「仙人掌」外立面，戶戶「空中花園」7.5米的懸挑

設計 06-13

2013年，蒙彼利埃市舉辦了一項「21世紀瘋狂建築」競賽。

旨在打造一座地標建築，來強調該城市的建築遺產。RFP提出了一個大膽的項目的願望，其必須適應其環境，包括商業和住宅。

Manal Rachdi、Nicolas Laisne和Dimitri決定拜訪日本建築師藤本壯介。

他們三個人都在大自然中尋找靈感，並用不同的方式表達。在該項目中，這四個願景將會相得益彰。

Text description provided by the architects. In 2013, Montpellier city council launched the 「Folie Richter」 competition. It sought to identify a blueprint for a beacon tower to enrich the city』s architectural heritage. The RFP stressed the desire for a bold project that had to fit into its environment and includes shops and homes. Manal Rachdi, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel decided to call on the Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto. All three of them seek inspiration in nature even if they express it in very different ways. On the Arbre Blanc, these four visions would be mutually enriching.

設計概念很簡單就是把一顆樹的形態變成一棟建築

建築圍繞中心挑出的大陽台和遮陽篷

這個設計讓大樓看起來好像從地面有機地生長出來的一樣。

為了重新改造塔樓，建築師專註於人性化維度，在建築的底部和頂部創造了公共空間：底層是一個通向街道的玻璃牆空間，而在屋頂上有一個向公眾開放的酒吧和一個供居民使用的公共區域，同時一樓公寓的住戶也可以欣賞美景。但是，該項目與眾不同的是它的設計。

這四位建築師的設計概念很簡單，就是把一顆樹的形態變成一棟建築，陽台從樹榦上延伸出來，陰影從正面延伸出來，保護其外立面。在整個設計階段，對其環境和當地生活方式的關注引導了建築師。

To reinvent the tower, the architects focused on the human dimension, creating public spaces at the bottom and top of the building: the ground floor is a glass-walled space opening out onto the street, while on the roof there is a bar open to the public and a common area for residents, so that even the owners of first-floor apartments can enjoy the view. But what sets the project apart is its design. The four architects devised a building inspired by a tree, with balconies that branch off the trunk and shades that sprout out of and protect its fa?ade. The attention paid to its setting, and to local lifestyles, guided the architects throughout the design phase.

整個建築高 56米，共17層，有120間公寓，幾乎每一戶都有一個私人陽台和空中花園。

項目佔地佔地2525平方米，開發為住宅單位，辦公空間，藝術畫廊，餐廳和全景酒吧、藝術展覽空間。

許多陽台和涼亭確實促進了戶外生活，並使居民之間建立了新型關係。每間公寓都擁有至少7平米的戶外空間（最大面積為35平米），靈活調整的同時保證隱私；複式公寓的居民可以從一個陽台移動到另一個陽台。因此，所有公寓都擁有良好的視野，建築師通過使用物理3D模型的一系列空間實驗來雕塑其藍圖。

該項目的許多技術創新包括露台，及長達7.5米的懸挑。這些獨特的戶外空間是功能齊全的客廳，與住宅相連，使居民能夠靈活運用室內外空間，一年中80%的時間都可以沐浴在陽光下，這是一個多麼奢華的城市！

The many balconies and pergolas really do promote outdoor living and enable a new type of relationship between residents. Each apartment boasts an outdoor space of at least 7m2 (the largest is 35m2), with multiple levels of privacy and layout options; residents of the duplex apartments can move from one balcony to the other. So that all apartments have pleasing views, the architects sculpted the blueprint with a series of spatial experiments using physical 3D models. The many technical innovations of L』Arbre Blanc include the terraces, whose cantilevers, which are up to 7.5 metre-long, constitute a world first. These exceptional outside spaces are fully-fledged living rooms which are connected to the dwellings in such a way as to allow residents to live inside and outside, a luxury for a city bathed in the sunshine 80% of the year!

陽台的比例強調使用戶外空間的目標，就像摺疊出來尋找陽光的樹葉一樣。這些寬敞的陽台也是對「南方生態」緊密定製的環境解決方案需求的回應。為外立面形成有效的防護面紗，提供必要的遮陽和和驅散偏斜的風，以幫助空氣更和諧地流通。建築師對這種混合用途開發採用了新的塔式生活方式。為了解決此狀況，注重開發公共空間，並沿勒茲河延伸一個景觀公園，並向公眾開放。

The proportions of the balconies emphasise this aim to embrace the outdoors, as do the leaves that fold out in search of the sunlight. These generous balconies are also a response to the need for environmental solutions closely tailored to the 「ecology of the south」. Forming an effective protective veil for the fa?ade, they provide the necessary shade and break up skew winds to help air circulate more harmoniously. The architects adopted a new take on tower living for this mixed-use development. To cure inaccessible tower syndrome, there was a real focus on public space, including extending a landscaped park along the Lez River and opening the tower up to the public.

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這座17層高的建築完全融入城市生活，向所有人開放，底層有一個藝術畫廊，屋頂酒吧與全景花園相連。通過允許人們實際擁有這座塔樓，它將成為蒙彼利埃人民的驕傲和旅遊景點。

The seventeen-storey building is a full participant in city life, aiming first and foremost to be accessible to all the people of Montpellier, with an art gallery on the ground floor and a rooftop bar linked to a panoramic garden. By allowing people to take physical ownership of the tower, it will become an object of pride for the people of Montpellier and a tourist attraction.

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