大德克萨斯基金会总部

THE GREATER TEXAS FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS

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新家的非盈利大得克萨斯基金会，预计将是第一个LEED认证建筑在布赖恩，得克萨斯州，与预期的LEED黄金评级。

The new home for the non-profit Greater Texas Foundation is expected to be the first LEED certified building in Bryan, Texas, with an expected LEED GOLD rating.

业主背景

Owner Background

 © Casey Dunn 

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大德克萨斯基金会(GTF)是一个免税组织，致力于改善德克萨斯州的教育。他们的使命是支持努力确保所有德克萨斯州的学生做好准备，接受、坚持和完成中学后教育，特别侧重于帮助服务不足和处境不利的人口。他们通过建立公私伙伴关系、支持研究、分享知识和提供赠款来实现自己的使命。

The Greater Texas Foundation (GTF) is a tax-exempt organization focused on improving education in the state of Texas. Their mission supports efforts to ensure all Texas students are prepared for, have access to, persist in, and complete post-secondary education, with a particular focus on helping underserved and disadvantaged populations. They pursue their mission by forming public-private partnerships, supporting research, sharing knowledge and making grants.

 © Casey Dunn 

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GTF的起源可追溯到1980年，但在2001年采用了目前的形式。2007年，全球工作队增加了第一批专职工作人员，在两年内超过了现有设施的能力。GTF在布赖恩市的一个新开发地区购买了一片23.5英亩的土地，目的是为基金会的新办公楼开发一部分土地，并保留剩余土地以备将来出售。

GTF has roots dating back to 1980, but assumed its current form in 2001. In 2007 GTF added its first dedicated staff members, and in two years outgrew the capacity of its current facility. GTF purchased a 23.5 acre parcel of land in a newly developing portion of the City of Bryan, with the intent of developing a portion of the tract for the foundation’s new office building, and holding the remainder in reserve for future sale.

 © Casey Dunn 

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客户的一个早期目标是为该项目寻求LEED认证。项目团队以集成的团队方法开始设计过程，涉及所有设计规程以及客户端。承包商在设计过程的早期就被选中，并随着我们在设计过程中的进展而成为我们团队的一个组成部分。通过这个集成的过程，我们的团队制定了优化所有建筑系统的策略。这些效率导致能源消耗、用水、原材料和对生态的总体影响全面减少。此外，由于这一过程，这些建筑系统的前期费用减少了。

An early goal of the client was to pursue LEED certification for the project. The project team began the design process with an integrated team approach, involving all design disciplines as well as the client. The contractor was selected early in the design process and became an integral part of our team as we progressed through the design. Through this integrated process, our team developed strategies for optimizing all of the building systems. These efficiencies resulted in overall reductions in energy consumption, water use, raw materials, and overall impact to the ecology. Additionally, the upfront costs of these building systems were reduced as a result of this process.

现有的网站提出了一个挑战，即在一个没有立即建造环境的过度放牧的农田地区创造一种“场所感”。我们的解决方案是建立一个类似公园的校园，通过精心安排的景观活动，从周围的乡村环境过渡到建筑，例如地形的变化、增加几棵树、临近的一个大型保留池和一片恢复原状的草原，为建筑提供了一个新的环境。

The existing site presented the challenge of creating a “sense of place” in an area of overgrazed farmland with no immediate built context. Our solution was a park-like campus that transitions from the surrounding rural setting to the building through orchestrated landscape moves such as changes in topography, the addition of several trees, a large retention pond at the approach and a restored prairie which provides a new context for the building.

 © Casey Dunn 

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这座建筑试图弥合巴西河谷地区乡村传统棚屋屋顶与历史悠久的布赖恩市中心的砖瓦建筑传统之间的差距。

The architecture is an attempt to bridge the gap between the local rural traditions of shed roofs found throughout the Brazos River Valley and the local urban traditions of brick construction found in the historic downtown of Bryan.

Sustainability

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在制定项目场地总体规划时，建筑物的太阳能方向是首要考虑因素。由此产生的设计不符合主要街道的轴线，相反，它的方向是尽量扩大整个建筑的日光，同时尽量减少太阳热量的增加。其他可持续的场地战略包括雨水收集和现场生物墙，以帮助控制雨水径流。

The solar orientation of the building was a primary consideration when developing the masterplan for the project site. The resulting design does not conform to the axis of the major streets, but instead is oriented to maximize daylight throughout the building while minimizing solar heat gain. Other sustainable site strategies include rainwater collection and an onsite bioswale to help control stormwater runoff.

 © Casey Dunn 

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新大楼里的每一根木棍都是从项目附近一个废弃的仓库里打捞出来的，该仓库计划拆除。通过我们的设计团队和布赖恩市之间的一次新的合作，大量的古色古香的长叶松树被成功地从土地上移走，取而代之的是，在整个项目的整个项目中，暴露的屋顶装饰、地板、前门和几件定制家具都突出地展示了这种非常当地的再生材料。在财政上，这是一个双赢的情况下，GTF和城市的布赖恩，这一过程已培养了强烈的合作意识与城市。

Every stick of wood in the new building was salvaged from an abandoned warehouse nearby the project, which was slated for demolition. Through a novel collaboration between our design team and the City of Bryan, a large quantity of antique long leaf pine was successfully diverted from the land fill, and instead this very-local reclaimed material is prominently featured in the exposed roof decking, the floors, the front door, and several custom furniture pieces throughout the project. Financially, it is a win-win scenario for GTF and for the City of Bryan, and the process has fostered a strong sense of collaboration with the City.

该项目的另一个挑战是建筑围护结构的设计；早期的团队合作目标确定，连续的外部刚性隔热将为墙壁和屋顶结构提供最佳的热性能，但也要求我们开发偏离“容易”标准的新的墙体截面细节。为了达到我们所追求的效果和我们想要的美学，我们需要大量的团队合作。

Another challenge for the project was the design of the building envelope; early team collaborative goals determined that continuous exterior rigid insulation was going to provide the best thermal performance for the walls and roof structure, but also required us to develop new wall section details that stray from “easy” standards. It took a lot of teamwork to achieve both the performance we were after and the aesthetics we wanted.

 © Casey Dunn 

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在可持续的设计和建设地区建立了一个新的标准，建成的建筑为客户提供了一个符合其基础价值的合适和持久的家。

Setting a new standard in the region for sustainable design and construction, the completed building provides the client with a fitting and long-lasting home that echoes the values of their foundation.