曼谷中央广场苹果商店
Apple Central World Bangkok / Foster + Partners

由专筑网小R编译

来自建筑事务所的描述：这座建筑位于城市标志性的中心位置，这里是Rama I路和Ratchadamri路的交叉口，这里有一座中央世界广场，建筑便位于此，它构成了宁静的塑性形象。这里也成为了全新的城市焦点，同时也成为了诸如新年庆典等活动的重要背景。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in one of the city’s iconic urban centers, the new store establishes a quiet sculptural presence at the heart of the bustling Central World Square on the intersection of Rama I and Ratchadamri roads. It forms a new social focus for the city and an inviting backdrop for the city’s famous New Year celebrations and numerous other annual festivities.





该项目由苹果公司和福斯特建筑事务所主要负责，并且还与泰国当地F&P公司和Architects 49公司共同合作。

The project is the result of the close collaboration between the team at Apple and architect Foster + Partners, through its local entity F&P (Thailand) Ltd and Architects 49 Ltd.





这座建筑位于中央世界广场的南侧，有着宽阔的公共广场，马路对面则是著名的Erawan神庙，建筑通过上方楼层的连接桥体和BTS相连，同时还连接着众多的车辆和行人通道。建筑便环绕在这样的城市景观之下，它有着直径为80英尺（约24.4米）的双层玻璃立面，以及精致的圆锥形支架，另外在其顶部还有着垂直表面，建筑的整体形态来源于贝塞尔曲线的360度旋转。

Situated at the southern end of the Central World Square, the store addresses a generous public plaza and the famous Erawan shrine located across the road. It is connected to the BTS walkway via a new bridge at the upper level, while being overlooked by multiple vehicular and pedestrian routes surrounding the site. Enveloped by this dizzying urban spectacle, is an 80-foot (24.4 meter) diameter two-story glass drum with a beautifully crafted conical support with a concave vertical surface that stands on its apex. Its form has been generated by the 360-degree revolution of a Bezier curve.



中心的支撑由1461个欧洲白橡木所构成，包裹着温暖的木材，橡木分隔成独立的面板，和云杉木核心部件组合在一起，让建筑空间更加稳定。每块面板上的精致边缘细部使得空气能够通过中央结构而抽出，这得益于其中的吸声面层。

Clad in warm timber, the central support is formed of 1,461 European white oak profiles. The oak timber is split into individual lamellas and bonded onto a spruce core for stability. A carefully crafted edge detail on each slat allows air to be extracted out through the central structure with an absorptive acoustic backing layer.





精致的楼梯和螺旋悬臂连接着两个主要销售区，每个表面都来源于不锈钢实心体块，然后再经过抛光处理，整体看起来更加反光，也更有雕塑感，环绕两个楼层的玻璃给使用者带来了无障碍的通透视角，将城市与绿色景观融合起来。

Connecting the two main sales areas on the two levels is a beautifully crafted staircase with helical turbine blades that cantilever from the central structure. Each tread is milled from solid blocks of stainless steel and is highly polished, giving them a reflective, sculptural quality. The fully glazed drum surrounding both floors provides dramatic 360-degree views, juxtaposing the intense urbanism with the quiet greenery of the new landscape.



圆心屋面环绕着中心，并向外延伸10英尺（约3米），给玻璃立面构成阴影，也模糊了室内外空间的界限，表达了内部空间的宁静与平和。在这样的统一手法之下，建筑师给城市带来了更加宽敞的全新场所，周围环绕着绿色植物，其中放置着长凳，让人们在此休息与娱乐。

Grounded at its center, the circular roof projects out 10 feet (3 meters) to provide shade to the glazed façade. Blurring the boundaries between the inside and the outside, the glazed façade dematerializes to reveal the calm interiors of the store. With the same quality of surface finishes on the inside and the outside, the design establishes a generous new public space for the city, surrounded by a ring of trees interspersed with external benches for people to rest and enjoy the green setting.





















建筑设计：福斯特建筑事务所
地点：泰国 曼谷
类型：商店/零售室内
时间：2020年
摄影：Bear and Terry
制造商：Blumer Lehmann

STORE, RETAIL INTERIORS
KHET PATHUM WAN, THAILAND
Architects: Foster + Partners
Year: 2020
Photographs: Bear and Terry
Manufacturers: Blumer Lehmann