新加坡芭蕾剧团的工作室位于深受年轻人喜爱的购物中心Bugis+ 7层，这个占地2000平米的空间内包括了4间专业舞蹈练功房以及会议室、混音室、自习室、图书馆、更衣室和浴室等辅助性设施。工作室后部空间封闭的流线设计保护了台下舞者的个人隐私，同时宽敞开阔的前厅又仿佛在欢迎着公众前来探访和学习。

建筑师希望通过开放的空间设计转变大众对芭蕾的刻板印象，使这种高雅的表演艺术变得更平易近人，而非常规的设计材料也在传达芭蕾优雅中不可或缺但却往往为人所忽略的强韧力量。

The new 2,000 square metre campus of the Singapore Dance Theatre, located on the seventh floor of Bugis+, a public shopping mall in Singapore popular with youth, comprises a theatre housing four professional dance studios along with supporting facilities like a conference room, a sound mixing room, a study room, a library, a wardrobe room and shower facilities. The circulation of the space was planned to allow for private users to access the studios via secured thresholds, while maintaining a welcoming space at the foyer for the public to experience and enjoy.

The design concept essentially tackles the stereotypical views of ballet often held by a layperson and seeks to make the dance form more approachable and accessible to the general public. Through the use of unconventional materials, the design seeks to express the strength and toughness intertwined with the grace and elegance most commonly associated with the art form.

▽ 园区后部的封闭空间，circulation was planned to allow for private users to access the studios via secured thresholds

▽ 大厅一侧设有面向群众的舞蹈课室，community studio that is open to public to encourage them to sign up for dance classes

▽ 公众生活和艺术在此发生了重叠，a place where public meets art

顺着绿意融融屋顶花园一侧的宽绰走廊前行，便可来到工作室的入口。巨大的金属冲孔板推拉门在工作时间完全打开，外部公共空间和前厅的界限变得愈发模糊，明亮的灯光似乎在邀请着路人入内一探究竟。

A spacious corridor facing the roof garden leads to the site. With the aim of attracting and educating the public on dance as a performing art, huge perforated sliding doors have been located at the entrance. These doors, kept fully opened during operating hours, maximise the luxury of space and merge the public space with the foyer, drawing visitors in to witness the hard work and dedication of professional ballet dancers at practice.

▽ 模糊的内外空间界限，the foyer is merged with the public space to maximise space

▽ (左，left)入口处的金属冲孔板推拉门，large, perforated sliding entrance doors at the entrance；(右，right)大厅一侧临近室外公共空间的舞蹈房，community studio at the foyer

高大的天花之下隔墙划分出不同的小空间，而置于其上、纵横交错的集装箱则添加了更多的变化和层次。精心放置的镜面内空间层层叠叠，仿佛无限延伸没有尽头。

The impressive height of the site made it ideal to demonstrate the interplay of volumes. In addition to the use of stacked walls, shipping containers are positioned high above the ceiling level – compressing and decompressing the space along the corridors. Mirror panels were strategically placed on the container walls to create the illusion of an endless expanse of space.

▽ 置于墙体之上、纵横交错的集装箱和镜面为空间添加了更多的变化和层次，shipping containers and mirror are positioned high above the ceiling level

带有工业气息的粗犷材料暗示着芭蕾舞者光鲜舞台背后不为人知的辛酸，唯有多年的严苛训练才能让他们达到舞者的标准。而风化钢般斑驳的墙面则正如他们无尽的勇气和坚韧，在饱经现实的残忍冲刷后仍坚定不移的追求着自己最初的目标。

The rawness and almost industrial quality of the material palette was intentionally selected to reflect the reality of the art form – the years of practice and discipline required to hone a dancer’s body to respond to the demands of the performance. The weathered steel-like wall finishes reflect the grit and strength that dancers need in order to relentlessly pursue this exacting art form.

▽ 非常规的设计材料在传达芭蕾优雅中不可或缺但却往往为人所忽略的强韧力量，the use of unconventional materials express the strength and toughness intertwined with the grace and elegance

▽ 芭蕾舞者不为人知的刻苦日常，daily life of ballet dancer

Year of Completion: 2013 Area: 2,000sqm Interior Design: DP Design Pte Ltd Project Team Members: Mike Lim, Dessy Natalia Budhianto, Esther Ang Jiahui, Jamond Boo