架构师提供的文本描述。由屡获殊荣的建筑师Jestico Whiles设计，位于莱斯特广场的喜达屋新酒店W伦敦现在对游客开放。由McAleer开发

Text description provided by the architects. Designed by award-winning architects Jestico + Whiles, the glamorous new Starwood hotel W London in Leicester Square is now open to visitors. Developed by McAleer & Rushe, the new ten-storey building houses retail, leisure and residential accommodation spread over 200,000 sq ft, including a spa, 11 penthouse apartments and a new 35,000 sq ft retail-leisure experience provided by a leading global brand.

这座前瑞士中心遗址的重新开发，恢复了整个城市的重要战略景观，这些景观多年来一直隐藏着，游客们可以俯瞰这座从伦敦西北部的议会山一直延伸到议会大厦的首都。

The redevelopment of the former Swiss Centre site has restored key strategic views across the city that have been hidden for years until now, providing visitors with outlooks over the capital that stretch all the way from Parliament Hill in North West London to the Houses of Parliament.

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细部剖面

酒店的外墙被第二层无框玻璃包裹着，它像漂浮的透明面纱一样悬挂在建筑物的表面上，蚀刻着起伏的抽象图案，让人想起剧院幕布上的褶皱，让人联想到现场的电影遗产。

The façade of the hotel has been wrapped in a second skin of frameless glazing, which is suspended from the face of the building like a floating sheer veil and etched with an undulating, abstract pattern, reminiscent of the folds in a theatre curtain and evoking the cinematic legacy of the locale.

JesticoWhiles的设计允许建筑物的外观功能像一个巨大的像素屏幕，能够在黑暗中投射动态灯光装置。这种引人注目的视觉效果是由一种精密的陶瓷护板应用于建筑物外皮的光学校正玻璃上，使其能够“保持”和投射光线，而不妨碍客房窗户向外观看。

Jestico + Whiles’ design allows for the façade of the building to function like a vast pixellated screen capable of projecting dynamic light installations during the hours of darkness. This striking visual effect is achieved by a sophisticated ceramic frit applied to the optically corrected glass of building’s outer skin, allowing it to ‘hold’ and project the light, without obstructing views outwards from the guestroom windows.

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耶稣会的礼遇

安装在外主墙的灯配件装载了数百个节能的barco灯，这些灯提供电影质量的色彩混合和渲染，提供无限数量的组合和效果。面纱的光强和颜色饱和度由酒店内部复杂的界面控制，允许建筑物的存在随着白天到夜晚的变化而改变。白天，W伦敦是平静，凉爽和克制-而在晚上，玻璃面纱成为动画的发光，可能是最大的电子艺术品在伦敦。

Light fittings set into the outer main wall are loaded with hundreds of energy- efficient Barco lights, which afford movie quality colour mixing and rendering to provide an infinite number of combinations and effects. The light intensity and colour saturation of the veil are controlled by a sophisticated interface from within the hotel, allowing the presence of the building to alter as day turns to night. During the day, W London is calm, cool and restrained – whilst by night, the glass veil becomes an animation of glowing light and possibly the biggest electronic artwork in London.

开幕委员会是由著名的伦敦电子艺术家JasonBruges设计的，他在24小时前为莱斯特广场的光线动态变化做了概念性的解释。安装工作是通过将安装在建筑物屋顶空间上的隐藏摄像机拍摄的视频片段转换成短的灯光表演，并定期流到面纱上。

The opening commission has been designed by well-known London based electronic artist Jason Bruges, who has prepared a conceptual interpretation of the changing light dynamics in Leicester Square across the preceding 24hours. The installation works by translating video footage captured by hidden cameras mounted on the roof-space of the building into short light performances, which are streamed at regular intervals onto the veil.

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耶稣会的礼遇

这幅伦敦全景景象背后的概念让人回想起莱斯特广场的艺术遗产，回忆起詹姆斯·怀尔德(James Wyld)在1851年至1862年期间在广场上发表的著名的“大环球”(Great Gole)。虽然怀尔德的空心地球仪允许参观者在其内部的表面看到一个内在的地球形象，但W伦敦展示了一个变化中的城市景观的外部形象，在一个耀眼的当代生活的光线再现。

The concept behind this panoramic vision of London harks back to the artistic heritage of Leicester Square, recalling James Wyld’s celebrated ‘Great Globe’ that was situated in the square between 1851 and 1862. Whilst Wyld’s hollow globe allowed visitors inside to view an internalised image of the earth on its interior surface, W London displays an external portrayal of the changing urban vista, in a dazzling light rendition of contemporary life.

在内部，Jestico Whiles的设计对现场的收缩做出了创新性的反应，将某些房间“收回”到每一层的建筑信封中。这允许在建筑内创造戏剧性的双三高中庭，增强整个酒店的空间感和剧院感。

Internally, Jestico + Whiles’ design responds innovatively to the constrictions of the site by ‘pulling back’ certain blocks of rooms into the building envelope on each floor. This allows for the creation of dramatic double and triple height atria within the building, enhancing the sense of space and theatre throughout the entire hotel.

这些内饰是由混凝土建筑协会设计的，旨在为客人提供伦敦文化的典型体验，将城市生活的正式和轻浮的领域结合在一起，形成一种独特的体验。在传统和现代材料的混合，舒适和尖端的设计，混凝土的内部代表不断演变的面孔伦敦魅力。客人们在由280个迪斯科球组成的迪斯科云雕塑下入场，周围是黑色的玻璃墙。在入口左侧，混凝土香料市场餐厅将纽约香料市场的民族气息与新建筑的当代建筑融合在一起。

The interiors, which have been designed by Concrete Architectural Associates, aim to offer guests a quintessential experience of London culture, by combining the formal and frivolous spheres of city life into one idiosyncratic experience. In a mix of traditional and contemporary materials, comfortable and cutting-edge design, Concrete’s interiors represent the ever-evolving face of London glamour. Guests make their entrance underneath a disco ball cloud sculpture made of 280 disco balls, surrounded by black glass walls. On the left side of the entrance, Concrete’s Spice Market restaurant mixes the ethnic vintage feel of Spice Market New York to the contemporary architecture of the new building.

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耶稣会的礼遇

一旦进入，游客将通过一楼的接待中庭进入怀尔德，这是一个可以俯瞰莱斯特广场的时尚的目的地酒吧，为电影首映式采访提供了一个理想的地点或后座。

Once inside, visitors are led through the first floor reception atrium into Wyld, the stylish destination bar overlooking Leicester Square, providing an ideal location or back drop for film-premiere interviews.

为最大限度地发挥街道一级的活动，大楼较低的楼层被商店、酒吧和餐馆占据，而酒店入口则被精心安排在Wardour街外，为客人提供一条进入酒店的私人专用通道。

To maximise activity at street level, the lower floors of the building are occupied by shops, bars and restaurants, whilst the hotel entrance has been carefully located off Wardour Street to offer guests a personal and exclusive access route into the hotel.

作为酒店业的领先设计师，Jestico Whiles在全球范围内完成了28项酒店计划，在包括英国、捷克共和国、克罗地亚、德国、俄罗斯和阿布扎比在内的多个国家开展工作。这种做法目前正在与McAleer合作。

As leading designers in the hotel industry, Jestico + Whiles has completed 28 hotel schemes worldwide, working in a variety of countries including the UK, Czech Republic, Croatia, Germany, Russia and Abu Dhabi. The practice is currently working with McAleer & Rushe on Starwood’s new Aloft London ExCeL at the ExCeL exhibition centre which will open in advance of the Olympics in 2012.

伦敦西部-莱斯特广场因“向英国国家致敬”而荣获2011年MIPIM奖。Jestico Whiles是唯一连续两年被授予MIPIM特别贡品奖的组织，2010年与Andels Lodz一起赢得了奖项。

The W London - Leicester Square has been honoured with the MIPIM 2011 Award for ‘Special tribute to UK Country of Honour’. Jestico + Whiles is the only practice which has been awarded MIPIM Special Tribute prizes for two consecutive years, having won in 2010 with Andels Lodz.