Parenthesis Complex/ OPEN ARCHITECTES

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该项目位于5号国道旁侧的一块场地上，和国道构成了直角，占地面积约为10000平方米，整体分为了两座建筑，划分了一个接待空间，同时也保持着对农业景观视线上的联系，建筑的体量、材料和色彩都强调了景观的特点，这是由于中央空间的特殊布局，这个部分似乎一直延伸到主要道路之中。

Text description provided by the architects. With a surface area of approximately 10,000 m2, the complex, located on a plot of land along the National Road 5, is divided into two buildings set at right angles to the national road, thus delimiting a space for receiving the public while maintaining a visual breakthrough towards the agricultural landscape in the background. The unitary architecture, the volumetry, the materials, and the proposed colours highlight the landscape which, thanks to the planted layout of the central space, seems to have been drawn right up to the main road.





两座建筑平面的重叠部分给使用者构成了宽敞的活动空间，这个空间的功能也通过屋面得以强调，屋面从整个体量的末端延伸而出，并且朝着重叠的部分伸展，这样人们便可以在一个有遮盖但却不封闭的空间中活动，屋面的线条沿着道路朝向场地的后方延续，让两个长向的立面更加具有活力，打破了建筑的大尺寸所带来的单调感，这些立面虚实交替，整个建筑打破了传统购物中心的原有范式，给使用者带来了愉悦轻松的活动氛围。

The fold in the plan of the two buildings provides a generous space for pedestrian movement along the facades of the buildings. The spirit of conviviality is also reinforced by the canopy that originates at the ends of the volumes and gradually expands towards the fold, allowing pedestrians to circulate in a covered but not closed space. The broken line of the roofs, oscillating from the N5 road towards the back of the plot, makes the two longitudinal facades more dynamic and breaks the monotony that could arise from the imposing length of the buildings. These façades are treated like a bar code, alternating solids (white perforated metal) and voids (glazing). This project breaks the codes of the peri-urban shopping centre by offering an ambitious architecture and a convivial setting to its users.





体量之外的策略。许多类似规模的购物中心都应用了经典的“标志性盒子”的构思方案，但是该项目则不同，建筑师的第一个方案是将主要标识都集中在一个连续的大屋檐之下，让建筑在场地上有着真正的存在感，而第二个方案中，建筑师则希望去强调乡村景观，让建筑和景观环境产生一定的联系，这是一个大胆的思路，因为这就需要将商店窗户和标识与道路相垂直摆放，这样才能够保留背景的景观部分，停车场的景观和种植空间进一步强调了这种设计构思。

Out-of-the-box approach. Contrary to the classic "one sign = one box" scheme applied in many shopping centres of comparable size, our first proposal consisted of grouping the signs under a large continuous roof, giving the buildings a real presence on this large 27,000 m2 site. The enhancement of the rural landscape at the bottom of the plot, creating a strong link with the landscape context, was the second driver of our thinking. This was a daring challenge because it required turning the shop windows and signs perpendicular to the road to maintain a view of the landscape in the background. The landscaping of the car park, with its planted spaces, further enhances this desire to highlight the landscape in the background.







材料与技术。预算的控制也是项目的一大挑战，建筑师需要确保项目的成本应用合理，并且给使用者和运营方带来真正的价值，那么建筑的结构策略以及材料选择就很好体现了这种思考，预制混凝土柱子和集成梁以较低的成本满足了大跨度的空间，同时，工业夹层面板覆盖着建筑的屋面和后立面。

Materials and techniques. Budget control was also one of the main challenges of the project: to ensure a reasonable cost overrun compared to the cost of industrial boxes common for this type of program and to compensate for this cost overrun with a real added value for the clients and users of the site. The structural approach and the choice of materials are the results of this reflection. The prefabricated concrete columns and glulam beams allow large spans to be bridged at a low cost, while industrial sandwich panels cover the roofs and rear façades of the buildings.



两个大立面大面积覆盖着通高玻璃，并且连接着中央空间，没有玻璃的部分则覆盖着一层金属网，让整体看起来十分简洁，建筑以白色为主，形成统一的感受，这种色彩在道路中不仅突出了重点，并且也强调了绿色的景观背景。

The two large façades bordering the central space are largely glazed over a double-height. A mesh of expanded metal covers the unglazed parts, giving the whole a neat character. The whole is treated in white, constituting one of the vectors of unification of the place. The white colour provides a bubble of air in the middle of the road and a reading background that highlights the green landscape in the background.



可持续发展项目。建筑应用了“自由平面”的形式，整体分为了两个大型屋面，空间的应用非常灵活，两个主要立面的结构和连续的玻璃让商业单元划分便捷，建筑的功能布局让货运和客运得以分流，场地的发展融洽且有规律，同时强调了欢乐的氛围，建筑师将非机动车道以及停车场结合国道来处理，特别关注非机动车以及行人的交通流线，雨水的管理很好地表达了项目的可持续特征，诸如停车位、种植区、步行广场等中央空间大部分能够渗透雨水，下方的蓄水池很好地管理了雨水系统。

Sustainable project. The buildings are designed in a "free plan" and the signs are grouped under two large unitary roofs, allowing great flexibility of use. The regular structure and continuous glazing of the two main facades allow the division of the commercial cells to be adapted to demand. The layout of the buildings makes it possible to separate the flows between delivery vehicles and public access, which gives the whole site an evolving character and enhanced conviviality. Particular attention has been paid to soft modes of transport (bicycles/pedestrians), by integrating cycle paths and parking, along with comfortable pavements into the treatment of the roads between the National 5 and the project site. The sustainable character of the project is completed by careful management of rainwater. A large part of the central space is percolating (parking spaces, hedges and planted areas, pedestrian esplanades), and a retention basin under the car park makes it possible to manage the discharge of rainwater from the roofs and roads into the public network.



























建筑设计：OPEN ARCHITECTES
类型：购物中心
面积：10000 m2
时间：2020年
摄影：Utku PEKLI
稳定性设计：ECM Engineering
建筑设计：Open architectes
概念构思：Sebastien Causin, Bertrand Noel
EPB：D2 Solutions
执行建筑师：DDM architectes
城市：Charleroi
国家：比利时

SHOPPING CENTERS
CHARLEROI, BELGIUM
Architects: OPEN ARCHITECTES
Area: 10000 m2
Year: 2020
Photographs:  Utku PEKLI
Stability: ECM Engineering
Design Architects: Open architectes
Conception: Sebastien Causin, Bertrand Noel
EPB: D2 Solutions
Execution Architects: DDM architectes
City: Charleroi
Country: Belgium