Siege engines and market halls informed the design of the Auckland Tower, a larch entrance building and viewpoint that Niall McLaughlin Architects has created for a castle in England.
The entrance marries a tall tower with a ticket hall and is the first port of call for visitors to Auckland Castle and its new Faith Museum in the town of Bishop Auckland.
Niall McLaughlin Architects decided to incorporate a lookout into the design as the castle did not previously have a tower, and the studio’s founder felt it deserved one.
攻城引擎和市場大廳為奧克蘭塔的設計提供了信息，奧克蘭塔是落葉鬆的入口建築，也是尼爾·麥克勞克林建築師事務所（Niall McLaughlin Architects）為英格蘭的一座城堡創建的觀點。
入口將高聳的塔樓與售票大廳相連，是遊客進入奧克蘭城堡及其位於Bishop Auckland鎮的新信仰博物館的第一個停靠港。
Niall McLaughlin建築師決定將to望台納入設計之中，因為該城堡以前沒有塔樓，而該工作室的創始人則認為應有此塔樓。
Initially, the tower was designed in stone, but it was redeveloped with an open, wooden form, which is intended to mimic a medieval siege engine – a weapon used to destroy fortifications.
This was motivated by an illustration in a book on Medieval fortifications by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc – the architect who renovated Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.
最初，該塔是用石頭設計的，但後來以開放的木製形式重新開發，目的是模仿中世紀的攻城引擎，這是一種用來摧毀防禦工事的武器。
這是由EugèneViollet-le-Duc寫的一本關於中世紀防禦工事的書中的插圖所激發的。EugèneViollet-le-Duc是對巴黎圣母院大教堂進行整修的建築師。
“We originally designed a stone tower for the castle, but Historic England objected to a tower,” Niall McLaughlin Architects explained.
“They did not like the idea of the castle overlooking the town. Niall felt that every castle should have a tower to climb up,” the studio told.
Niall McLaughlin Architects解釋說：“我們最初為城堡設計了一座石塔，但歷史悠久的英格蘭反對這座塔。”
該工作室告訴記者：“他們不喜歡城堡俯瞰城鎮的想法。尼爾認為，每座城堡都應該有一座可以攀爬的塔樓。”
“During the consultation, we changed our strategy by conceiving of the tower as an open timber structure, like a siege engine,” it continued.
“We showed them a wonderful drawing of a siege engine from Viollet-le-Duc’s book on Medieval fortifications. In this conception, the people of the town were climbing up to overlook the castle. It was a neat reversal of perception that gained general support.”
它繼續說：“在諮詢過程中，我們改變了我們的戰略，將塔架構想成一個開放的木結構，就像攻城器一樣。”
“我們向他們展示了Viollet-le-Duc關於中世紀防禦工事的書中的攻城引擎的絕妙圖畫。在這種構想中，小鎮的人們正在爬上俯瞰城堡。這是對感知的巧妙顛倒，得到了普遍支持。”
Auckland Castle is the historic home of the prince bishops of Durham and according to the studio, it is one of the best-preserved bishops’ palaces in Europe.
Today it has been refurbished as a faith, art and heritage space that is overseen by The Auckland Project – the charity that commissioned the entrance building.
奧克蘭城堡是達勒姆王子主教的故居，據工作室稱，它是歐洲保存最完好的主教宮殿之一。
如今，它已被翻新為信仰，藝術和傳統空間，並由奧克蘭藝術中心（Auckland Project）監督。該藝術中心是委託入口建築的慈善機構。
Auckland Tower is built almost entirely built from European larch glued laminated timber, chosen by Niall McLaughlin Architects for its durability, cost and also as a nod to wooden siege engines.
The material is currently protected with “a grey surface treatment”, though this will fade over time to reveal the wood’s naturally weathered silver-grey finish.
奧克蘭塔幾乎完全由歐洲落葉松粘合層壓木材建造而成，由Niall McLaughlin Architects建築師選擇，以其耐用性，成本以及對木製攻城發動機的致敬。
該材料目前受到“灰色表面處理”的保護，儘管隨著時間的流逝它會褪色以顯示木材自然風化的銀灰色飾面。
Contrasting with the grey finish of the larch are luminous gold balconies and caps on the timber structure that protect the end-grains.
“We liked the interplay of the cool muted colour temperature of the weathered wood and the slight fizz of the gold,” the studio explained.
The small adjoining welcome building is designed to evoke a long market hall, which pays homage to the town’s nearby market place. It is raised slightly above ground level to provide a visual link to this market as well as the castle.
與落葉鬆的灰色表面形成鮮明對比的是，發光的金色陽台和木質結構上的帽蓋可以保護端粒。
該工作室解釋說：“我們喜歡風化木材的柔和柔和的色溫與金子的微微起泡之間的相互作用。”
毗鄰的小型迎賓建築旨在喚起一個長長的市場大廳，以向該鎮附近的市場致敬。 它略高於地面，可以直觀地連接到這個市場和城堡。
Inside, the hall contains a ticket desk, information point, shop and toilet, alongside space for events. Currently, there is an exhibition about the changing history of the castle.
Its walls are engraved with text telling the story of the castle, while the ceiling is lined with colourful panels, described by the studio as stencilled decorations.
大廳內有售票處，問訊處，商店和衛生間，以及活動場地。 目前，有一個關於城堡歷史變化的展覽。
它的牆壁上刻有文字，講述了城堡的故事，而天花板上則襯有彩色面板，工作室將其描述為模版裝飾。
These panels were designed by a curator from The Auckland Project and feature the heraldry associated with the bishops known to have once occupied the castle.
“Our intention is that the building is not simply a container for interpretation but participates in the representation of the site through its own features,” the studio added.
這些面板是由奧克蘭項目的策展人設計的，具有與曾經佔據城堡的主教相關的紋章。
該工作室補充說：“我們的意圖是，該建築物不僅僅是一個解釋的容器，而是通過其自身的功能參與網站的表示。”
Niall McLaughlin Architects was founded by architect Niall McLaughlin in London in 1991. Other recent projects by the studio include the refurbishment of a 1970s building at Jesus College in Cambridge and a country house that combines a series of stone pavilions.
In 2016, it refurbished a prayer room at a historic church in Dublin by introducing walls and furniture made from solid ash wood inside the existing space.
Photography is by Nick Kane unless stated.
Niall McLaughlin Architects由建築師Niall McLaughlin於1991年在倫敦成立。該工作室最近的其他項目包括翻新位於劍橋大學耶穌學院的1970年代建築，以及結合了一系列石亭的鄉間別墅。
2016年，它通過在現有空間中引入由實心白蠟木製成的牆壁和家具，對都柏林歷史悠久的教堂的祈禱室進行了翻新。
除非另有說明，否則攝影由尼克·凱恩（Nick Kane）攝。
FROM:https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/15/auckland-tower-niall-mclaughlin-architects-england/
