架构师提供的文本描述。世界上很少有城市有一座像瓦卡卡遗址那样的纪念碑。这座古老的银铸造厂是安托法加斯塔历史的见证，从一开始就一直是它的象征。不仅因为它的大小，也因为它的建筑质量，纪念碑和位置。这些条件为安托法加斯塔提供了某种文化特征。

Text description provided by the architects. Few cities in the world have the privilege of having a monument of the proportions of Huanchaca’s ruins. This antique silver casting plant has been a witness of Antofagasta’s history and has remained as a symbol since its very beginning. Not only for its size but also for its architectural quality, monumentality and location. Such conditions provide Antofagasta with a certain cultural identity.

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沙漠酒店项目位于城市的南侧，在瓦卡卡的废墟地区。以前，这一地区既被废弃又脱离城市，这是一种矛盾的局面，与废墟的巨大公平和文化价值相矛盾。该项目似乎是一种城市反应，将废墟整合在一起，并将其纳入公共用途区域，在新旧建筑之间产生更大的城市空间。

The Desert Hotel project is located within the south side of the city, in the Huanchaca’s ruins area. Formerly, this area was both abandoned and detached from the city, a contradictory situation for the huge equity and cultural value of the ruins. The project appears to be an urban response that integrates the ruins, and includes them in an area of public use, generating a larger civic space between both old and new buildings.

我们选择为废墟和新建筑之间的开放空间配置一种具有里程碑意义的特色内容，同时通过扩大安格莫斯大道(Angamos Avenue)来整合城市设计，这是一条南北公路，也是城市结构的一个关键轴心。

We chose to configure a monumental featured content for the open space among the ruins and the new building, whilst integrating the set to the urban design of the city through the enlargement of Angamos Avenue, a north-to-south road which is also a key axis for the city fabric.

 © Guy Wenborne

盖伊·温伯恩

原有的银铸件与前泵和靠近海岸线的冷却室之间的联系也得到了保留。这是通过一个东西轴的构造来实现的，它把城市的废墟和城市的其他部分联系在一起，同时也是视觉上的。实现这一目标的方法是，面对建筑外墙，将废墟作为一系列不同材料覆盖的卷，目的是确定这两座建筑之间的空间。

The original link between the silver casting and both the former pumps and cooling room close to the coastline was also preserved. The above was achieved through the conformation of an east-west axis, which linked the ruins with the rest of the city in a urban but also visual way. This goal was achieve by facing the building façade with the ruins as a series of covered volumes with different materials, which are intended to define the space between both buildings.

 © Guy Wenborne

盖伊·温伯恩

各卷的预期对抗产生了一种紧张局势，为这一城市空间提供了适当的规模。有了新的建筑，该项目完成了新旧之间的过渡，突出了废墟的存在。

The intended confrontation of the volumes generates a tension that provides an appropriate scale for this urban space. With the new building, the project completes the transition between old and contemporary, highlighting the presence of the ruins.