Carpenter Lowings adds printed glass staircase to Hong Kong apartment

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拥有图样装饰的楼梯成了这间香港公寓内最引人注目的一部分，它从天窗一直延伸到俯瞰海湾的屋顶露台。

This patterned glass staircase forms the centrepiece of an apartment in Hong Kong, and leads up through a skylight to a roof terrace overlooking the bay .

Carpenter Lowings工作室的英国建筑师Luke Lowings和美国雕塑家James Carpenter设计了这部独立的楼梯，它的存在使整个公寓焕然一新。

British architect Luke Lowings of Carpenter Lowings worked with American sculptor James Carpenter on the design for the stand-alone staircase, which forms the heart of the newly refurbished apartment.

楼梯高5.5米，贯穿了公寓上下两层空间。

屋顶上设有四米宽的天窗为室内部分引入自然光线，同时也可以折叠打开，由此进入屋顶平台。

At 5.5 metres metres tall, the staircase rises the full height of the two-storey space.
Above it, the four-metre-wide skylight in the roof helps to bring natural light into the interior, but also folds open to provide access to the roof.

Lowings表示：“楼梯的存在相对独立，并营造了一种微妙的雕塑感。”

“它符合美学艺术，为居住者和访客提供了一个视觉中心，并且非常实用，它能够调整光线，减小刺目的眩光，抵御香港酷热的天气。”

"This staircase acts as a discrete and subtle sculptural element in its own right," said Lowings.
"It is both aesthetic, providing a strong visual focus for residents and visitors, and practical, modulating daylight to reduce the harsh glare and intense heat of the Hong Kong climate."

Lowings补充道：“楼梯带来视觉上的失重，创造出漂浮之感，它结构空灵，不会影响生活起居空间。”

“自然光线映射在楼梯的玻璃板上，透过玻璃踏步射入公寓的下层空间。”

"The staircase's apparent weightlessness also helps to create the impression of a floating, ethereal structure rather than one which dominates the living areas," he added.
"The light of the sky is reflected from the structural glass panels, through the clear treads of the stair itself deep into the lower floor."

天窗由两只压力扬汲机控制启动，它有内置的传感器，防止因障碍物而关闭，但是当强风来袭时，会自行关闭。

当玻璃门关闭时，会响起警铃，避免住户被困在天台上。

当天窗闭合时，部分封闭楼梯的大型玻璃板能够映射出室外天空的景象。

The skylight is raised by two hydraulic rams. It has in-built sensors that prevent it from closing on obstructions, but that activate closure during sudden gusts of winds.
An alarm sounds as the glass door shuts, helping to prevent residents from being accidentally trapped on the roof.
When closed, the skylight frames a view of the sky that is reflected in a pair of large structure glass screens partially enclosing the staircase.

玻璃饰有线条状图案，像淅淅沥沥的雨帘。丝印玻璃、反射光线与大厅的大理石纹理映衬在一起，营造出一种迷幻感。

These glass screens are printed with a linear pattern that is intended to be evocative of falling rain. Together with the reflections and veined marble surfaces of the hall, they create a disorienting effect.

“这一项目充分展示了自然光线对于建筑的重大意义，它能够把小型的、相对狭窄的空间打造成明亮且受人欢迎的区域。|”

"The design demonstrates how significant amounts of natural light can be brought into small, relatively compact spaces and transform them into bright, welcoming areas," said the duo.

这部楼梯由经过热处理的安全玻璃制成，各个部件的连接均采用了最小的钛制配件。

每一个楼梯踏步由三层玻璃和三个配件支撑。

Carpenter和Lowings在2001年成立了自己的工作室，他们曾为福斯特在纽约的赫斯特大厦项目和Grimshaw设计的福尔顿街车站项目提供玻璃装置。

摄影：Kitmin Lee, Edmon Leong and Carpenter Lowings.

The staircase is made from heat-strengthened laminated glass, and its parts are joined together by minimal titanium fittings.
Each stair tread is made from three layers of glass and supported by just three fittings.
Carpenter and Lowings founded their studio in 2001. They have since collaborated on glass installations for Norman Foster's Hearst Tower in New York and the city's Grimshaw-designed Fulton Street Station.
Photography is by Kitmin Lee, Edmon Leong and Carpenter Lowings.

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项目介绍：
建筑设计：Carpenter Lowings
结构设计（楼梯）：Eckersley O'Callaghan
项目管理：C M Wong
室内设计：AB Concepot
照明设计：Sirius Lighting
楼梯：Sedak GmbH
天窗：MEIA

Project credits:
Architect: Carpenter Lowings
Structural engineer (staircase): Eckersley O'Callaghan
Executive engineer: C M Wong
Interior design: AB Concepot
Lighting design: Sirius Lighting
Staircase: Sedak GmbH
Skylight: MEIA


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