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愛丁堡印刷廠創意空間

Edinburgh Printmakers / Page \ Park Architects

來自建築事務所的描述：愛丁堡印刷廠創意空間的原址是英國北部Rubber公司（NBRC）的總部。該項目的主要內容是將這座廢棄建築的改造改造為多功能藝術綜合體。

Text description provided by the architects. The Edinburgh Printmakers new creative hub is located within what once was the headquarters of the North British Rubber Company (NBRC). Our project involved the redevelopment of this derelict building into a multi-use arts complex centredaround printmaking production.

建築的核心理念是通過精準的設計策略，讓其擁有新功能，同時表達現有建築的各項特徵。NBRC大樓是19世紀 Castle Mills工業綜合體中唯一保存下來的建築。NBRC企業的3000多名員工曾經在此工作，主要進行橡膠製品的生產，其中就包括著名的Hunter Welly靴。在第一次世界大戰期間，該公司為軍隊生產了1185036雙橡膠靴，當時工廠需要24小時全天候運營，才能滿足客戶的需求。

Central to the architectural concept was to make precise interventions to facilitate new use while respecting the character and story of the existing building. The NBRC building is the only surviving structure from the once large and important nineteenth century Castle Mills industrial complex. At its height, NBRC employed over three thousand people and produced a vast array of rubber products on site, including the famous Hunter welly boot. During the First World War, 1,185,036 pairs of rubber boots were made for the army with the mills running 24 hours a day to keep up with demand.

印刷廠創意空間包含有兩間展廳、商店、咖啡廳、教育空間、員工辦公室、環境控制檔案室、8個創意工業單元、1間大型印刷工作室。全新的建築元素充分表達了對於遺產特徵的理解。建築的入口面向Dundee大街，這樣的入口為愛丁堡創意空間提供了公共場所，人們可以從街道直接進入展廳、接待區，以及商店。擴建部分位於後側，建築的核心部分也來到後方，建築師還設計了中央庭院，讓人們可以在這裡溝通與交流。庭院還解決了周邊場地的再利用問題，同時構成了一系列的公共場所，在運河與Dundee大街之間形成了人行道。

The Printmakers』 brief included provision of two galleries, shop, café, education space, staff offices, environmentally controlled archives, eight creative industries units and a large print studio. New architectural elements are light of touch and stem from an understanding of the heritage. The bold new entrance onto Dundee Street provides a public face for Edinburgh Printmakers offering views from the street directly in to the galleries, reception and shop. The new extension to the rear subtly shifts the centre of gravity of the building to create a central courtyard around which all building users can meet and interact. The courtyard also addresses the broader redevelopment of the surrounding site and becomes one of a series of public spaces creating pedestrian routes from the canal to Dundee Street.

擴建部分為三層高，這裡曾經是木工工作室，印刷工作室位於擴建部分的一層。這裡仍然會進行一些織物的修復工作，建築師還保留了這裡長久以來的工作痕迹。磚石牆體中的歷史托梁也保留了下來，原有的鑄鐵結構和木桁架裸露在外，室內曾經的抹漆同樣未經改變。建築師的保留策略讓這個空間的特色得以流傳，似乎在用另一種方式，講述着這裡曾經發生的故事。

The print studio sits at first floor level in the expansive triple height former joinery workshop. Fabric repair works were carried out as necessary, but the patina of one hundred and fifty years of occupation was maintained. Historic joist pockets within the raw brick walls are retained, the original muscular cast iron structure and timber trusses are left exposed, and marks of previous interior paint colours are left untouched. Our approach was not to white wash away the many stories of this space, but instead allow a new layer of occupation to add to the ongoing narrative of this place.

建築師在不再需要原有織物的部分重新進行了改造。地下室抹灰層後側的古老玻璃磚經過改造，用於備餐櫃檯之中。大型木門拆除後改造成為咖啡廳中的桌子。紀念品商店使用了膠合板、鋼材、橡膠等材質，表達着空間的工業特徵。

Where original fabric was no longer required it was repurposed. Old glazed bricks found behind layers of plaster in the basement were re-used to make the servery counter. Large timber doors were re-imagined as tables in the café. Bespoke shop fittings were crafted using plywood, steel and rubber in a nod to the industrial heritage.

在該項目中，Page \ Park事務所與視覺藝術家Calum Colvin共同合作，設計了建築中的一件委託藝術展品。作品「EPscope」是潛望鏡和萬花筒的完美結合，給人們帶來了自公共咖啡廳至印刷工作室的通透視野，印刷工作室覆蓋著來源於原有橡膠公司的產品圖像。這些圖像經過多重反射與折射，構成無限的圖案，而這些圖案精準細膩地在訴說著這裡的回憶。

In collaboration with visual artist Calum Colvin, Page \ Park designed one of the permanent artwork commissions in the building. The EPscope is a fantastic synthesis of periscope and kaleidoscope providing a view from the public café into the print studio above overlaid with images of products made by the rubber company. These objects refract and collide to create an infinity of patterns that are at once obtuse and accurate, like a memory.