架构师提供的文本描述。奥塔戈自然历史信托基金的重点是提供一个地区的本土森林，当地的植物和动物可以生活在野外，而不受大多数引进害虫的威胁。信托基金在杜尼丁以北建立了一个大陆岛屿和避难所。

Text description provided by the architects. The Otago Natural History Trust is focused on providing an area of native forest where indigenous plants and animals can live in the wild without threat from most introduced pests. The Trust has established a mainland island and sanctuary just north of Dunedin.

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帕特里克·雷诺兹

这位客户要求建造一座真正的新西兰建筑-这是一座适合当地景观的建筑。这个参观中心是关于对这个地方的解释和发现景观作为一个独特的植物，动物群和历史的地方人民。

The client asked for a truly New Zealand building – something that fits into the landscape. This visitor centre is about the interpretation of this place and the discovery of landscape as a repository of unique flora, fauna and histories of local people.

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帕特里克·雷诺兹

与新西兰的所有景观一样，小气候不仅定义了土壤类型、植物和动物，而且也界定了我们如何生活和建造。Orokonui生态保护区游客中心位于Mopanui和Mihiwaka的上坡。该地点通常是薄雾和植被描述为“云森林”。冬天雪和冰在整个季节都会有大风。在夏天，干旱并不少见。

As with all New Zealand landscapes, microclimate defines not only the soil types, plants and animals but also how we live and build. The Orokonui Ecosanctuary Visitor Centre is located on the upper slopes of Mopanui and Mihiwaka. The site is typically misty and the vegetation is described as a ‘Cloud Forest’. There can be high winds throughout the seasons with snow and ice in winter. In summer, droughts are not uncommon.

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帕特里克·雷诺兹

游客中心的设计和建造是对这些条件作出反应并满足用户需要的一种尝试。

The design and construction of the visitor centre is an attempt to respond to these conditions and to answer the user needs.