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SWA Group：于2020年建成的位于加州卡尔弗市的卡尔弗台阶与主广场，坐落于以汽车通行为主的市区中，它成功地将一个废旧停车场改造为对行人友好的、卡尔弗市的新城市中心。
SWA Group：Completed just prior to the 2020 pandemic “pause,” Culver Steps and Main Plaza is a welcoming and pedestrian-friendly development in a metropolitan area renowned for its embrace of automobiles.
新的占地约5100平方米的公共广场是对城市开放空间的大胆设想，用一个灵活多变的面向行人的环境，取代了原来的废弃地面停车场，将商店、餐馆、办公空间与附近的地铁站结合起来。在这里，居民和游客都可以在这个全年开放的户外空间享受各种体验，步行、骑车或乘坐地铁都很方便。
The 55,000-square-foot public plaza reasserts the pedestrian experience, replacing what was once a surface parking lot with a dynamic, programmable environment that unites shops, restaurants, and office space with a nearby metro station. Here, residents and visitors alike can enjoy a variety of experiences in a year-round outdoor space easily accessible by foot, bike, or public transit.
▽开放的公共广场 Open public square
城市中心充满活力的新地标的起源 Genesis of This Vibrant New Destination in Downtown Culver City
卡尔弗市的公民领袖试图振兴市中心区，通过具有前瞻性的公共和私人合作，以一个创新的方式，重新改造了一个占据市中心核心区域的地面停车场，即B地块。
This transformative open space is the result of a forward-looking public-private partnership. Culver City’s civic leaders sought to revitalize the downtown district, which had at its center a large surface parking lot: Parcel B.
▽对于那些平日里在综合办公区工作的人来说，卡尔弗台阶和主广场很容易通过地铁和公交车连接到达。For those who work in the mixed-use office space during the week, Culver Steps and Main Plaza is easily accessible by metro and bus connections.
▽场地区位与原状 Site location and historical condition.
为了促进场地的活动并产生更多的营收，该市政府与当地开发商建立了合作关系，提出了一个创新的混合用途建筑，使大型企业租户（如音乐流媒体公司）与当地小型冰淇淋店和咖啡店协同共存。卡尔弗市的市政领导人也履行了其创建步行和骑行城市体验的承诺，减少了人们对车行的依赖。
To catalyze activity and generate more revenue, the city entered into a partnership with a local developer who proposed an innovative mixed-use building that would enable large corporate tenants, including a music streaming company, to coexist synergistically with small local ice cream and coffee shops. Civic leaders were also committed to making downtown a less car-centric environment, focusing instead on access on foot or by bicycle.
▽创建一个具有高连接性和带有多种活动的空间，形成了银幕区的新心。A connected, well-programmed space reinvigorates the “Heart of “Screenland.”
除了勾勒出项目的雏形、预计开发的规模和潜在的租户之外，政府还关注了一个简单的问题：“如何让人们在这个市民中心有更多互动?” 卡尔弗城在历史上被称为“银幕之心”，老好莱坞电影公司最初在这里扎根，并制作了《乱世佳人》等标志性电影。这里仍保存了一个充满活力的艺术社区，吸引着游客，并成为流行的 “创客 “中心。 社区参与过程也表明，这里需要一个灵活和并能举办多种活动的聚会空间。
Once the development’s shape, size, and tenant potential were determined, the City focused on how it could energize the surrounding environment, asking ”What could best engage people in a civic center?” Historically known as the “Heart of Screenland,” Culver City is where Hollywood studios first took root and produced iconic films like “Gone with the Wind.” Culver City still has a vibrant arts community that attracts visitors and has become popular as a hub for artists and artisans of all kinds – what has become known as a “maker culture.” The public engagement process revealed the need for a gathering space that was highly flexible and programmable.
▽场地分析 Analysis site
结合当地商业改善区、居民区和整个城市的利益相关者的需求，灵活的城市开放空间的规划应运而生，庆祝并鼓励创客文化。
The city and design team worked with the local business improvement district, residents, and other stakeholders to help celebrate and encourage “maker culture.”
▽为了促进步行和骑车的便利性，该项目提供了充足的步行、探索和停留的空间–这个广场可以满足当地居民和利益相关者的日常需求。To promote walkability and bike-ability, the project provides ample space to explore and linger – a plaza that serves the everyday needs of local residents and stakeholders.
填补”银幕之心”的空白 Filling a Void in “Screenland”
在设想这个开放空间的形式时，设计师考虑到了该地块的用户的需求和习惯，并从周围的地形中获取设计思路。在晴朗的日子，洛杉矶盆地周围山脉的景色尽收眼底。设计团队利用了环绕城市的南加州横向山脉的景色，其中包括圣莫尼卡山脉和圣加布里埃尔山脉山脚，以及毗邻城市的鲍德温山。
In envisioning what form this open space might take, designers considered the site’s users and took cues from the surrounding terrain. On a clear night, there are spectacular views of the mountain ranges that rise above and encircle the Los Angeles basin. The project takes advantage of local viewsheds towards the Southern California peaks that surround the site, including the foothills of the Santa Monica and San Gabriel Mountains, as well as Baldwin Hills (directly adjacent to the city).
这些地质特征正是场所建设的设计灵感。建筑和景观被设想为一个单一的地形–无缝的、多层次的广场体验。
These geological features were the design inspiration for place-making. The new development’s architecture and landscape were envisioned as a singular terrain—a seamless, multi-level plaza experience.
公共和私人空间聚集在建筑周边，从地面开始层层叠叠，创造一个露天剧场般的大楼梯，——卡尔弗台阶。广场从建筑中延伸出来，整合了街道层面的设施，为场地的动线提供了无缝的衔接，使访客们可以从各个街道的正面进入广场，并欢迎所有人的到来。
Public and private space coalesce alongside the architecture and literally step up from the ground level with an amphitheater-like grand staircase—giving rise to the development’s identity as the “Culver Steps.” The plaza extends out from the building, integrating street level amenities that are accessible from all street frontages and welcoming to all visitors and passers-by.
▽卡夫尔阶梯式剧场向洛杉矶盆地的宏伟自然景观致敬，这个阶梯已成为城市广场最具辨识度的设计元素之一。The stepped amphitheater now known as “Culver Steps” echoes the surrounding terrain and has become one of the most recognizable designed elements of the urban plaza.
▽设计团队与混凝土承包商一起完成混凝土浇筑的广场外围，并以3D建模技术建立广场模型。The steps feature an innovative, cast-in-place concrete technology, created with advanced 3D modeling that enabled the design team to coordinate closely with both the concrete manufacturer and the general contractor.
▽阶梯的形状灵感来源于抽象化的南加州常见的山脉，包括其不规则的形状和众多山峰。Designers intended to pay homage to the area’s natural features, so the profile of Culver Steps offers an abstract interpretation of the Southern California mountain ranges’ irregular forms and multiple peaks.
▽设计团队与混凝土承包商一起完成混凝土浇筑的广场外围，并以3D建模技术建立广场模型。整个设计过程重在沟通、协调和实物模型，最终使广场设计达到一个城市公共广场标志性特征的水平。卡尔弗步行广场的大部分区域是座位和休息区，包括公共野餐桌和可移动家具来促进城市环境中的人际关系。The design team pushed the envelope for cast-in-place concrete, working in tandem with the manufacturer and contractor to digitally model the plaza in 3D. The success of the design process emphasized the importance of communication, coordination, mock-ups required to realize an iconic feature in a public urban plaza. The Culver Steps and Main Plaza’s numerous areas for seating and rest, including its public picnic tables and movable furniture, promotes human connection in an urban environment.
主广场延伸到卡尔弗市中心的众多地标和地区，包括历史悠久的卡尔弗工作室、卡尔弗酒店、柯克道格拉斯剧院、演员帮剧院和弧光电影院。
The Main Plaza stretches through the remainder of the site, continuing the distinctive paving patterns of the steps to unite adjacent landmarks and destinations in downtown Culver City. These include the historic Culver Studios, the Culver Hotel and Kirk Douglas Theatre, the Actors Gang Theatre, and Arclight Cinemas.
激活多功能的公共空间 Activating a Multi-Functional Public Space
卡尔弗步行广场满足了卡尔弗市领导人建立的宜居城市社区的愿望。广场和开放空间被设计成一个欢迎平台，在这里，商户吸引在此日常工作的人群，由当地政府提供的特别活动也吸引更广泛的从社区周边到来的人群。为了突出宜居性、步行性和骑行性，政府在广场周围设置了绿色街道和自行车道。
The Culver Steps and Main Plaza reflect civic leaders’ vision for a livable urban neighborhood. The plaza and open space are designed to be a welcoming platform where commercial tenants draw in day users, and special programming is provided by the local public agency to activate the space and draw crowds during later hours. To emphasize livability, walkability and bike-ability, the City also instituted green streets techniques and bike lanes surrounding the project site.
▽路面设计使用灰色线性铺路石混合人工草皮营造出微妙的颜色纹路。为了遵守ADA安全指南并保持防火通道，人造草皮条被压实，使步行体验更加舒适。这种模式的铺装和人工草皮条激发了许多年轻游客的兴趣，他们可以在这个开放的水平广场上探索不同的路径。The paving design creates subtle ripples of color, using multi-toned grey linear pavers intermixed with synthetic turf. In order to honor ADA safety guidelines and to maintain a fire lane, the synthetic turf strips also soften the walking experience to minimize compaction. The patterned paving and synthetic turf strips have inspired many young visitors to playfully explore the plaza, discovering different pathways on this otherwise open, level plaza.
卡尔弗台阶以及主广场作为一个新的聚会场所，日常会举办各种文化表演，为更大的社区服务。作为一个特殊活动和季节性节目的平台，广场可以变成一个音乐和舞蹈的剧院，或者一个功能齐全的城市社区舞台。
Cultural performances are scheduled in the Main Plaza as well as on the Culver Steps, and the new development serves the greater community as a new gathering place. As a platform for special events and seasonal programming, the Plaza can transform into a theatre for music and dance, or a fully functional town stage.
这个多功能的广场被设计成开放式的社区，迎接来自四面八方的人们——它没有“背面”，旨于创造一个尺度宜人的公共区域。如今，它就像卡尔弗城的社区餐厅，为周边各个餐厅提供充足的“免费”户外座位，使得家庭和游客可以在此呼吸新鲜的空气，安全地进行聚会。
This mixed-use development was designed to be open and welcoming to the community from all sides, seeking to create a human-scaled public destination at its core. Today, it functions as a community dining room for Culver City’s many restaurants, providing ample outdoor seating where families and visitors can sit together in the fresh air and enjoy a free, safe sense of connection with one another.
▽城市广场的照明是决定广场夜晚活跃度的一个重要影响因素。因此，广场的地平线，视平线及顶部位置均安装了灯。地面的线性地灯照亮了小路，行人可以轻松地在广场中穿行。像星星一样嵌在台阶和座位表面的灯，在人们看向台阶时不会觉得刺眼。带有戈波透镜图案的顶灯显示出另一种感觉，同时灯光也会随季节变换。Lighting is an important consideration for activating an urban plaza during the evening. Here, the lighting design illuminates the space at the ground level, eye level, and overhead. Pathway illumination enables pedestrians to easily navigate the space. Lights on steps’ rising faces, and complementary seating, are arranged in a constellation-like manner, to draw visitors’ eye up the steps without being overpowering or blinding. Overhead lights with gobo lens patterns introduce yet another texture that animates the space, with the added benefit of being easy to update seasonally.
公私合作模式中，政府负责维护和运营，并为户外广场提供丰富的活动。卡尔弗步行广场上的季节性活动主要有露天舞蹈、农贸市场、夏季爵士音乐节和像圣诞树点灯仪式这样的传统节庆。这些活动灵感来自城市中原有的“创客文化”，也让这里的电影制片厂、餐厅、剧院和艺术继续蓬勃发展。
The private/public partnership model allows the City to take charge of maintenance and operations as well as to provide an active program for the outdoor plaza. Dance programs, farmers markets, summer jazz festivals, and cultural events such as a Christmas Tree Lighting are among the seasonal attractions offered at The Culver Steps and Main Plaza. Each program draws inspiration from the city’s “maker culture,” fostering the ongoing growth and vitality of movie studios, restaurants, theatres, and the arts.
项目名称：Culver Steps and Main Plaza
完成年份：2020
项目面积：98,000 ft2 (场地); 55,000 ft2 (景观)
项目地点：Culver City, California
设计公司：SWA Group
公司网址：www.swagroup.com
联系邮箱：business@swagroup.com
主创设计师：Gerdo Aquino
设计团队：Ying-yu Hung, Roman Chiu, Jeremy Klemic
客户：Hackman Capital & City of Culver City
建筑设计：Ehrlich Architects
摄影师：SWA Group – Bill Tathum, Jonnu Singleton
Project name: Culver Steps and Main Plaza
Completion year: 2020
Project area: 98,000 ft2 (site); 55,000 ft2 (landscape)
Project Location: Culver City, California
Design firm: SWA Group
Company website: www.swagroup.com
Contact email: business@swagroup.com
Lead Designer: Gerdo Aquino
Design Team: Ying-yu Hung, Roman Chiu, Jeremy Klemic
Client: Hackman Capital & City of Culver City
Architectural design: Ehrlich Architects
Photographer: SWA Group – Bill Tathum, Jonnu Singleton
“ 一个灵活多变的面向行人的环境，取代了原来的废弃地面停车场，打造为对行人友好的、全年开放的户外公共空间。”
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