架构师提供的文本描述。弧度公寓是一个14层，500张床的住宅和零售中心，位于宾夕法尼亚大学快速扩张的校园边缘。弧度的名字是基于它的角度设计功能，由费城的ErdyMcHenryArchitecture，LLC.该项目是由一名私人开发商与拥有土地的大学合作发起的。它是在考虑有争议的空间的情况下建造的。它既不属于西费城的各类零售空间，也不属于大学城标志性的平面学术建筑。它优雅地模糊了这两个对立的景观之间的界线，同时提升了两者的气氛。

Text description provided by the architects. The Radian Apartments are a 14-story, 500-bed residential and retail center at the edge of the University of Pennsylvania's rapidly expanding campus. The Radian's name is based on its angular-design feature created by Philadelphia-based Erdy McHenry Architecture, LLC. The project was initiated by a private developer in collaboration with the University, which owns the land. It is built with contested space in mind. It neither belongs to the assortment of retail spaces of West Philadelphia nor to the flat academic buildings that are signature of University City. It gracefully blurs the line between these two opposing landscapes, while upgrading the atmosphere of both.

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弧度的模块化风格指的是宿舍的单元结构，但逐渐偏离了其商标刚性。公寓从一间卧室到四间不等，每层都有不同的布置。灵活的计划，把一间浴室公寓和四间浴室公寓结合起来，创造出随机的交界处和意想不到的约会。建筑物内部的连接，通过在外墙上蚀刻的窗户来表示，是由环绕在建筑物框架周围的单一白色丝带统一起来的。

The modular style of the Radian references the unit construction of dormitories, yet progressively steers away from their trademark rigidity. Apartments range from one bedroom to four, and are arranged differently on each floor. The flexible plan, combines a one bathroom apartment with a four bathroom apartment, creating random junctions and unexpected engagements. The connections made inside the building, expressed outside by windows etched on the facade, are unified by the single white ribbon wrapping itself around the frame of the building.

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基层零售从街道向后推，为非正式聚会开辟了一个公共空间。住宅入口沿着这一轴线存在，公共活动通过一个宏伟的楼梯延伸到住宅塔的上方和下方。这个开放的球场与胡桃街南侧与蝗虫步道相连的四合院相连。户外就餐可在露台的上层提供，并可让您瞥见街道。

Ground-level retail pushes back from the street opening a public space for informal gathering. The residential entrance exists along this axis and public activity extends up and under the residential tower via a grand stair. This open court aligns with an adjacent quad on the south side of Walnut Street connecting with Locust Walk. Outdoor dining options are provided at the upper terrace level and allow for glimpses onto the street.

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该建筑的可持续功能包括一个绿色屋顶和一个预制的雨幕正面。这座10，000平方英尺的绿色屋顶起到了雨水管理系统的作用，将水从不透水的表面输送到花园，同时控制多余的水排放到费城的综合下水道系统中。保留盆地的标志是上面的景观，一片简单的树林。

The building's sustainable features include a green roof and a prefabricated rain-screen facade. The 10,000 square foot green roof acts as a storm-water management system, funneling water off impervious surfaces and into the garden, while controlling the release of excess water into Philadelphia's combined sewer system. The retention basin is marked by the landscape above it, a simple grove of trees.

 © Peter Kubilus

(Peter Kubilus)

文本由Erdy McHenry架构提供。

Text provided by Erdy McHenry Architecture.