Snøhetta美国新作：为儿童建造的“云朵博物馆”

编辑：袁蓓祺 | 校对：袁蓓祺 | 2024.12.05 17:00

设计单位 Snøhetta

项目地点 美国得克萨斯州埃尔帕索

建成时间 2024年

建筑面积 6,500平方米

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在赢得美国埃尔帕索儿童博物馆（El Paso Children's Museum）的建筑设计竞赛之后，Snøhetta与埃尔帕索当地建筑事务所Exigo、博物馆展陈设计师Gyroscope合作，打造出这个明亮且富有趣味的博物馆空间，现称为“云朵博物馆”（La Nube）。

After winning the competition for the new El Paso Children's Museum, now known as La Nube, Snøhetta has designed a light filled, lofty and playful museum in the heart of the city. Snøhetta has partnered with El Paso architects Exigo, and is working with Gyroscope who is designing the exhibitions for the museum.

云朵博物馆位于美国埃尔帕索市中心艺术区的中心地带，靠近圣哈辛托广场（San Jacinto Plaza），距离主要过境站北埃尔帕索（El Paso del Norte）不到一公里。博物馆的北侧为联合太平洋铁路（Union Pacific Railroad）—— 美国西部两大跨州货运铁路之一。

The new 6,500 m2 museum is positioned within the heart of El Paso's Downtown Arts district, close to the vibrant San Jacinto plaza and less than one kilometer from El Paso del Norte, a major border-crossing station. To the north, the site is bounded by the Union Pacific Railroad, one of two major transcontinental freight lines in the western United States.

云朵博物馆是埃尔帕索第一座专门为儿童建造的博物馆，面积达6,500平方米，与附近的华雷斯城儿童博物馆发挥协同效应，致力于服务当地的孩童。

The unveiling of the design marks the latest milestone for the city's first purpose-built children's museum, programmed to bring value to all youth in the region and also to complement the nearby children's museum in the city of Juarez.

博物馆的独特几何结构在埃尔帕索的天际线中显得独树一帜。四方形基座使用了全玻璃幕墙，室内的景观吸引路人走进公共大堂，基座上方则是高低起伏的穹顶，仿佛是空中漂浮的一片片云朵。博物馆将当地的男女老少汇聚到这座物理空间之内，标志着博物馆项目建设的最新里程碑。

The building's unique geometries immediately set it apart in the city's skyline: the rectilinear base is wrapped in glass, providing interior views to entice passersby to stop inside the public lobby, and is topped by a rippling succession of barrel vaults which soar to a cloud-like crown. The architecture reveals itself as a cloud, floating above the desert connecting all people in this important place, young and old alike.

Snøhetta的设计围绕博物馆的教育性展开，在歌颂埃尔帕索独特的当地文化及地理环境的同时，云朵博物馆希望为当地居民提供一个公民课室和家庭活动空间，最大程度地激发孩童和成人的想象力及自由开放的思维模式，并提供无障碍的教育机会。

The new El Paso Children's Museum aims to become a civic classroom and energy point for the region's families, designed to maximize open-ended and imaginative play and exploration. Snøhetta's design considers how the museum itself can become a learning tool. With spaces and exhibitions that inspire the imagination of both children and adults alike, the museum celebrates the unique culture and geography of El Paso while providing barrier-free access to educational opportunities.