Semaphore：生态乌托邦
Semaphore: an Ecological Utopia Proposed by Vincent Callebaut

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在法国东北部城市斯特拉斯堡，Soprema公司成立了全新的公司总部，该项目由Vincent Callebaut Architectures事务所负责设计，项目面积为8225平方米，就如同一座生态乌托邦。这座建筑名为“Semaphore”，就如同一座“专为自由员工服务的绿色弹性办公场所”，该公司主要主要致力于城市的农业发展，并且着重员工的福祉。

Semaphore是一座生态未来型建筑，其设计灵感来源于仿生学，目的是成为一座诗意且标志性的建筑作品，同时展示Soprema公司的各项产品，其中包括隔热、防水、绿化等方面。设计方案是未来绿色城市的生态原型，目的是促进人与自然的共生。

In a design proposal for Soprema’s new company headquarters in Strasbourg, France, Vincent Callebaut Architectures envisions an 8,225 square-meter ecological utopia. The building, called Semaphore, is described in the program as a “green flex office for nomad co-workers” and is dedicated to urban agriculture and employee well-being.
An eco-futuristic building, Semaphore is inspired by biomimicry and intended as a poetic landmark, as well as aiming to serve as a showcase for Soprema’s entire range of insulation, waterproofing, and greening products. The design is an ecological prototype of the green city of the future, working to achieve a symbiosis between humans and nature.



设计隐喻的核心是一座庞大的骨架，象征着Soprema公司，由玻璃围护，位于建筑的顶部。由于该装置位于24米的高空，所以周边的人们能够轻易地看到这座庞然大物，并且它位于两条轴线的交叉点，似乎在俯瞰世界。

At the metaphorical heart of the design is the skeleton of a mammoth, symbolic to Soprema, ensconced in glass at the very top of the building. From its home 24 meters up in the sky, the mammoth is visible from the surrounding area and placed precisely at the crossroads of two organizational axes, overlooking the company.



在建筑内部，灵活性与适应性成为了设计的焦点。为了适应公司的组织结构，同一个部门的所有员工都会在同一个楼层工作，但是却没有固定的办公桌。整个平面布局为茧型，能够在员工需要时保留隐私。垂直的循环系统能够满足自然采光与通风，其周边设置有休闲娱乐区域，以满足员工的不同需求。

On the building’s interior, flexibility and adaptability are the focus. Designed to fit the company’s organizational structure, all employees in the same department will be able to work together on the same floor, but within a flexible, or nomadic, office layout without assigned offices or desks. Cocooning spaces are integrated throughout the plan, however, to allow for privacy or concentration when needed. The vertical circulation is designed to be naturally lit and ventilated, with recreational and relaxation areas grouped around it to accommodate employees’ natural movement patterns.



建筑师充分利用了项目坐落于水上的特点，让建筑自身与自然融为一体，因此建筑师构思了一座全新的码头和大型绿色退台，其设计灵感来源于自然之中的梯田，公司的员工可以在这里享受阳光与景观。为了满足员工们的需求，建筑中还设置有植物花园、温室、果园等等。最终，所有的通道与露台都能够通向一个公共区域，这也是项目的核心。

Striving for integration with nature at every opportunity, the building takes advantage of its location on the water with a planned new marina and large, green, cascading terraces inspired by terraced rice fields where company employees can enjoy the sunshine and south-facing views. Also to the benefit of the employees, the building’s green space includes urban vegetable gardens, greenhouses, and orchards. Eventually, all paths among and within the terraces converge on the agora, the epicenter of the project with access to all of the building’s common areas.



除了建筑表面的绿化设施，Semaphore都还结合了多重创新元素，抵消自身的能源消耗和碳排放。建筑的设计包含有10000种来自斯特拉斯堡当地的植物，它们能够产生氧气，还能够吸收二氧化碳。这些茂密的植物能够帮助雨水的循环，减少城市的热岛效应。建筑还结合了被动式策略、主动式太阳能光伏面板、蓄热屋面、垂直风场、微型生物质植物等技术。自身材料也充分考虑了环境要素，因此能够优化室内空气质量。

Beyond a surface “greening” of the building, Semaphore incorporates multiple innovations to offset its energy consumption and carbon production. The design of Semaphore includes 10,000 plants, shrubs, and trees native to the Strasbourg region which will absorb carbon while producing oxygen. The dense vegetation will also serve to combat the urban heat island effect while recovering rainwater and recycling greywater. The building design utilizes passive design strategies as well as an active solar photovoltaic and thermal roof, vertical wind farm, and mini-biomass plant. The building materials themselves will be considered from a cradle-to-cradle perspective and chosen to optimize the quality of the indoor air.



项目的设计方案面向未来，同时也是展示Soprema公司产品的平台，减少空气与雨水的污染，向员工们教授城市农业知识。Semaphore在不影响环境的前提下，大大优化了人们的空间体验。

新闻来源：Vincent Callebaut Architectures

An ambitious, optimistic view to the future, the design uses the building as a tool to showcase Soprema’s products, remove pollution from air and rainwater, and teach employees about urban agriculture. Semaphore prioritizes the human experience without compromising the environment.
News via: Vincent Callebaut Architectures