西密歇根大学学生中心

公司：	CannonDesign	类型：	建筑
地区：	美国	标签：	学校

CannonDesign推出了位于密歇根西部大学（Western Michigan University，WMU）的新学生中心，这是包容性的灯塔。该建筑位于历史上由奥吉布瓦（Ojibwe）、奥达瓦（Odawa）和波达瓦德米（Bodewadmi）民族占据的土地上，旨在成为一个以学生为中心的聚集地，倡导归属感，并尊重贯穿整个场地的美洲原住民遗产根源。

CannonDesign introduces the new Student Center at Western Michigan University (WMU), a beacon of inclusion. Located on lands historically occupied by Ojibwe, Odawa, and Bodewadmi nations, the building is designed to be a student-centered gathering place that champions belonging and honors the roots of Native American heritage embedded throughout the site.

取代伯恩哈德中心，这个新的充满活力的空间旨在促进所有学生之间的联系、社区和合作。这座三层建筑设有聚会和休息空间、餐饮选择、校园书店、一个期待已久的校内啤酒吧、联邦快递和星巴克等零售位置，以及其他设施。

Replacing the Bernhard Center, the new vibrant space is designed to foster connection, community, and collaboration for all students. The three-level building features gathering and lounge spaces, dining options, the campus bookstore, an anticipated on-campus brewpub, retail locations such as FedEx and Starbucks, and more.

在这里，包容不仅仅体现在小的设计元素上，整个建筑及其设计都是对大学致力于促进归属感和包容性的承诺的证明。这个项目不仅作为创造真实而吸引人的学生中心的模范，还展示了在校园生活的各个方面优先考虑包容性的机会。

Here, inclusion goes beyond small design elements, as the entire building and its design is a testament to the university's commitment to fostering belonging and inclusivity. This project not only serves as a model for creating an authentic and inviting student center, but also demonstrates the opportunities that exist for prioritizing inclusivity in all aspects of campus life.

在数千名学生的参与下，建筑布局是从“C3”空间的概念中发展而来的：碰撞（collide）、合作（collaborate）和密谋（conspire）。这个理念是为了使楼层平面图的流动和间距促进学生在整个建筑中进行相互连接的中间机会。它旨在促进学生认为是归属感氛围驱动因素的各种参与类型。学生的反馈还影响了一个融入美洲原住民文化元素的设计，比如坐圈的概念。与传统建筑中惯常的直线墙壁和矩形空间不同，这座建筑主要采用了弯曲的墙壁和圆形房间。

With input from thousands of students, the building layout was developed from the concept of “C3” spaces: collide, collaborate, and conspire. The idea was for the flow and spacing of the floorplan to facilitate interstitial opportunities for students to connect with each other throughout the building. It aims to facilitate the types of engagement students identified as a driver for an atmosphere of belonging. Student feedback also influenced a design that incorporates elements of Native American culture, such as the idea of the sitting circle. Rather than the straight walls and rectangular spaces that are customary in traditional architecture, the building features mostly curved walls and circular rooms.

庆祝自然也是一个主题，作为建筑的概念基石，融合了当地自然元素的灵感。底层从场地中升起，覆盖着石头，反映了该地区冷水页岩的基岩。中间层被玻璃包裹，并设有裸露的柱子，模仿了穿越密歇根森林的体验。上层设有围绕立面呈扇形展开的金色鳍片，提供防晒保护，并反射切口，模仿外部玻璃和内部空间的树冠阴影。

The celebration of nature was also a theme that served as a conceptual cornerstone of the building, incorporating inspiration from local natural elements. The ground floor rises out of the site and is clad in stone, which mirrors the bedrock of the region, Coldwater Shale. The middle level is wrapped in glass and features exposed columns, mimicking the experience of walking through a Michigan forest. The upper level features gold fins that fan out around the façade, providing sun protection and reflecting cutouts that mimic a tree canopy shadow onto the exterior glass and into the interior spaces.

标志性的中庭内衬木材，上方有天窗照明，被称为“心脏”，让人想起密歇根州的森林，其中有大量的雪松树。在它的众多用途中，心脏是一个亲和团体聚会的地方，设有休息区、表演空间和灵活的空间——所有这些都距离从屋顶一直流到底层的恒定自然光仅几步之遥。

The iconic central atrium, lined with wood and lit above by skylights, is known as the “Heart,” invoking the forests of Michigan that include plenty of cedar trees. Among many of its uses, the Heart is a place where affinity groups meet, featuring sitting areas, performance spaces, and flexible spaces – all just steps away from the constant beam of natural light that flows from the roof all the way to the ground floor.

新的学生中心提供了一个真正以学生为中心的环境，旨在帮助所有学生感受到认可、建立联系和探索。这座建筑同时鼓励学生发现和分享他们的声音，同时了解那些身份与自己不同的人，同时培养社区和个性。

The new student center delivers a truly student-centered environment curated to help all students to feel recognized, to make connections, and to explore. All at once, the building simultaneously nurtures community and individuality by inspiring students to discover and share their voices, while learning about those whose identities are different than their own.