架构师提供的文本描述。两所新的寄宿学院正在帮助赖斯大学战略性地发展，同时保持其标志性的校园文化。这个项目是按照大学的四合院传统设计的。有阴影的拱廊小心地将空间与现有的绿树成荫的人行道编织在一起，为Cram，Foodhue最初的校园规划提供了一个完整的顺序。

Text description provided by the architects. Two new residential colleges are helping Rice University grow strategically while sustaining its signature campus culture. The project was designed in the collegiate quadrangle tradition. Shaded arcades carefully weave the spaces with existing tree-lined walks, providing an integral order to the original campus plan by Cram, Foodhue & Ferguson. The project includes seven buildings, including two Masters’ Houses, creating a careful composition and hierarchy of buildings and spaces.

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在楼上为650名学生提供住宿，这是高度模块化的，同时提供不同的卧室类型。顶层还容纳了一个大型遮阳室外露台和绿色的植物。足球场是一块砖，反映了校园的特色。石灰含量高的灰浆可以使砖块在不被膨胀节破坏的情况下跨越每个墙面；其8英寸的深度确保了墙的支撑。

Residential accommodation for 650 students is provided on upper floors, which are highly modular while offering different bedroom types. The top floor also accommodates a large shaded outdoor terrace with green plantings. Façades are brick, reflecting campus character. Mortar with high lime content allows the bricks to span each façade without being broken by expansion joints; their 8-inch depth ensures the walls support themselves.

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对创新、可持续性和耐久性的渴望推动了学生住宅独特的、一体式的预制浴室吊舱的设计。吊舱采用外包层和铸造玻璃钢(GRP)6‘x8’内部与所有白色的墙壁，天花板，挂壁管道固定装置和灯具。自成一体的内壳是组装的，固定装置安装在一个受控的工厂设置之前，运输到目的地的地点。在现场，吊舱开槽到位，管道和电气连接完成。

A desire for innovation, sustainability and durability drove design of unique, i-Pod- sleek prefabricated bathroom pods for the student residences. The pods use an outer cladding and a cast Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) 6’ x 8’ interior with all white walls, ceiling, wall-hung plumbing fixtures and light fixtures. The self-finished inner shell is assembled and the fixtures installed in a controlled factory setting before transport to the destination site. On site, pods are slotted into place, and plumbing and electrical connections are completed.

 bath pod 3d view

浴缸3D视图

豆荚提供了一个无与伦比的水平，完成和耐用性。它们减少浪费和能源消耗。它们为学生提供更灵活、现代和空间更宽敞的设施，并为学生提供额外的隐私，因为只有两名学生共用浴室。这个项目引进的260个吊舱使赖斯成为校园设施预制使用的领先者。

The pods provide an unparalleled level of finish and durability. They reduce waste and energy consumption. They offer a more flexible, modern and spatially generous facility for student residents, and additional privacy, as baths are shared by only two students. The 260 pods introduced in this project made Rice a leader in the use of prefabrication in campus facilities.

 3d bath pod installation

三维浴缸安装

每个四角体都由一个“公地”或“餐厅”来完成，这是“学院的公共中心”。以各自独特的造型和特征作为独立的建筑空间，每一部作品都有一个大胆的正式陈述，可见的木结构以优雅而细长的方式将屋顶固定在适当的位置。麦克默特里公地有一个圆形的计划和一个中央屋顶灯笼。邓肯公寓楼有一个长方形的平面，树形的结构柱和有趣的灯光图案由向上的灯具创造。

Each quad is completed by a “commons” or dining space,” the communal heart of the colleges. Built as independent volumes with their own shape and character, each makes a bold formal statement, with visible timber structures holding the roof in place in an elegant and slender manner. McMurtry Commons has a circular plan and a central roof lantern. Duncan Commons has a rectangular plan, with tree-shaped structural columns and interesting light patterns created by the up-light fixtures.

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两个公地都有坚固的道格拉斯杉木立柱支撑着钢螺栓连接，而木的“飞度”周长柱支撑着每个海湾的立面。屋顶的木梁用木板表示屋顶的结构。道格拉斯杉木贴面填充板是开槽的吸声和凹灯配置在一个受控的布局。

Both commons are supported by solid Douglas fir columns with steel-bolted connections, while wood “flitched” perimeter columns support the façades at every bay. The roof’s wood beams are veneered to express the roof structure. Douglas fir veneer infill panels are slotted in for acoustic absorption and recessed lights are configured in a controlled layout.

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所有内部木材都是道格拉斯杉木，所有外部木材都是实心柏木，包括学院的一楼壁板和内角百叶窗。该项目的许多可持续功能，赢得了美国绿色建筑的理事会LEED黄金评级两所大学，超过赖斯的授权，所有新建筑达到最低限度的LEED银。

All internal wood is Douglas fir, and all external wood is solid cypress, including the colleges’ first-floor siding and internal corner louvers. The project’s many sustainable features, earned United States Green Building’s Council LEED Gold ratings for both colleges, exceeding Rice’s mandate that all new buildings achieve a minimum of LEED Silver.

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