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为了满足不断壮大的社区成员的需要，Würenlos归正福音教会于2011年发起了新社区中心的设计竞赛。项目用地位于教堂建筑和附近的公路之间，北面紧挨墓地。新建筑嵌入现有的公墓群中，与周围的环境和谐地融为一体。项目位于墓地的封闭区域，一方面内部传出的歌声传达着对逝者的尊敬与纪念，另一方面由于偏离居住区，歌声并不会为亲人们带去悲伤。工程开始之前，区域内的60座古老坟墓被小心地挖掘出来，然后重新埋置在公共墓地内。

New Community Centre for the Evangelical Reformed Church in Würenlos

To provide space for its growing community of members, the Evangelical Reformed church of Würenlos tendered a limited design competition in 2011 for a new community centre. The projected location was a field to the north of the cemetery, between the church building and the adjoining cantonal road. This specification was ultimately disregarded and the new building constructed within the cemetery compound, between the existing burial plots, as this allowed a more harmonious integration with the surrounding environment.A respectful and sensitive approach to the project, in which the members of the community always had a voice, made it possible to use a closed section of the cemetery for the building without causingdistress to the relatives of the deceased. Before the start of construction work, the remains from sixty old graves in the closed section were carefully exhumed and reburied in a communal grave.



Würenlos 归正福音教会的新社区中心完美融入周围环境，为整体环境增添了一抹亮色。其轮廓和颜色沿用了教堂的风格；在结构和用材上有着自身独特的个性，同时又不影响墓地内宁静的氛围。该建筑结构包含在工厂内预制的木质结构，极大地优化了建筑工序；地面部分开工几天之后便举行了平顶仪式。建筑外表皮包含木材和铜两种材质，这两种天然老化材料的外观会随着时间的流逝而发生改变。建筑内部结构满足社区中心的多种功能性。地面层设有日常设施：教区办事处、会议室、社会福利机构和秘书室。楼上有两个不同大小的公共空间，用于举办活动。

The new community centre of the Evangelical Reformed church of Würenlos blends well with its immediate context and forms a satisfying addition to the overall ensemble. While its contours and colours conform to thechurch building, its structure and materials assert an independent character without disrupting the tranquil atmosphere of the cemetery. The structure consists of prefabricated timber elements made to measure in the factory to optimize the building process; the topping-out ceremony took place only a few days after beginning the above-ground part of the construction. The building’s skin consists of wood and copper which, as naturallyageing materials, will change their appearance over time. Its interior organization conforms to the various functions of a community centre. The ground floor houses the parish office, a conference room, the social welfare organization, and the secretary’s office – in other words, the facilities that are used every day. The upper storey offers two communal rooms of different sizes that provide space for events.





























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Client   Ev.- Ref. Kirchgemeinde    Gipfstrasse 4    5436 Würenlos    SwitzerlandArchitect:   Menzi Bürgler Architekten I ZurichConstruction management: Reto Brawand I ZurichWood construction:  Schaerholzbau I AltbüronCompetition:   Limited project competition, 2011, 1st prizePlanning and construction phase:   2012/13Photos:    Rasmus Norlander I Zurich/Stockholm

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