Stoss：哈佛大学广场是位于哈佛大学中心的一个集散空间，旨在服务于校园学生、教职员工、游客以及当地社区居民。该项目位于剑桥街地下通道的顶部，连接着历史悠久的哈佛校园、大学科学中心和北部校区，向人们展示了新型的公共基础设施，并作为当代可持续设计的典范，服务于丰富而令人兴奋的社会空间。

Stoss：The Plaza at Harvard University is a gathering space at the heart of the university, designed to serve students, faculty, staff, visitors, and the local community. Sitting atop the Cambridge Street Underpass, the site connects the historic Harvard Yard with the University Science Center and North Campus, exemplifying a new kind of public infrastructure—acting as a model of contemporary sustainable design in service of rich and exciting social spaces.

新的景观空间取代了之前未被充分利用的废弃场地，并在地面上结合了公用设施、水和热管理，以应对暴雨排水和局部环流，提供高性能的地表空间。该广场是校园生活的中心，吸引了学生在此参加各种大大小小的活动，包括农贸市场、食品餐车、即兴表演和校友聚会等。

Replacing an underutilized, derelict field, the new space offers a high-performance surface, accommodating utilities, water, and heat management in an articulated ground plane that responds to storm water drainage and local circulation flows. The plaza is a hub of campus life, drawing students to large and small events of all kinds, including a farmers’ market, food trucks, impromptu performances, and alumni gatherings.

通过七种不同方式设计的17个定制的长凳可允许人们使用多种不同的坐姿，这是为了鼓励学生和当地市民进行足够放松的休闲社交聚会。为了增强其可持续性，长凳所使用的木材都来自附近的一个建筑项目中的剩余材料，另外，道路铺装材料也来自邻近铺装制造商的Kohler工厂的废瓷，最后，苏木林和银杏林创造性地整合了可持续的雨水管理，为人们营造了一个安静的避护所。

Seventeen custom benches in seven distinct designs that support many different postures from sitting to lounging encourages casual gathering for students and locals alike. In an effort to enhance sustainability, the wood for the benches was sourced as remnant material from a nearby construction project. In addition, the pavers utilized waste porcelain from a Kohler plant adjacent to the paving manufacturer. Lastly, groves of sumac and ginkgo inventively integrate sustainable stormwater management and provide a quiet refuge.

在设计过程中，为了培养未来广场的市民受众及为项目宣传造势，我们启动了一系列的临时项目。现今的哈佛广场已经成为一个整合规划和物理设计策略的范例。这片曾经贫瘠的空地现在成为了校园生活的中心，为多样化的校园社区提供了一个灵活的新聚集地，并加强了大学与周边社区之间的联系。

During the design process, a series of interim programs were initiated in order to both build momentum and increase publicity for the project while simultaneously cultivating a civic audience for the future plaza. The Plaza at Harvard has become an example of integrating programmatic and physical design strategies. The once barren void is now the heart of campus life, providing a flexible new meeting ground for the diverse campus community and strengthening the university’s connections to its neighbors.

客户：哈佛大学

地点：美国 剑桥

项目时间线：2011 – 2013年

状态：建成

面积：2英亩

团队：Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Project Projects, Light THIS!, Thompson Engineering, Pine & Swallow, Vav International, Inc., Parallel Development, Building Conservation Associates, Inc., Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Howeler +Yoon, Irrigation Consultants, Inc.

CLIENT: Harvard University

LOCATION: Cambridge, MA

TIMELINE: 2011 – 2013

STATUS: Built

SIZE: 2 acres

TEAM: Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Project Projects, Light THIS!, Thompson Engineering, Pine & Swallow, Vav International, Inc., Parallel Development, Building Conservation Associates, Inc., Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Howeler +Yoon, Irrigation Consultants, Inc.