改造具活力的科技中心建筑

开心就好xfd 2018-12-08

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The Bayes科技中心是爱丁堡大学地产项目的关键部分，旨在将爱丁堡市中心改造为英国最具活力的科技中心之一，吸引数据科学和人工智能领域的顶级国际专家。这座占地9,500平方米的建筑是该大学在其Potterrow校区投资兴建世界级设施的一部分。2008年，该校爱丁堡工作室(Edinburgh studio)设计并交付了备受赞誉的信息学论坛(Informatics Forum)和Dugald Stewart建筑。

Text description provided by the architects. The Bayes Centre is a pivotal piece of the University of Edinburgh’s estate set to transform Edinburgh city center into one of UK’s most dynamic places for tech, attracting the highest caliber of international experts in data science and artificial intelligence. The 9,500sq m building is part of the University’s investment into world-class facilities on its Potterrow campus, following the much-lauded Informatics Forum and Dugald Stewart Buildings designed and delivered by the practice’s Edinburgh studio in 2008.

The Bayes汇集了来自各个领域的600位思想家：博士、学术研究人员和大学职员与以科技为主的企业，初创企业和“衍生”计划一起工作。它提供世界一流的机器人实验室，开放式和灵活的办公空间，以促进研究和协作。除此之外还有更传统的演讲厅，工作室和配套设施。

Bayes brings together 600 expert thinkers from across the spectrum: Ph.D. students, academic researchers and university staff working alongside tech-focused businesses, start-ups and ‘spin-out’ initiatives. It offers world-class robotics labs, open-plan and flexible working office spaces based on the practice’s research into ‘synergetic’ design, to boost research and collaboration. Alongside this sit more traditional lecture theatres, studios, and workshop facilities.

该大学对该中心的愿景是利用数据科学和人工智能来塑造更美好的未来。这需要一个非常具体的知识交流简介，以及传统上彼此谨慎操作的员工和研究人员之间的思想交流。该中心通过一系列跨多层次的联锁连接与校园内的现有建筑相连。大型中央中庭促进了建筑内部群体之间的视觉“透明度”。中庭内的楼梯提供了跨楼层的通道，通过分隔的空间分隔，以鼓励企业和团体之间偶然相遇。

The University’s vision for Bayes was to use data science and artificial intelligence to shape a better future. This demanded a very specific brief for intellectual interaction and the cross-fertilization of ideas between employees and researchers who would traditionally operate discreetly from each other. The Bayes Centre links to the existing buildings on the campus through a series of interlocking connections across multiple levels. The large, central atrium promotes a visual ‘transparency’ between groups housed in the building. The staircases within the atrium provide access across floors bookended by breakout spaces to encourage serendipitous encounters between businesses and groups.

Bennetts Associates的设计呼应了20世纪60年代贯穿整个场地的原始城市街道，穿过一系列入口和步行路线创建了一个庭院，并保留了方便进入的公共空间。在地面层，落地窗可以让公众直接看到实验室。在这里，设施和活动室也可供公众和其他学科的学生使用，而底层咖啡馆则横越中庭和庭院，为社交提供了一个集中点。通过大型屋顶花园为建筑的居民提供进一步的户外绿地，可以看到Arthur's Seat的壮丽景色。

Echoing the original city street which ran through the site until the 1960s, Bennetts Associates cut through a series of entrances and pedestrian routes to create a courtyard and retain easy-access public spaces. At ground level, floor-to-ceiling windows encourage public visibility directly into the labs. Here too, facilities and events rooms are available for the public and students of other disciplines while the ground floor café straddles the atrium and the courtyard, affording a centralized point for socialization. Further outdoor green space available to the building’s residents via large roof gardens affords stunning views towards Arthur’s Seat.

“该中心是爱丁堡大学Potterrow开发的最后一期阶段，该项目于2003年在一场建筑竞赛后启动。见证爱丁堡大学在大学生活中占据中心地位的发展，并在爱丁堡高度成功的“科技”领域的发展中扮演关键角色，是一种荣幸。 —Rab Bennetts表示。

“我们期待着将来自研究和工业领域的专家聚集在这个合作领域，将数据科学和人工智能应用于社会上一些最有趣的挑战和机遇。”—Dr. Michael Rovatsos, Director, Bayes Centre.

“Bayes Centre is the final phase of University of Edinburgh’s Potterrow development, which we began in 2003 following an architectural competition. It has been a privilege to observe the development taking its place at the center of University life and playing a pivotal role in the evolution of Edinburgh’s highly successful ‘tech’ sector, something that now extends well beyond the University itself.” - Rab Bennetts, Founding Director, Bennetts Associates

“We look forward to bringing together experts from research and industry in this collaborative space, to apply data science and AI to some of society’s most interesting challenges and opportunities.” – Dr. Michael Rovatsos, Director, Bayes Centre.