Pool Meadow / Studio MUTT

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Pool Meadow是一项对20世纪90年代破败公共汽车站的翻新工程，建筑师需要将其转变为2021年英国文化城及考文垂的一个充满活力的地点。该项目是一个独特的公共汽车站、空间更新和艺术画廊的混合体，通过低成本、高影响力的措施来改善用户体验，并减少运营能耗，从而振兴城市中那些不受欢迎的建筑。特定地点的艺术作品、戏剧性的照明和种植使建筑中的关键路线变得生动起来，同时对公共设施、服务、零售单位和路标进行功能升级，提高用户的舒适度和可及性。

Pool Meadow is a refurbishment of a tired 1990s bus station, transforming it into a vibrant gateway to Coventry for UK City of Culture 2021 and beyond. The project is a unique hybrid of bus station, conservatory and art gallery, revitalising a once-unloved building in the city through low-cost, high-impact interventions to improve user experience and reduce operational energy. Site-specific artworks, theatrical lighting and generous planting animate key routes through the building, while functional upgrades to public facilities, services, retail units and wayfinding improve user comfort and accessibility.







该项目的重点是将现有的一条东西走向的路线纳入建筑，成为一条长廊。这条路的两端是奇特的仿古典主义的钢架门廊，通过照明、色彩、艺术和种植使空间被激活。沉闷的砖墙被涂刷成略带粉红色调的米白色，以提供宜人的亮度和微妙的温度，配合新的低能耗照明系统。由Zoe Power创作的一幅90米长的壁画在路径上展示，以纪念考文垂的工人。

The main focus of the project is the animation of an existing east-west route through the building to become a promenade. The route, marked at either end by a pair of peculiar faux-classical, steel-framed porticos, has been activated through lighting, colour, art and planting. Dull brick walls have been painted in a pinkish shade of off-white to provide a general brightness and subtle warmth throughout the day, while new low-energy lighting is provided throughout. A 90m-long, site-specific mural by Zoe Power lines the route and celebrates the key workers of Coventry.



建筑物的中心是一个透光的中庭，它是种植的温室。作为聚会和放松的空间，中庭里的两个大型长椅种满了绿色植物，它们弯曲的造型灵感来自当地抽象的公交线路地图，为用户在停留中营造社交互动的机会。屋顶的桁架网络上的球形灯提供了戏剧性的光影，并且与周围的灯光一起协同，为活动和展览营造氛围。

At the heart of the building is a toplit atrium which has become a planted conservatory. A space to meet and relax, the conservatory is filled with greenery in two large planted benches. Their curving forms, taken from abstracted maps of local bus routes, encourage dwell time and sociable interactions between users. Large spherical lights suspended from the network of trusses above provide a theatrical quality of light, and can be programmed with the surrounding lighting to offer opportunities for events and installations.



Studio MUTT与建筑内现有的零售租户密切合作，为这11个商户提供了更新的图形标识和富有特色的标牌，并为未来的零售商户设计了指导方针，在统一整体外观的基础上，鼓励个人表达。整个场地的路标也被翻新，使用户更容易辨认，建筑的新字体是由Studio MUTT设计的，取材于考文垂交通博物馆中战后巴士百叶窗的歪斜字体。黑色和白色的2Tone厕所体现了考文垂的多元化和音乐特性，使用两种色调的墙砖来拼接平面图案和丰富图形。

Studio MUTT have worked closely with the existing retail tenants in the building, providing the 11 units with a refreshed graphic identity and new characterful signage. Guidelines for future retail tenants have been designed to protect the overall appearance while encouraging individual expression. Site-wide wayfinding and graphics have also been refreshed to make the site more legible for users, and a new typeface for the building has been designed by Studio MUTT, sampling the skewed lettering of post-war bus blinds found in Coventry’s Transport Museum. Black and white 2Tone toilet facilities pick up on Coventry’s diverse and musical identity, using 2 shades of cost-effective wall tiles to create flat patterns and supergraphics throughout.



Pool Meadow也是考文垂的一个新艺术展廊。视觉艺术顾问Creative Giants与Studio MUTT和客户团队合作，开发了一系列艺术作品，将当地新兴的艺术家与其他地区的知名艺术家配对创作。总部设在布莱顿的Carrie Reichardt也与当地学校合作，在建筑的南入口处设计了一个大型马赛克作品，为新的公共空间提供背景。来自考文垂的艺术家Julia Snowdin在北面入口处设置了一组有趣的自行车架，参考了历史上的公交车地图，而当地新兴的艺术家HKD Media则创作了一个灯箱装置，展示了体现城市变化的摄影作品。

Pool Meadow is a new gallery for Coventry. Creative Giants, visual arts consultants, worked alongside Studio MUTT and the client team to develop a series of site-specific artworks, pairing emerging local artists with more established artists from further afield. Brighton-based Carrie Reichardt has worked with local schools to develop a large mosaic piece at the building’s south entrance, providing the backdrop for a new piece of public realm. Coventry-based artist Julia Snowdin has installed a playful set of bike racks at the north entrance referencing historic bus maps, and emerging local artists HKD Media have provided a lightbox installation to showcase photography of the changing face of the city.



















建筑设计：Studio MUTT
类型：公共车站/更新改造
面积：7000 m2
项目时间：2021年
摄影：Sam Barclay
制造商：Vectorworks, Solus Ceramics, Broxap, Dulux AzkoNobel Trade, Slide Lightning
灯光设计：Speirs Major
项目管理：The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands
委托艺术家：Zoe Power, Carrie Reichardt, HKD Media, Angry Dan, Michael Batchelor, Julia Snowdin
客户：The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands
首席设计(Cdm 2015)：Studio MUTT supported by David M Eagle Ltd
艺术顾问：Creative Giants
城市：考文垂
国家：英国

BUS STATION, RENOVATION•COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM
Architects: Studio MUTT
Area: 7000 m2
Year: 2021
Photographs: Sam Barclay
Manufacturers:  Vectorworks, Solus Ceramics, Broxap, Dulux AzkoNobel Trade, Slide Lightning
Lightning Designer: Speirs Major
Project Management: The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands
Commissioned Artists: Zoe Power, Carrie Reichardt, HKD Media, Angry Dan, Michael Batchelor, Julia Snowdin
Client: The Council of City of Coventry + Transport for West Midlands
Principal Designer (Cdm 2015): Studio MUTT supported by David M Eagle Ltd
Art Consultant: Creative Giants
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom