NVIDIA露天办公区：硅谷中的光伏板巨树
硅谷露天办公区中的光伏板“树藤”建筑
Tree-like trellis with photovoltaic panels covers outdoor workspace in Silicon Valley
由专筑网王雪纯，小R编译
总部位于奥克兰的景观设计工作室Hood Design Studio在硅谷的一家软件公司园区内设计了两个被光伏板如藤蔓般覆盖的大型“树屋”。
项目位于两栋建筑之间，场地占地约四英亩，是Hood Design Studio为NVIDIA软件公司的员工设计的一处露天办公空间。
Oakland-based landscape office Hood Design Studio has created two "treehouses" covered by an expansive photovoltaic trellis on the campus of a software company in Silicon Valley.
Located on a four-acre site between two buildings, Hood Design Studio designed the project to provide an outdoor working space for employees of the software company NVIDIA.
▲ Hood Design Studio在硅谷园区内设计了两个高架座位区
Hood Design Studio has created two elevated seatings areas on a Silicon Valley campus
场地中央的两个高架圆形平台上配有弯曲的木制长椅和用于户外办公的座椅。
负责人Alma Du Solier表示：“这两个树屋，也可以说是‘鸟巢’，摆放在地面上，鼓励人们来到室外”。
Two elevated, circular platforms at the centre of the site are outfitted with curved wooden benches and additional seating for outdoor work.
"Two treehouses, or nests, form pieces on the ground to encourage people to come outside," said principal-in-charge Alma Du Solier.
▲ 项目采用了具备光伏板的藤蔓结构
The project features a trellis with photovoltaic panels
在座位区平台上方的大型藤蔓形态的结构提供荫凉，其中的透明光伏板还能为附近建筑发电。
藤蔓形态的结构让阳光透射到下方的植物上。
Above the seating area platform, an expansive trellis provides shade while generating power for neighbouring buildings through translucent photovoltaic panels.
The trellis also allows sun rays to pass through to the plants below.
▲ 项目栽植了能适应场地新形成的微气候的本土和非本土植物
Native and non-native plants were chosen to adapt to the new microclimate created on the site
负责人解释道：“大型藤蔓结构就像一棵树，向外扩张，而不是向内收拢。”
座位区通过一系列高架走道与周边建筑相连，也通向铺有硬质材料的地面层。
景观设计中，起伏的小山丘是对加利福尼亚湾区周边农业区的致敬，这里农场和牧场占地230万英亩。
景观设计工作室在“迷你版”的小山丘上种植了适应项目所创造的新微气候的本土和非本土植物。
"The large trellis is much like a tree," said Du Solier. "A structure that opens up and out rather than focused inward."
The seating areas are connected to neighbouring buildings by a network of elevated walkways, which also lead down to the hardscaped ground level.
The rolling hills of the landscape design are representative of the agricultural legacy of the surrounding Bay Area of California, where farms and ranches cover 2.3 million acres of land.
The studio topped the "miniature version" of the hills with non-native and native plants and trees fit for the new microclimate created by the project.
▲ 各类座椅的布局鼓励合作和户外工作
Various seating arrangements encourage collaboration and outdoor work
栽植树种的布局经过了精心的策划，从远处看是自然的、有机的形态，但近距离观察就会发现，这种布局也遵循网格规律。
负责人继续解释道：“为了在视线高度上创造出树木景观，项目选择了两种特定于该地区的红橡树和栽培品种，这些品种的低分枝特性恰到好处。”
The selected trees were strategically placed to create organic forms from a distance, but upon closer inspection, follow a grid layout.
"Two types of red oaks and cultivars specific to this area were chosen for their low branching to create a treed landform at eye level," explained Du Solier.
▲ 场地的建筑历史遗产在景观的起伏小山丘中得以体现
The architectural legacy of the area is reflected in the rolling hills of the landscape
一楼有着私密座位区，用于独自工作或多达14人的小组合作。混凝土通道引导行人穿过场地。
NVIDIA园区项目是该地区最近完成的几个项目之一，这里因为众多科技公司的入驻而呈现出蓬勃的发展态势。其他项目包括BIG与Heatherwick Studio合作设计的Google园区。
The ground floor design was completed with private seating areas to accommodate solo workers or groups of up to 14. Concrete pathways guide pedestrians through the site.
The NVIDIA Campus project is one of several completed in the area, which has seen massive development generated by the area's large amount of technology firms. Others include BIG's Google campus designed in collaboration with Heatherwick Studio.
图片由Jason O'Rear提供。
The photography is by Jason O'Rear.