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项目所在的村庄位于法国巴斯克地区的阿尔迪代谷，这里被一条从圣艾蒂安•拜戈里通向西班牙边境的路横穿而过，因此业主希望在这里建造一座讲述矿山历史的文化展示中心，吸引途径此地的游客停留。该文化中心还包括一间咖啡店。自从几年前村庄里的最后一个酒吧关闭以后，这间建在小镇主广场的咖啡馆就成了村里333位居民的长期盼望。

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V2S architectes – MINING AND METALLURGY HERITAGE CENTRE & CAFÉ IN BANCA (FRANCE)

The village of Banca is in the Basque Country, (Pyrenees-Atlantiques, 64) in the Aldudes valley. Banca

This village has a strong identity and is cros¬sed by the local road leading from Saint Etienne de Baigorri to the Spanish border. Building a heritage centre in the village gives Banca an opportunity to attract visitors by highlighting the history of the local mines. This cultural project also includes building a cafe as local entertainment, long awaited by the 333 inhabitants as the last bar in the village closed a few years ago. It will be built in the town’s main square.

在这样一个有着极强建筑特征的小巴斯克乡村，建筑师怎样才能构想出一个合适的现代化项目呢?—答案就是重新解读当地景观地貌。村庄当初修建在山上时，开凿了很多梯田，因此梯田挡土墙是村庄的重要组成部分。面对这样的地形，建筑师设计出适应地形的石基，然后在其上修建接待处和咖啡馆。通过咖啡厅的窗户可以看到村庄全景，而整个建筑也成了当地的标注建筑物。

How can we come up with a modern project in a small Basque village with very strong architectural identity? By reinterpreting the landscape. Banca has been built into the mountainside using a series of terraces, cutting into the Pyrenean landscape. The stone retaining walls are an integral part of the village’s image. The project springs from this process of adapting to the land: a stone pedestal containing the set design space on which the reception and the cafe stand. The cafe windows look out over the lands¬cape, making it a beacon for locals and visi¬tors.

用地高差达到3米，为此建筑师对地形小心翼翼的处理，同时也希望让这个现代造型的建筑与当地实际情况贴合，与当地古典巴斯克地域特征的村庄建筑和谐。共两层的建筑有一部分插入土地中。地势低的底层入口作为博物馆入口，而到了地势高的另外一侧，一层被埋在地下，入口直接从二层进去，二层主要作为咖啡馆。咖啡馆中宽广的横向开窗让室内充满光线和风景。建筑用材朴素，主材为混凝土，木材，玻璃。

The site’s main constraint is the downslope of the land. The village of Banca dings to the mountainside and the plot drops down three metresalong its length.Our choice therefore involves total use of the landscape and the shape of the em¬bankment, along a large existing retaining wall.The other constraint is the architectural image of the village of Banca, marked by a deeply-rooted Basque regional identity. This project needs to be able to combine local know-how and a modern style for eve¬ryone to accept it.The aim was to make the most of the spe¬cification and these constraints.The 3 metre height difference between the highest and lowest point calls to mind an entire storey slotted into the land, with a low entrance (technical entrance for the museum) and a high entrance (public en¬trance for the cafe).

This would fit the specification that includes a museum on the local mines (therefore not needing a lot of light) and a cafe that actually needs to be seen, facing outwards. The idea is that this stone pedestal should become an actual extension of the public space, sequenced by the protected high plot, the reception and the balcony view¬point over the landscape.

Most of the materials inside are left rough. It is the fitting quality that highlights the finishes.

The «technical» premises (toilets, lift, kit¬chen) are packed on to the embankment side and entirely fitted out in wood, to opti¬mise free space on the landscape side for the cafe and the information area. It main¬tains the same spirit, offering an intimate connection with the material:the exhibition content was printed directly on to the woo¬den panels.

Information hierarchies were created thanks to the texture of the material on which the information is printed (wood, Plexiglas, adhesive).

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