大教堂男子学校/查尔斯·F·布罗兹办公室

大教堂男子学校/查尔斯·F·布罗兹办公室
Cathedral School for Boys / The Office of Charles F. Bloszies

设计与环境融合：大教堂男子学校的设计巧妙地与地标性的格雷斯大教堂相融合。新的两层建筑与原有校舍相连，钢结构搭配玻璃和铝幕墙，既轻盈又能与周围环境和谐共处。其位置选择在学校与大教堂之间的狭窄缝隙，充分利用有限空间，为学生提供了可欣赏大教堂和市中心天际线的公共空间，实现了建筑与自然人文景观的完美结合。

功能与连接性：学校的战略计划明确了对当代学习实践空间和学生社区聚会空间的需求。通过重新安排教室，打造了从主入口直接通往新“学习共享空间”的入口轴线，使新空间成为活动中心。这种设计增强了空间的连接性，为学生提供了更加便捷和丰富的学习生活体验。

施工的高效性：该项目在施工进度方面表现出色。利用暑假进行教室全面翻修和新建筑的结构工程，搭建临时屏障确保秋季学期正常教学，幕墙场外预制后快速安装。在寒假期间完成项目，为学生春季学期返校做好准备。这种高效的施工安排确保了学校教学活动的最小干扰，体现了专业的项目管理和执行能力。

建筑师提供的文字描述大教堂男子学校位于地标性的格雷斯大教堂关闭街区的最上角，毗邻大教堂的后堂端。我们办公室设计的两层建筑与20世纪60年代的原始校舍水平相连，坐落在2009年现有的混凝土扩建之上。我们的设计包括一个带玻璃和铝幕墙的钢结构：新增加的部分足够轻，可以在不进行基础升级的情况下落在现有结构上，并且施工顺序有序，以避免中断学术日历。扩建部分包括用于大型聚会、小型会议和安静学习的开放式公共空间，可欣赏到大教堂耳堂和市中心天际线的壮丽景色。该项目还包括一项室内装修，创造了一条新的入口轴线，直接从前门通往学校生活的新中心。
Text description provided by the architects. The Cathedral School for Boys sits at the uppermost corner of the landmarked Grace Cathedral Close block, adjacent to the apse end of the Cathedral. The two-story addition designed by our office is connected horizontally to the original 1960s school building and sits on top of an existing concrete expansion from 2009. Our design consists of a steel structure with a glass and aluminum curtain wall: the new addition was light enough to land on the existing structure without foundation upgrades, and construction was sequenced to avoid interrupting the academic calendar. The addition contains open common spaces for large gatherings, small meetings, and quiet study, with spectacular views of the Cathedral transept and the downtown skyline. The project also included an interior renovation that created a new entry axis, leading directly from the front door to the new heart of school life.

Diagram

在过去的半个世纪里，学校多次扩建到相邻的建筑，甚至扩建到大教堂本身：自助餐厅、健身房和表演空间都在地下室。学校的战略计划确定了需要额外的空间来容纳当代学习实践，以及大型学生和社区聚会的空间。由于该街区已经彻底开发，因此安置这个新空间的选择有限。最终选定的位置是学校和大教堂之间的狭窄缝隙，位于一个由早期增建部分屋顶组成的露台上。扩建部分位于格雷斯大教堂街区深处，远离萨克拉门托街的学校主入口，周围环绕着现有的建筑。这带来了一个挑战：如何将新空间与旧空间连接起来，使其成为活动的中心？
Over the last half-century, the school has expanded multiple times into adjacent buildings, and even into the Cathedral itself: the cafeteria, gym, and performance spaces are in the crypt. The school's strategic plan identified the need for additional space to accommodate contemporary learning practices, as well as space for large student and community gatherings. Since the block had been so thoroughly developed, there were limited options for situating this new space. The location that was ultimately selected was the narrow slot between the school and the Cathedral, on a terrace comprised of the roof of an earlier addition. The addition is located deep within the Grace Cathedral block, far from the school's primary entrance on Sacramento Street and surrounded by existing buildings. This posed a challenge: how can the new spaces be connected to the old in a way that allows them to be a hub of activity?

Floor Plan

与新“心脏”的连接是通过重新安排教室来实现的，作为翻修的一部分，允许一个从萨克拉门托街门直接通往新的“学习共享空间”的宏伟入口，最终可以看到大教堂建筑群的壮丽景色，从落地窗可以欣赏到全景。该项目最大的成功之一是施工进度。在为期三个月的暑假期间，教室进行了全面翻修，同时进行了破坏性的结构工程，以构建新的建筑。在教室和附加外壳之间搭建了一个临时屏障，以便在秋季学期学校上课时完成。幕墙在场外预制成面板，在几天内吊装到位。该项目在寒假期间完成，并在学生们返回春季学期时准备就绪。
The connection to the new "heart" was made by rearranging the classrooms as part of their renovation to allow for a grand entrance leading directly from the Sacramento Street doors to the new "Learning Commons," terminating in a striking view of the Cathedral complex that opens up into the panoramas afforded by the floor-to-ceiling windows. One of the project's greatest successes was the construction schedule. The classrooms were completely renovated during the three-month summer break, along with the disruptive structural work to frame the new addition. A temporary barrier was erected between the classrooms and the additional shell so it could be finished while school was in session during the fall term. The curtain wall was prefabricated off-site in panels that were craned into place in a matter of days. The project was completed over winter break, and ready for students when they returned for the spring semester.