英國倫敦

業(yè)主單位：英國貴格會

設(shè)計單位：約翰·麥卡蘭建筑事務(wù)所

景觀設(shè)計：約翰·麥卡蘭建筑事務(wù)所

結(jié)構(gòu)工程：巴克斯特聯(lián)合公司

機電工程：麥克斯·佛漢機電工程公司

劇場顧問：聲音空間視覺工作室

承包商：Westco合伙公司

建筑面積：2 500平方米

竣工年份：2014年

Client： Quakers Britain

Architects： John McAslan + Partners

Landscape Design： John McAslan + Partners

Structural Engineer： Alan Baxter Associates

MEP Engineer： Max Fordham

Theatre Consultant： Sound Space Vision

Contractor： Westco Partnership

Area： 2 500 m2

Year： 2014

在尤斯頓街管轄區(qū)的宗教教友中心是英國宗教教友會（貴格派）的總部。二級院由1927年RIBA銅獎獲得者Hubert Lidbetter設(shè)計。這所為了周年慶典而設(shè)計的中心，能容納1，200人，現(xiàn)在依然作為一年一度的貴格派聚會使用。

在翻新之前，舞臺觀看效果及座位舒適性較差，陽臺區(qū)域基本上沒有使用，因為它們阻礙了人們充分參與禮拜或世俗活動。新方案應(yīng)對宗教教友中心的需要，照顧殘疾人和其它特殊使用者。設(shè)計概念傳遞出英國貴格派的價值，將大型場館由單一變?yōu)槿粘；侠淼亩喙δ苡猛镜目沙掷m(xù)空間。

宗教教友中心的社交外延方案給坎登當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)提供了一種有價值的資源，大型會客廳能租借給學(xué)生、小區(qū)和政治團體。翻新除去了突兀的天花板，空間的重組意味著適應(yīng)一系列的其他服務(wù)。

貴格派致力于底碳排放、可持續(xù)的社區(qū)?？紤]到建筑的歷史，一個新的被動式通風(fēng)設(shè)備對建筑的永續(xù)使用有利。

重新設(shè)計創(chuàng)造出了更多連續(xù)的空間，不打亂座位排列的情況下創(chuàng)造一個更凝聚的空間。為殘疾人提供的設(shè)施——不僅考慮輪椅使用者還包括輕度試聽障礙的觀眾。舊的斜坡不適用DDA，樓梯不平整且狹窄，舊的座位也不方便入座，走廊更是不開放的。設(shè)計擴大了一樓樓層面積，使中心區(qū)安排靈活，安置上卡巴萊座椅，配有桌子、展覽空間、管樂和舞蹈舞臺，還有傳統(tǒng)演講影院布局。

重新布局空間難度最大的一個元素是戲劇化的屋頂光照，室內(nèi)采用自然光。團隊受美國藝術(shù)家James Turrell強調(diào)空間和光線作品的啟發(fā)。借鑒James Turrell的作品設(shè)計頂部照明——大型會客廳上全新的玻璃屋頂注入了設(shè)計能量，將天空拉入更新空間的中心。

設(shè)計的關(guān)注點在于創(chuàng)造一個符合貴格派所追求的價值——平等、尊重環(huán)境、公平、淳樸、和平。大型會客廳已達成他們的訴求，明亮而又肅靜。

Friends House lies within the Euston Road Conservation Area is the home of the Religious Society of Friends （Quakers） in Britain. The Grade II building by Hubert Lidbetter won the RIBA Bronze Medal in 1927. The central space is the Large Meeting House， seating 1，200. Designed for Yearly Meeting （the annual gathering of Quakers）， it is still used for this purpose once a year.

Prior to our refurbishment， views of the stage were compromised， seats were uncomfortable and the balcony areas largely unused as they deterred full participation in worship or in secular events. The new scheme now responds to the needs of the Society of Friends， those with disabilities and other users. Our vision was to create a place that expresses the values of the Quakers in Britain and transformed the Large Meeting House into a versatile， accessible and sustainable space.

The outreach and social programmes at Friends House offer a considerable resource to the local community of Camden and the Large Meeting House is hired out to student， community and political groups. The refurbished space removes an insensitively inserted ceiling， and the reconfiguration means that the space is now adaptable to suit a range of outreach work.

Quakers are committed to becoming a low-carbon， sustainable community and the new space is passively ventilated， making the building as sustainable as possible， considering its age.

The redesign creates a more coherent space， with unbroken raked seating now creating a more unified gathering space. The scheme facilitates use by those with disabilities – not just wheelchair users but also people with sight and hearing difficulties. The old ramped floor was non-DDA compliant， steps were uneven and cramped， and dated seating made access challenging， while the galleries were not accessible to all. Our design creates a larger flat-floored area at ground floor level with a flexible arrangement of the central area， making it possible to install cabaret type seating with tables， exhibition space， orchestral and dance events in the space as well as the conventional lecture-theatre layout.

One of the most striking elements of the reconfigured space is the dramatic roof-light， flooding the internal volume with daylight. The team was inspired by the work of James Turrell， an American artist （and lifelong Quaker） acclaimed for his work with light and space. We have developed the rooflight design with reference to Turrell’s work – the new glass rooflight above the Large Meeting House evokes a powerful interplay， drawing the sky down into the heart of the renewed space.

Our intention has been to create an atmosphere that reflects and expresses the values by which Quakers seek to live their lives based on equality， respect for the environment， justice， simplicity and peace. The Large Meeting House has been transformed into an inclusive congregation space that is calm and luminous.