西蒙开关大楼/b720 Fermín Vázquez建筑事务所

西蒙开关大楼/b720 Fermín Vázquez建筑事务所
Simon SWITCH Building / b720 Fermín Vázquez Arquitectos

历史与现代的融合：西蒙开关大楼项目巧妙地将20世纪下半叶的旧工厂建筑与现代企业总部的功能需求相结合。通过精心修复旧建筑的病变部分，有选择性地拆除和重建，不仅保留了原有混凝土结构的框架和立面上的重复格子，还巧妙地融入了新的通信核心和工作区。这种修复方式不仅使建筑与时俱进，还让干预的痕迹成为建筑历史的一部分，展现了对历史的尊重和对现代功能的追求。

创新的立面设计：项目在立面设计上极具创新性。外部网格被解放出来，通过插入肋骨之间的“技术盒”构成新皮肤，铝制框架保护和调节每个开口的周边，而新的玻璃外壳则具有高绝缘性和太阳能控制性能。这些元素的轻盈和反射与混凝土的物质性形成鲜明对比，增强了建筑的视觉效果。立面的新元素不仅仅是窗户，它们的存在、深度和反射的发挥，为建筑增添了动态感，使其成为城市基础设施的一部分，为安装短暂的元素做好了准备，增强了对城市活动的参与度。

可持续发展的典范：西蒙开关大楼在可持续发展方面树立了标杆。它利用原有的结构，引入了新的空间配置和高性能的设施设备，将屋顶变成配备太阳能电池板的员工绿色空间。建筑物的智能管理优化了其效率，整合了数字工具，用于共享工作站、会议室、公共空间或移动性。新旧元素之间的对比不仅突出了结构系统，还提供了最佳水平的自然光、防晒和隔热。由于现有材料的碳足迹减少、生命周期长、新能源效率及其对城市再生的贡献，建筑对环境的影响较小，已获得LEED白金认证，成为工业建筑再利用的典范。

建筑师提供的文字描述修复旧西蒙工厂以容纳新的公司总部，是因为需要将前两个办公室的350多名员工统一到一个屋檐下。该项目基于保护20世纪下半叶现有建筑的理念，同时在巴塞罗那技术发展的中心引入突出新用途的元素。
Text description provided by the architects. The rehabilitation of the old Simon factory to house the new Corporate Headquarters arose from the need to unify the more than 350 employees of the two previous offices under one roof. The project is based on the idea of preserving the existing building from the second half of the 20th century, while introducing elements that highlight the new use, in the centre of Barcelona’s technological development.

总部象征性地命名为SWITCH，是“西蒙全球创新人才社区中心”的缩写，也是对该公司商标产品之一电气开关的致敬。这座旧建筑本质上是一座混凝土结构；门廊、梁和板的框架，以及立面上重复的格子。
The Headquarters is symbolically named SWITCH, the abbreviation for “Simon Worldwide Innovation Talent Community Hub”, and a nod to the electrical switch, one of the company’s trademark products. The old building is essentially a concrete structure; a frame of porticoes, beams and slabs and a repetitive lattice on the façade.

Plan - Ground floor

修复这座建筑在很大程度上意味着使这座建筑与时俱进。干预措施包括仔细修复病变，有选择地拆除区域以产生新的通信核心和工作区，以及按照原始逻辑拆除和重建状况不佳的部件。这些干预的痕迹并没有隐藏起来，而是可以看作是成为建筑历史一部分的疤痕。
Rehabilitating the building means, to a large extent, bringing this structure up to date. The interventions include the careful repair of lesions, the selective demolition of areas to generate new communication cores and work areas and the demolition and reconstruction of parts in bad condition, following the original logic. The traces of these interventions are not hidden, but can be seen as scars that become part of the building's history.

该项目突出了外部网格，将其从过时的窗台和封闭物中解放出来。新皮肤由插入肋骨之间的附加元件“技术盒”构成。铝制框架保护和调节每个开口的周边，而新的玻璃外壳则具有高绝缘性和太阳能控制性能。
The project highlights the exterior grid, freeing it from its obsolete sills and closures. The new skin is configured by added elements, ‘technological cassettes’, inserted between the ribs. An aluminum frame protects and regulates the perimeter of each opening, while the new glazed enclosure allows for high insulation and solar control performance.

这些元素的轻盈和反射形成对比，增强了混凝土的物质性。重新转换有助于Poble Nou的再生，现在已转变为22@区。这座建筑成为了该社区工业历史和未来之间的纽带：曾经封闭的工厂变成了外向的技术中心。开放式展厅位于一楼，而楼上是工作区，通过立面的新元素向城市开放，这些新元素不仅仅是窗户；它们的存在、深度和反射的发挥得到了作为城市基础设施的补充，为安装短暂的元素做好了准备，增强了对“Llum”灯光节等活动的参与。
The lightness and reflections of these elements contrast and enhance the materiality of the concrete. The reconversion contributes to the regeneration of Poble Nou, now transformed into the 22@ district. The building becomes a link between the neighborhood’s industrial past and its future: What was once a closed-off factory becomes an extrovert technological hub. The open showroom is located on the ground floor, while the upper floors house the workspaces, which open to the city through the façade’s new elements that are more than windows; their presence, depth, and play of reflections is complemented by the desire to serve as urban infrastructure, equipped for the installation of ephemeral elements, enhancing participation in events such as the "Llum" light festival.

SWITCH旨在成为高质量工作空间的标杆，以及工业建筑再利用的典范。它利用了原有的结构，引入了新的空间配置、高性能的设施和设备，并将现在配备太阳能电池板的屋顶变成了员工的绿色空间。建筑物的智能管理优化了其效率，整合了数字工具，用于共享工作站、会议室、公共空间或移动性。修复延长了这座过时建筑的寿命。
SWITCH aims to be a benchmark for quality workspaces, and an example for the reuse of industrial buildings. It takes advantage of the original structure, introducing a new space configuration, high-performance facilities and equipment, and turning the roof, now equipped with solar panels, into a green space for the employees. Intelligent management of the building optimizes its efficiency, incorporating digital tools for the shared use of workstations, meeting rooms, common spaces, or access to mobility. The rehabilitation prolongs the life of the obsolete building.

新旧元素之间的对比突出了结构系统，同时提供了最佳水平的自然光、防晒和隔热。其结果是，由于现有材料的碳足迹减少、生命周期长、新能源效率及其对城市再生的贡献，建筑对环境的影响较小。该建筑已获得LEED白金认证。
The contrast between the old and new elements highlights the structural system while providing an optimal level of natural light, solar protection, and thermal insulation. The result is a building with a low environmental impact due to the reduction in the carbon footprint of existing materials with a long life cycle, the new energy efficiency, and its contribution to urban regeneration. The building has obtained a LEED Platinum certification.