Renovation planned for Gio Ponti's only North American building

由专筑网姚小俊，韩平编译

Machado Silvetti和Fentress建筑师最近受委托对丹佛艺术博物馆进行翻修，使其重现活力。这座博物馆是由意大利著名设计师Gio Ponti设计的唯一的一座北美建筑。

从该团队了解到，这座独特的博物馆于1971年完工，被称为“北楼”，高达7层，被视为第一座高层艺术博物馆。它坐落于科罗拉多州丹佛市区。

Machado Silvetti Architects and Fentress Architects have been hired to revitalise the Denver Art Museum, the only North American building by famed Italian designer Gio Ponti.
Completed in 1971, the distinctive museum – dubbed the North Building – rises seven storeys and is regarded as one of the first high-rise art museums, according to the team. It is located in downtown Denver, Colorado.

这座建筑常常像城堡一样，面积达21万平方英尺（19510平方米），建筑的体型不规则，共有24个不同的立面。

外墙覆盖了百万块反光玻璃瓷砖，墙面上有各种造型的开口。

Often referred to as "castle-like", the 210,000-square-foot (19,510-square-metre) building has an irregular form that consists of 24 different sides.
The exterior walls are clad in over one million reflective glass tiles and are punctured with various-shaped apertures.

这座博物馆是Ponti在北美完成的唯一一座建筑，这样的作品有1958年米兰的Pirelli大厦，是意大利20世纪90年代以前最高的建筑。Ponti在1979年去世，他是一位有名的工业设计师，也在1928年创办Domus杂志。

翻修的任务包括许多需要改造的方面，将由波士顿的Machado Silvetti建筑工作室和当地的Fentress建筑工作室设计完成。

The museum is the only completed building in North America by Ponti, known for such works as the 1958 Pirelli Tower in Milan, which was Italy's tallest building until the 1990s. Ponti, who died in 1979, was also a celebrated industrial designer and the founder of Domus magazine, in 1928.
The renovation – which entails a number of upgrades – will be designed by Boston-based Machado Silvetti Architects and local firm Fentress Architects. The team aims to stay true to Ponti's original vision as much as possible.

Jeffry Burchard是Machado Silvetti的主要负责人，他在一次科罗拉多州的电台的采访中说：“丹佛艺术博物馆确实是一个独一无二的公共机构，他们非常热爱Ponti的建筑。对他们来说，这就是他们的收藏中最有价值的部分”。

设计团队说：“这个项目将完成Ponti设计的原建筑没有实现的部分：访客能够进入到第七层，在这里落基山脉尽收眼底”。Hamilton大厦是博物馆附属的一座长而尖的、钛合金覆层的建筑，由建筑师Daniel Libeskind设计并与2006年开放。博物馆将简化到达Hamilton大厦的路径。

"The Denver Art Museum is really a one of a kind institution, and they are in love with their Ponti building," said Jeffry Burchard, a Machado Silvetti principal, in an interview with a Colorado radio station. "To them it's the most valuable piece in their collection."
The project will fulfil an unrealised aspect of Ponti's original design: visitor access to the seventh floor, which offers "sweeping views of the Rocky Mountains", the team said. It also will streamline access to the Hamilton Building, a spiky, titanium-clad addition to the museum by architect Daniel Libeskind that opened in 2006.

设计的其他方面包括外部场地提升、机械系统更新和扩展美术馆以适应博物馆不断增加的收藏。另外，计划中还包括一个新的欢迎中心和教育规划空间。

这个15亿美元（120英镑）的项目计划于2017年底开工，计划在2021年博物馆的50周年庆完工。

Other aspects of the plan include exterior site improvements, updates to mechanical systems, and expanded galleries to accommodate the museum’s growing collection. The plan also calls for a new welcome centre and space for educational programming.
Work on the $150 million (￡120 million) project is scheduled to begin in late 2017, with completion targeted for 2021 – the year of the museum's 50th anniversary.

这座建筑将会被改名为Martin大厦，是为了感谢慈善家J Landis和他的妻子Sharon Martin 2500万美元（2千万英镑）的捐赠，这也是该博物馆历史上最大的一笔现金捐赠。

博物馆的董事Christoph Heinrich说：“北楼的旧区更新将与丹佛艺术博物馆统一，庆祝Gio Ponti标志性的设计，保证建筑未来50年里的关联性和管理”。

The building will be renamed the Martin Building in recognition of a $25 million (￡20 million) gift from philanthropists J Landis and his wife Sharon Martin, the largest cash donation in the museum's history.
"The revitalisation of the North Building will unify the Denver Art Museum campus, celebrate Gio Ponti’s iconic design and ensure the building’s relevance and stewardship for the next 50 years,” said Christoph Heinrich, the museum’s director.

在Ponti建筑开放了40多年后，博物馆的年客流量达到10万人。现在，每年参观博物馆的人大概有70万。

改造计划第一次是在2013提出，当时博物馆正在进行结构评估和可行性研究。两年后，当地工作室Tryba被委托提出一个总体规划。Machado Silvetti和Fentress今年年初开始设计工作。

然而，另一座Ponti建筑看起来并不是那么乐观。这也Ponti著名的建筑之一，建筑位于Tehran，面临着拆除，为一座豪华饭店让出地方。

When the Ponti building opened more than four decades ago, the museum's annual attendance was 100,000. Today, roughly 700,000 people visit the museum each year.
Renovation plans first emerged in 2013, when the museum embarked on a structural assessment and feasibility studies. Two years later, local firm Tryba Architects was commissioned to conceive a master plan. Machado Silvetti and Fentress began design work earlier this year.
However, the future of another Ponti building looks less optimistic. One of his most famous houses, located in Tehran, is facing demolition to make way for a luxury hotel.

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