的特点促使dpr采用一种新的方法来解释内容，包括展示建筑物的节能原则。

Staggered concrete slabs are oriented to create a south-facing overhang to reduce heat gain. Solar roof panels heat water that is circulated through a radiant floor slab in winter, when temperatures drop below freezing, and is reversible in summer, when temperatures top 100°F. The goal of the environmental strategy is to create a self-sustaining building that operates independently of the power grid. These sustainability features prompted DPR to adopt a new approach to interpretive content, including a demonstration of the building’s energy-saving principles.

混凝土板提供了一个热滞后，使建筑物在夜间通风，白天关闭。30%的外墙必须是不透明的，才能有效地控制热量的增加。额外的覆盖不会显著降低这些数值，环境策略简单，主要是被动的，并利用自然通风、遮阳和太阳定向。

Concrete slabs provide a thermal lag whereby the building is ventilated at night and closed during the day. Thirty percent of the façade needs to be opaque to effectively control heat gain. Additional coverage would not significantly reduce these values. The environmental strategy is simple, primarily passive and utilizes natural ventilation, shading and solar orien- tation.