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建筑师Jeanne Gang公布了对于纽约国家自然历史博物馆扩建部分的设计方案。该方案的灵感来自变形的曲面混凝土。

Architect Jeanne Gang has unveiled plans for a geologically-inspired extension to the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Studio Gang工作室关于美国自然历史博物馆Gilder展览中心的室内设计图，向西远眺奥多•罗斯福公园/Proposed interior design of Studio Gang's Gilder Center Central Exhibition Hall at the American Museum of Natural History, view west to Theodore Roosevelt Park

基地坐落于曼哈顿的上西区，Studio Gang工作室需要在此处为美国自然历史博物馆扩建218,000平方英尺（20,252平方米），以满足Guilder中心的科学、教育及创意中心等需求。

由混凝土带状结构形成的曲线形式由内向外弯曲，结构外部将使用石材饰面。此次加建部分也将在第79街哥伦布大道上创建一个重要的新出入口。

Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Studio Gang's proposal for the Guilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation calls for a 218,000-square-foot addition (20,252-square-meters) to the American Museum of Natural History.
Curving forms created by structural concrete bands will bend from the inside out, and will be clad in stone on the exterior. The addition will also create a significant new entrance on Columbus Avenue at 79th Street.

Studio Gang工作室关于美国自然历史博物馆Gilder展览中心的室内设计图，从入口处向东看/Proposed interior design for the Gilder Center Central Exhibition Hall at the American Museum of Natural History, view east from the entrance into the building

建筑师说，此次加建部分的曲线形式是有意呼应岩石的形式。

建筑内部，建筑师通过一系列桥联系了博物馆的许多大楼，与加建部分形成了30多个联通方式。此外，曲面型室内墙体也为博物馆收藏品的展览提供了有利的空间。

The curving forms of Gang's extension are meant to evoke rock formations, according to the architects.
Inside, a series of bridges will connect the museum's many buildings, creating more than 30 links within the new addition. The curving interior walls will also create niches for the display of objects from the museum's collection.

Gilder中心立面图，春季，从第79大街西侧两建筑间看去/The proposed facade for the Gilder Center in the springtime with street planting, seen from between the buildings on the west side of 79th Street

现存的建筑综合体包含维多利亚时代的哥特建筑，罗马复兴建筑及现代建筑，十分混杂。这三个建筑将被拆除用来建造新的加建部分。

“我们发现了一个可以有效地组织人流、提高博物馆功能需求的途径，并且当我们将此设想进行深入探究时，也证明该设想具有科学性，也是符合人们的需求。”Studio Gang工作室创始人Jeanne Gang讲到。

The existing complex is a hodgepodge of buildings ranging from Victorian Gothic and Romanesque Revival to modern structures. Three buildings will be removed to create the new addition.
"We uncovered a way to vastly improve visitor circulation and museum functionality, while tapping into the desire for exploration and discovery that are emblematic of science and also part of being human," said Studio Gang founder Jeanne Gang.

“当你走进这个空间，从顶部照射进来的自然光和室内不同活动产生的视线交流都引导着参观者在展览中心移动，随着逐渐深入，人们对自然历史的参观之旅也有了更深刻的理解。所以建筑设计表达了博物馆的使命。”她补充道。

"Upon entering the space, natural daylight from above and sightlines to various activities inside invite movement through the Central Exhibition Hall on a journey towards deeper understanding. The architectural design grew out of the museum’s mission," she added.

美国自然历史博物馆及Gilder科教创意中心的整体模型。照片有美国自然历史博物馆提供/Model of the American Museum of Natural History’s complex incorporating the Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. Image courtesy on the American Museum of Natural History

该项目预计将花费325百万美元（213百万欧元），超过了目前募集资金的一半之多。该自然历史博物馆是曼哈顿最受欢迎的公共设施之一，每年都会吸引三到五百万参观者。

该项目并没有什么争议，而且此次加建还将占用0.25英亩（10公顷）的公共绿地。

The project is expected to cost $325 million (£213 million), of which more than half has already been raised. The Museum of Natural History is one of the city's most popular institutions, drawing between three and five-million visitors per year.
The project is not without controversy, as the addition will consume about a quarter of an acre (.10 hectare) of public parkland.

剖面图展现了Guilder中心与自然历史博物馆的联系空间/Section diagram showing connections within the proposed Guilder Center expansion to the Museum of Natural History

该工作室的总部在芝加哥，最近也在纽约开设了分部来处理他们在东海岸日益增长的工作。

该工作室最近还在进行芝加哥第三大的塔楼及风城芝加哥卢卡斯博物馆的场地设计。

The Chicago-based firm recently opened a New York office to handle their growning roster of work on the East Coast.
The firm is also currently working on the third largest tower in Chicago and the grounds of the Lucas Museum, also planned for the Windy City.

Gilder 中心立面图/Proposed Gilder Center elevation   

Gilder 中心立面图/Proposed Gilder Center elevation

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