5G工作室设计的CORE公司总部展示了他们对工艺、创新和社区建设的追求
5G Studio Collaborative Designs CORE Headquarters Showcasing Their Commitment to Craft, Innovation, and Building Community

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CORE建筑公司最近搬到德克萨斯州，需要一座新的总部大楼。5G工作室概念化设计了一栋建筑，通过使用常见的建筑材料，即现浇混凝土倾斜墙、结构钢、砖，以一种高架的方式，展示了他们的工匠精神，同时在设计中讲述了建造该建筑的故事。

Architizer与5G工作室的联合创始人兼合作伙伴Yen Ong进行了交谈，以了解有关该项目的更多信息。

CORE Headquarters – CORE Construction needed a new headquarter building for their recent move into Frisco, Texas. 5G conceptualized a building that showcased their capacity as craftspeople by using common construction materials, i.e., cast-in-place concrete tilt-wall, structural steel, brick, in an elevated way while narrating within the design the story of the its founding by a mason.
Architizer chatted with Yen Ong, Co-founder and Partner at 5G Studio Collaborative, to learn more about this project.


Architizer：是什么启发了你最初的设计理念？

Yen Ong:这个设计的灵感来自于一位工艺师创立CORE的故事，以及它对建筑工艺的追求。设计团队认为，在他们将要居住的建筑中展示他们作为工匠的独特技能是很重要的，所以他们开始致力于使用普通的材料和技术来表达材料的原始特征。在这样的建筑结构中，建筑项目围绕着采光明媚的中庭、漂亮的预制混凝土楼梯和一堵高高的玻璃幕墙组织，其中包括一个员工培训中心和充足的公共空间。用户的日常活动能够让他们探索空间的趣味关系，不断提醒他们在构建有意义的空间时这种关系的作用。

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design?
Yen Ong: The design was inspired by the story of CORE’s founding by a mason and its commitment to the craft of construction. The design team believed it was important to showcase their unique talents as craftspeople within the building they would inhabit and began with a set of commitments to use commonplace materials and techniques to express the rawness of the materials. Within such structure, the building program, which included a training center for their associates and ample communal spaces, was organized around a day-lit atrium, a beautiful precast concrete stair, and a tall glazed curtainwall. The daily activities of the users always place them in encounter with interesting relationships between complementary materials and assemblies, constantly reminding them of their role within the construction of meaningful spaces.





Architizer：你认为项目中最独特或最突出的部分是什么？

在整个建筑中，材料之间有许多独特的关系，即不同的纹理、颜色、组成、形状和形式。整体的建筑效果不能通过图像来充分欣赏，需要通过材料的物理特征来唤起最初的材质体验感。该设计强调了细节和工艺的重要性，并使人与建筑的互动更加人性化。

What do you believe is the most unique or ‘standout’ component of the project?
There are numerous unique relationships between materials, i.e., different textures, colors, composition, shape, and form, throughout the building. The overall architectural effect cannot be fully appreciated through photography and require proximity with the physical conditions to evoke the intended experiences. The design makes the point that detail and craftmanship matter and humanize people’s interaction with built structures.



Architizer：你在项目中遇到的最大的设计挑战是什么，你是如何应对的?

设计团队追求的建筑目标依赖于材料品质和细木工的视觉表现。这种设计意图要求高度集中和严格，这涉及到对组件所有关键交叉点的审查。设计师发现，与潜在制造商和安装商的早期对话非常有助于保持他们的参与度以及持续的投资，因为他们已经了解设计的目标，以及服务于客户的更大意图。

What was the greatest design challenge you faced during the project, and how did you navigate it?
The design team pursued an architectural objective that relied on the visual revelation of material qualities and joineries. Such intention demanded a high degree of focus and rigor which involved the scrutiny of all critical intersections of assemblies. The designers found that early conversations with the potential makers and installers were very beneficial in keeping them engaged and invested in the outcome, having understood the objective of the design in service of the larger story of the client.



Architizer：项目周边的环境、社会或文化背景如何影响您的设计？

该地块是典型的郊区办公用地，地块有一个方向的边界朝向人造池塘。该设计将建筑的主要外观朝向该水景，并将建筑配置为一个宽敞的室外绿地，为员工和游客提供便利。建筑周围的开放空间允许设计师设置一个高效节能的地热暖通空调系统，以服务于整栋建筑。地块现场周围没有更高的建筑物也意味着建筑物的屋顶可以用于安装阵列式的大型光伏板。

How did the context of your project — environmental, social or cultural — influence your design?
The site was a typical suburban office lot with one of its edges fronting a manmade pond. The design oriented the primary outward views from the building towards this water feature and configured the building to embrace a generous outdoor green space that serves as an amenity for the employees and the visitors. The open spaces around the building allow the designers to specify a highly energy-efficient geothermal HVAC system to serve the entirety of the building. The absence of taller buildings around the site also meant that the roof of the building could be used for a large array of photovoltaic panels.





Architizer：在您参与该项目时，可持续性设计标准在项目中有多重要？

可持续性是设计中的一个非常重要的目标，也是客户企业品牌形象的一个重要目标。该建筑使用地热暖通空调系统和大量光伏板，以提高建筑能效；外墙的高性能玻璃和高绝缘值墙体；在可占用的室外空间和建筑开口处安装大型悬挑和遮阳装置。

How important was sustainability as a design criteria as you worked on this project?
Sustainability was a very important objective in the design as well as to the corporate brand image of the client. The building uses geothermal HVAC system and a large array of photovoltaic panels for energy efficiency; high performance glass and insulative values for the exterior walls; and large overhangs and shading devices over occupiable outdoor spaces and building openings.











图片：5G Studio Collaborative