Work starts on transforming Eero Saarinen's JFK terminal building into TWA hotel

由专筑网Yumi，韩平编译

纽约的JFK机场已经开始进行改造施工工作，在这里E.沙里宁设计的TWA飞行中心被转换成拥有505间客房的酒店。该建筑最初是在1962年开放，那时沙里宁已去世一年，直到2001年，它都作为环球航空公司的航空站，直至它不能够满足现代飞机的要求。1994年，该建筑被认为是现代主义建筑史上的里程碑，并于2005年登记成国家历史名胜。

Construction work has started at New York’s JFK airport, where Eero Saarinen’s TWA flight center is being converted into a 505-room hotel.The building originally opened in 1962, a year after Saarinen’s death, and served as trans world airlines’ terminal until 2001, when it was no longer able to support modern aircraft. In 1994, the structure was deemed a historic landmark, and in 2005 it was on the national register of historic places.


rendering courtesy of MCR development (also main image)

15年后，该建筑对公众关闭，其改造设计一直备受瞩目，现在纽约州长 Cuomo 和酒店管理公司MCR宣布工程破土动工。该方案旨在维护和恢复航站楼，反映其1962年的设计美学。同时，容纳客房的两栋酒店建筑将位于航站楼的两侧。每个航站楼的乘客都将通过空中列车到达TWA酒店，另外，通过沙里宁设计的直通航站楼5的乘客可乘坐地铁来到这里。

15 years after the building was closed to the public, New York’s governor Cuomo and hotel investment firm MCR have now broke ground on the much-anticipated conversion. The scheme seeks to preserve and restore the terminal building, mirroring its 1962 design aesthetic. Meanwhile, two hotel structures housing the guest rooms will be set back on either side of the terminal. Passengers from every terminal will be able to reach the TWA hotel via the airtrain, as well as through the Saarinen-designed passenger tubes that connect directly to terminal 5.


image by max touhey

酒店建筑将包含40000平方英尺的会议和活动空间，一个10000平方英尺的观景台和八个餐饮零售点。恢复计划包括恢复航站楼的室内，由Charles Eames，Raymond Loewy和Warren Platner负责设计。该计划涉及到一座博物馆，展示作为喷气时代诞生地的纽约、环球航空公司的历史以及本世纪中叶现代设计运动。

The hotel building will contain 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a 10,000 square foot observation deck, and eight food and beverage outlets. Restoration plans include reviving the terminal’s interiors by Charles Eames, Raymond Loewy, and Warren Platner. The plans also involve a museum showcasing New York as the birthplace of the jet age, the history of trans world airlines, and the midcentury modern design movement.


image by max touhey

“JFK机场是世界上最大的国际中转中心之一，同时是纽约经济的关键驱动力，”Governor Cuomo说。“把TWA 飞行中心变成一个新的最先进的酒店，将保护这个标志性的里程碑，同时奠定JFK航空站无法撼动的重要地位。这一突破建立在我们的努力上，也加快了全州的交通枢纽的现代化，我们将继续努力推动其增长，繁荣区域经济，建立21世纪纽约应有的公共设施。”

‘JFK airport is one of largest international transit hubs in the world and a key driver of New York’s economy,’ says Governor Cuomo. ‘The conversion of the TWA flight center into a new state-of-the-art hotel will preserve this iconic landmark while cementing JFK’s status as a crown jewel of aviation. This groundbreaking builds on our efforts to modernize gateways across the state and we will continue working to drive growth, support thriving regional economies and build 21st century infrastructure that New York deserves.’


image by max touhey

“对不可思议建筑的热情和对我们的计划源源不断的支持保留了沙里宁的杰作，使人震惊的500间房的酒店永久地向公众开放，”Tyler Morse说，他是MCR 开发部的CEO，负责TWA航站中心的重建计划。“我们很自豪能参与州长Cuomo的计划，振兴我们地区的机场，当把新的活力注入美国最重要的建筑之一时，我们很兴奋。”

‘The passion for this incredible building and the outpouring of support for our plan to preserve Saarinen’s masterpiece and permanently reopen it to the public as a 500-room hotel has been astounding,’ said Tyler Morse, CEO of MCR development, the firm responsible for the TWA flight center redevelopment plan. ‘We are proud to play a part in Governor Cuomo’s plan to revitalize our region’s airports and we are excited to get to work as we breathe new life into one of the most important buildings in America.’


酒店建筑将包含40000平方英尺的会议和活动空间/The hotel building will contain 40,000 square feet of meeting and event space. image by max touhey


计划将涉及一座博物馆，展示作为喷气机诞生地的纽约/The plans also involve a museum showcasing New York as the birthplace of the jet age. image by max touhey


方案的目的是保护和恢复航站楼/The scheme seeks to preserve and restore the terminal building. image by max touhey


来自各个航站楼的乘客通过空中列车到达TWA酒店/Passengers from every terminal will be able to reach the TWA hotel via the airtrain. image by max touhey


据估计，装修将在不到两年的时间内完成/It is estimated that the renovation will take less than two years to complete. image by max touhey


出处：本文译自www.designboom.com/，转载请注明出处。