Architects: Klaarchitectuur Project: The waterdog Location: Sint-Truiden, Belgium Photography: Toon Grobet, Beeld Punt

建筑师：克劳蒂尔项目：水狗位置：圣特鲁登，比利时摄影：Toon Grobet，Beeld Punt

Quality of life ‘The waterdog’ is a state-of-the-art workspace where working almost becomes a spiritual experience. No more dull and unimaginative offices; be inspired by a challenging working environment where past, present and future are inextricably linked. By stacking the different offices and spreading out the various departments across different floors, a constant sense of dynamism is created in the workspace.

生活质量“水狗”是一个最先进的工作空间，工作几乎成为一种精神体验。不要再无聊和缺乏想象力的办公室了；在一个充满挑战的工作环境中，过去、现在和未来有着千丝万缕的联系。通过把不同的办公室堆叠起来，把不同的部门分散在不同的楼层上，工作空间中产生了一种持续的活力感。

Feel good One of the most important requirements at the start of the design process was to reopen the historic building to the public. This was achieved by creating a big open space at the heart of the old chapel. By stacking offices in a box-like fashion, the necessary space was freed up to create an engaging and multifunctional space, which can be used for a broad spectrum of urban activities. This way, a building that has had many functionalities in the past and which has played a crucial part in the lives of so many, can once again come to live and serve an entire community.

感觉良好是设计过程开始时最重要的要求之一，就是重新向公众开放这座历史建筑。这是通过在旧礼拜堂的中心创造一个很大的开放空间来实现的。通过像盒子一样堆叠办公室，必要的空间被释放出来，创造一个吸引人的、多功能的空间，可以用于广泛的城市活动。这样，一座在过去有许多功能，并在许多人的生活中发挥了关键作用的建筑物，可以再一次生活起来，为整个社区服务。

Collective “The Waterdog” is first and foremost an architecture office of Klaarchitectuur. In that capacity, the office will be used to further develop Belgium’s architectural future. Whether it’s a residential, retail or office space, “Clearchitecture” (Klaarchitectuur) consistently strives to design a pleasant environment for its clients, through carefully designed contemporary architecture. By opening the building to the wider public, it will be possible to host a wide range of events. A such, the building can act as a source of inspiration for all its visitors, of whom, hopefully, many will leave inspired.

集体“水狗”首先是克劳蒂尔的建筑办公室。以这一身份，该办事处将被用来进一步发展比利时的建筑未来。无论是住宅、零售还是办公空间，“Clearchstructure”(KlaArchtuur)通过精心设计的当代建筑，始终致力于为客户设计一个舒适的环境。通过向更广泛的公众开放，将有可能举办各种各样的活动。这样的话，这座建筑就可以成为所有游客的灵感源泉，希望他们中的许多人都会受到启发。

Design research From start to finish, the design process involved finding creative solutions to the typical challenges posed by renovating a historical building. Due to the chapel’s status as a listed building, the renovation project was bound by several limitations. For instance, it was vital the historical character of the building remained intact. This was achieved by erecting a brand-new construction from scratch, completely separate from the historic building. The new construction stands in sharp contrast with the old chapel, which walls still tell the story of its past.

设计研究从头到尾，设计过程包括寻找创造性的解决方案，以解决历史建筑翻新所带来的典型挑战。由于教堂作为上市建筑的地位，翻修工程受到若干限制。例如，这座建筑的历史特征保持不变是至关重要的。这是通过从零开始建立一个全新的建筑，与历史建筑完全分开来实现的。这座新建筑与旧教堂形成了鲜明的对比，这座教堂的墙壁仍在讲述着它过去的故事。

The decision was made to preserve the old chapel in its full glory, in its entirety, despite it being heavily affected by the ravages of time. Any restoration of the existing structures would cause irreversible damage to and be a detriment to its rich past.

这个决定将旧教堂保留在它的全部荣耀中，尽管它受到时间的灾难的严重影响。现有构筑物的任何修复都会对其丰富的历史造成不可逆转的损害，并对其过去造成损害。