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建于1955年的公報大樓坐落于費(fèi)城，是一座在文化和建筑方面具有標(biāo)志性意義的建筑，對其開展的適應(yīng)性再利用設(shè)計將這座大樓改造成為一座當(dāng)代生命科學(xué)大樓。建筑最初為美國發(fā)行量最高的午間報紙——公報（The Evening Bulletin）的總部所用，喬治?豪的原始設(shè)計在戰(zhàn)后時期展現(xiàn)出具有前瞻性的先進(jìn)形象，重新確立了該報作為市民生活的現(xiàn)代參與者的角色。由于臨近30街車站，原建筑以簡潔有力的設(shè)計對這一壯麗地標(biāo)做出回應(yīng)。經(jīng)過抬升的建筑體量包裹著光滑的磚石表皮，坐落在細(xì)長的不銹鋼柱上，構(gòu)成東側(cè)廣闊的水平立面。這種微妙的不對稱和利落感彰顯出建筑的特色。

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

在20世紀(jì)50年代，深色的木地板、有限的自然采光和封閉的視野非常契合當(dāng)時的報社氛圍。進(jìn)入21世紀(jì)，這里作為研究空間使用，則需要對建筑圍護(hù)結(jié)構(gòu)進(jìn)行重新考慮。建筑被重新定義為新興的Schuylkill Yards創(chuàng)新區(qū)的首個部分，致力于吸引在生命科學(xué)領(lǐng)域具有開創(chuàng)性企業(yè)精神的租戶入駐。這通過對建筑主立面更換來實(shí)現(xiàn)，該立面曾在1993年的一次改造中被改變，大大削弱了原始的設(shè)計感。全新的大型玻璃幕墻很好地改善了自然采光和視野，為建筑提供了充滿活力、光線充足的LOFT空間，以及優(yōu)美的風(fēng)景、火車站和遠(yuǎn)處的城市景觀。室內(nèi)租戶空間由其他設(shè)計方另行負(fù)責(zé)。

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

改造為公報大樓賦予了全新的識別度，同時保留了原建筑的設(shè)計意圖。整個建筑的玻璃砌體、不銹鋼細(xì)部和窗戶都得到了修復(fù)，建筑東側(cè)安裝了比例精良的立面。全新的高性能立面，延續(xù)了原始設(shè)計的構(gòu)圖精髓，被設(shè)想為跨越整個立面的單一平面，體現(xiàn)出城市界面上的大膽和對原始建筑的細(xì)致精心。紅色的鋁制框架懸垂于玻璃前，提供遮陰并將立面元素組合為獨(dú)特的表達(dá)。新舊并立構(gòu)建了跨越時空的對話，并為上個世紀(jì)中期的建筑翻新樹立了典范。

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

改造后的公報大樓與臨近的德雷克塞爾廣場公園（取代了原地面停車場），構(gòu)成了Schuylkill Yards開發(fā)項(xiàng)目的活力核心，也成為了通向大學(xué)城的顯著門戶。

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

The adaptive reuse of the Bulletin Building transformed an architecturally and culturally significant 1955 structure into a contemporary life science building in Philadelphia. Originally the headquarters of The Evening Bulletin, the country's largest circulation afternoon newspaper, George Howe's design projected a forward-looking, state-of-the-art presence in the postwar period, reestablishing the paper as a modern participant in civic life. A monumental response to the grandeur of the adjacent and iconic 30th Street Station, the original building was simple but powerful: an elevated volume wrapped in a smooth masonry skin sits atop slender stainless steel columns, forming an expansive horizontal eastern facade, marked by subtle asymmetry and assertive signage.

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

While deep floor plates, limited natural light, and closed views may have worked for a newspaper in the 1950s, a 21st-century research space demanded reconsideration of the building envelope. In repositioning the building as the first component of the emerging Schuylkill Yards innovation district, the goal was to attract ground-breaking, entrepreneurial life science tenants. This translated to replacing the building's primary facade, which in a 1993 renovation had been altered, greatly diminishing the power of Howe's design. An expansive new glazed wall dramatically increases natural light and view, providing well-lit, vibrant loft spaces with views of landscape, rail station, and city beyond. Interior tenant spaces were designed by others.

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TODD MASON -?? HALKIN MASON PHOTOGRAPHY

The project gives a fresh identity to the Bulletin while preserving Howe's original design intent. Glazed masonry along with stainless steel detailing and windows were restored throughout the building, and a carefully proportioned fa?ade was installed on the building's eastern side. The new high-performance facade, conceived as a single plane spanning the entire elevation in the spirit of Howe's original composition, is bold on the urban scale while sensitive to the original architecture. A red aluminum frame hovers in front of the glass, providing shade and drawing facade elements together as a singular gesture. The juxtaposition of new and old establishes a conversation across time, and sets a paradigm for renovation of mid-century structures.

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The renovated Bulletin Building, along with the adjacent Drexel Square park (replacing a surface parking lot), form a dynamic centerpiece for the Schuylkill Yards development and a memorable gateway to University City.

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