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Type: Cultural Center, ConcpetYear:2022Location:Orbetello, ItalyProject Team:Steven CHEN, Vanessa WANG

The project begins with a simple but critical question: how can architecture invite people into a fragile landscape—without ever becoming its disturbance?

Rather than imposing a landmark, the building is conceived as a quiet companion to the wetland. The architecture remains humble in presence, yet rich in experience—allowing visitors to feel immersed in the environment rather than separated from it.

As visitors move through the structure, a sequence of vaulted spaces unfolds, the vaults are intentionally spaced at varying intervals, creating moments of compression and release. Walking between the columns becomes a slow, tactile journey—light shifts, views open and close, and the landscape is constantly reframed.

The route culminates in an observation tower, where the experience turns upward. Designed around layered viewing heights, some aligned with the horizon, others closer to the flight paths of birds—encouraging visitors to observe with care and awareness.

In this way, the architecture does not announce itself. Instead, it gently guides visitors through a series of spatial experiences—leading them toward understanding, respect, and connection with the land.
项目始于一个简单却关键的问题：建筑如何在不成为干扰的前提下，引导人们进入一片脆弱的自然景观？

建筑并未被塑造为一个显性的地标，而是作为湿地的安静陪伴者而存在。它以渐进的方式展开，从场地的节奏、色彩与历史中汲取灵感。建筑在形态上保持谦逊，却在体验上层次丰富，使访客得以真正融入环境，而非与自然相隔。

随着行进，一系列拱券空间依次展开。拱与拱之间的间距经过精心控制，营造出收放有致的空间节奏。行走于柱列之间，成为一段缓慢而具触感的旅程——光线流转，视野开合，自然景观被不断重新框定。

路径最终通向一座观景塔，空间体验在此向上延伸。观景塔通过不同高度的观景层次进行设计，回应湿地由多种物种共同共享的事实，而非仅服务于人类。每一层都提供不同的视角——有的与地平线齐平，有的贴近鸟类的飞行路径，引导访客以更加审慎与觉知的方式进行观察。

材料的选择进一步强化了建筑与自然之间的静默对话。风化后的耐候钢以其锈蚀的色调呼应周围荒野的色彩，随着时间推移，建筑逐渐融入景观之中，避免形成视觉上的突兀，也使湿地的原有居民得以不受干扰。

正因如此，这座建筑并不刻意宣示自身的存在，而是通过一系列细腻的空间体验，温和地引导访客走向对土地的理解、尊重与连接。



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