城市软装置
Soft Civic​ Installation / Bryony Roberts Studio

由专筑网小R，王雪纯编译

来自建筑事务所的描述：城市软装置，是由Bryiony Roberts工作室打造的一个位于特定地点的建筑装置。该装置呼应了哥伦布城市市政厅的历史建筑几何形态及其社区象征作用。建筑师应用彩色的编织表面组成其结构，同时也围绕着建筑主入口空间构成玩耍、表演、聚会的公共场所。这些新结构呼应了市政厅的各项城市公共活动，同时它也成为了2019哥伦布展览项目的展出作品。Roberts是今年J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller奖项的获得者，该奖项主要颁布给通过建筑、艺术、设计的策略改善人们生活的国际相关人士。

Text description provided by the architects. Soft Civic, a site-specific architectural installation by Bryony Roberts Studio, responds to both the architectural geometry of the historic Columbus City Hall building and its symbolic role as the center of civic leadership in the community. Through the insertion of the custom-fabricated structures with colorful woven surfaces, Roberts activates the public space surrounding the building’s main entrance as a destination for play, performance, and participation. These new structures enhance existing activity at City Hall and additionally will host a series of community-driven events on the themes of democracy and leadership as part of the 2019 Exhibit Columbus program. Roberts is a winner of this year's J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Recipient, honoring international leaders for their commitment to the transformative power that architecture, art, and design has to improve people's lives and make cities better places to live.





这座市政厅建筑于1981年由SOM建筑事务所的Edward Charles Bassett设计，而这座城市软装置则将以柔软可塑的几何形特征和纪念性结合在一起。比起市政厅那圆与三角的几何特征，该装置呼应并且打破了整体的生硬几何感，通过弯曲柔软的座椅和平台来实现了圆圈与线条的组合，因此从整个空间中脱颖而出，和建筑产生了联系，同时也拥有自身的特点。建筑师说：“当我来到这个场所时，我会思考这里的未来发展。又会回想起这里所发生的政治、社会、经济等方面的变革，我很注重自己进入思考的过程。”

Addressing the monumental architecture of the City Hall building, designed in 1981 by Edward Charles Bassett of SOM,  Soft Civic turns its monumental geometry into soft, pliable structures. The existing building is a tight geometric puzzle of circles and triangles organized along with the grand public steps. The installation echoes and breaks open the geometry of the building, forming other circles and lines—through curved seating structures and platforms that emerge from the design—that connect with the building and suggest different points of attention. Says Roberts, “When I approach a site, I think about the longtime cycles of that site, the way that social, political, economic forces have changed it over time, and how I’m entering into that process.”







城市软装置的“软”在于空间的功能和材质，这是休闲与政治的结合，新结构由编织面板和钢框架组合而成，建筑师很好地探索了织物的柔软特征，将尼龙绳子打结，同时也将编织面板和公共区域相结合，鼓励了人们再次玩耍与互动。绳子丰富的色彩让整个空间成为了城市景观中精彩的一幕。该项目由建筑师与布鲁克林纺织工作室Powerhouse Arts共同合作，因此打结的尼龙绳也象征了合作精神与共同努力，呼应了集体的参与性。

The softness of  Soft Civic refers to the function of the space—a combination of relaxation and political participation—as well as its material quality. Constructed out of woven panels and steel frames, the new structures explore the softness of textiles on a large scale. Made through the macramé knotting of nylon rope, the woven panels bring the textures of domestic space into the public sphere, encouraging playfulness and interaction at a site of governance. The red-orange color of the rope riffs on the brick of City Hall, transforming the colors of the building into a textile landscape. Created in collaboration with Powerhouse Arts, a textile workshop in Brooklyn, the knots of the weaving represent a communal effort and echo the project's programming around collective participation.







市民们可以在这里进行一系列的活动，例如午餐、表演、会议等社区公共活动。Roberts认为：“这个设计方案是希望市民们可以在这里举行各项公共活动，例如表演与玩耍，让城市的可达性提升一些。”当地的一些组织也在此举办了一些市民活动，例如“We The People Day”和“Meet the Candidates”等等，而青年发展委员会也举办了诸如音乐会等青年聚会。

Soft Civic invites a range of impromptu activities, such as lunchtime lounging, seating for performances, or political meetings, and also hosts a series of events created in partnership with community organizations. “The design is hopefully going to make the possibility of using this as a public space, either for play or for protest or for performance, more inviting and more accessible,” says Roberts. Bartholomew County Indivisible has organized multiple events around the theme of democracy to take place at  Soft Civic,  including a We The People Day and Meet the Candidates event, and the Council for Youth Development is organizing a youth summit including musical performances.






















       






建筑设计：Bryony Roberts Studio
地点：美国，哥伦布
类型：装置和结构，临时装置
年份：2019年
摄影：Hadley Fruits

Architects: Bryony Roberts Studio
Location: Columbus, United States
Category: Installations & Structures, Temporal Installations
Year: 2019
Photographs: Hadley Fruits