架构师提供的文本描述。亚历克斯·海利解释中心，旨在加强这个州历史遗址的教育使命，提供了一个公众可以亲身体验这位杰出的田纳西作家的生活和事业的场所。

Text description provided by the architects. The Alex Haley Interpretive Center, designed to enhance the educational mission of this State Historic Site, offers a venue where the public can experience first-hand the life and career of this distinguished Tennessee author.

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杰弗里·雅各布斯摄影

解释中心大楼的设计理念很简单，但也相当引人注目：一个倾斜的行政机翼和折叠的屋顶定义了一个中央前厅，就像望远镜一样，直接聚焦在大约200英尺外的海利大厦(Haley House)上；“解读中心”(Interpretive Center)与这座历史住宅有关，但它避免了压倒性的建筑，也不会侵入它的原始环境。

The design concept for the Interpretive Center building is simple yet quite compelling: an angled administrative wing and folded roof define a central Lobby that focuses, like a telescope, directly on the Haley House approximately 200 feet away; the Interpretive Center relates to the historic residence but avoids overwhelming it or intruding into its pristine setting.

 © Jeffrey Jacobs Photography

杰弗里·雅各布斯摄影

材料的调色板(混凝土砌块、木墙板、金属屋顶和钢结构)参考了这个农村地区的乡土建筑，同时确保了耐久性和低维护性。可持续的策略包括屋顶悬垂遮阳玻璃墙，机械和电气控制，以尽量减少能源消耗，和一个白色的tpo屋顶，以减少热负荷，同时反射日光通过南部的牧师，照明大厅。

The palette of materials (concrete block, wood siding, metal roof, and steel structure) references the vernacular architecture of this rural area, while insuring durability and low maintenance. Sustainable strategies include roof overhangs to shade glass walls, mechanical and electrical controls to minimize energy consumption, and a white TPO roof on the exhibit block to reduce heat load while reflecting daylight through the south-facing clerestory, illuminating the Lobby.

 Floor Plan

进入解释中心；高大的玻璃前厅直接聚焦于住宅以外的地方。工作人员可以通过他们的办公室门廊窗观察停车场(海利在美国海岸警卫队服役了20年，1999年，一名刀具以他的名字命名)。

Entry to the Interpretive Center; the tall glass Lobby focuses directly on the residence beyond. Staff can observe the parking area thru their office porthole window (Haley served for twenty years in the U. S. Coast Guard and in 1999, a cutter was named for him).

 © Jeffrey Jacobs Photography

杰弗里·雅各布斯摄影

为了保护现有的树木和保持自然的排水模式，解释中心被一排树木屏蔽，并通过一条高架木板人行道与其相连；公共汽车停车场与汽车入口分开。折叠式金属屋顶，其乡村建筑意象，覆盖前厅和行政空间；入口在右边，木板路到住宅左侧。

Sited to preserve existing trees and maintain natural drainage patterns, the Interpretive Center is shielded from the residence by a row of trees and connected to it by an elevated boardwalk; bus parking was separated from the auto entry. The folded metal roof, with its rural architectural imagery, covers the Lobby and Administrative spaces; entry is on the right, boardwalk to the residence on the left.