SuperHub Meerstad Market | Groningen | The Netherlands

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SuperHub Meerstad Market, Groningen, The Netherlands

荷蘭格羅寧根　梅爾斯塔德多合一市集

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De Zwarte Hond

Inspired by the mission to better connect the burgeoning Groningen district and to transform it into an interactive social space, De Zwarte Hond was commissioned by real estate developer MWPO to design a multifunctional and adaptive central building for the neighbourhood. Meerstad is an up-and-coming district of Groningen. The area is popular for its open space, greenery and the Woldmeer recreational lake, around which a neighbourhood with 5000 new homes will be built in the coming decades. Eventually, the area will grow into a vivid city district. With this future expansion in mind, it is important for the neighbourhood to contain an inviting community centre, which serves as a place for residents to shop, meet and eat. De Zwarte Hond’s eye-catching SuperHub embodies this central function and holds sustainability and quality of life as central design values.

啟發自「更好地連接格羅寧根區 ( Groningen )」以及「打造互動社交空間」的任務，房地產開發商 MWPO 委託 De Zwarte Hond 事務所為該區域設計一座多功能和適應性強的中央建築。梅爾斯塔德是荷蘭格羅寧根省一個規劃中的城鎮，該地區以開放空間、綠地和沃德米爾休閒湖而聞名，其周圍在未來的幾十年內預計會建造一個擁有 5,000 戶新住宅的社區。考慮到未來的擴張，社區必須擁有一個溫馨的社區中心，作為居民購物、聚會和用餐的互動場所。 De Zwarte Hond 引人注目的多合一市場設計體現了此核心功能，並將永續及生活品質作為主要設計價值。

The SuperHub represents a revitalised circular version of the traditional market hall design. It is expansive and transparent, with a supporting structure made entirely of cross-shaped laminated wooden columns and beams, which give the building a cathedral-like appearance. The large span and nine-metre ceiling height create an exceptionally luminous space and offer the opportunity for flexible layout and usage adaptations in the future. The large canopy, which extends out more than five metres, provides sun protection and pulls the structure into its green surroundings with the use of elegant columns and net-like wooden trusses. In addition, the cleverly designed cross forms provide the building with stability, so that no additional wind bracing infrastructure is required. The choice for a wooden construction also ensures a positive climate impact. SuperHub is a modern symbiosis of marketplace and shopping centre, where visitors can do their shopping and visit a trendy café. In addition, the structure was built to last and offers the possibility for future adjustments or additions. The flexible, open layout allows for its functions to be reinvented along with the changing needs of the community, meaning that it will not become outdated or be demolished in the future. The building could for example accommodate a community centre, a museum or even homes in 20 years’ time. In this way, SuperHub manifests itself as a future-proof community hub that will grow along with the development of Meerstad.

新落成的市場以圓形循環的表現方式復刻出傳統市場大廳的設計。建物寬敞透明，支撐結構由十字形的三合板木柱和橫梁組成，使建築擁有大教堂般的外觀。大跨度和九米高的天花板創造出異常明亮的空間，使未來佈局和使用更加靈活；延伸超過五米的巨大頂篷提供了防曬作用，並利用優雅的柱子和網狀木桁架將結構融入綠色環境。此外，巧妙設計的交叉形式為建築提供了穩定性，因此不需額外裝設防風用的支撐設施，而選擇木造結構也是為確保對氣候帶來正面影響。梅爾斯塔德多合一市場是集市集和購物中心於一體的現代建築，遊客可以在這裡購物或光顧時尚的咖啡館。此建築物不僅耐用，也對未來的內部空間運用提供了彈性，靈活、開放的佈局使其功能可以隨著社區不斷變化的需求而被重新規劃，這意味著它不會過時或在未來被拆除。

SuperHub offers the Meerstad neighbourhood an opportunity for varied functionality, and currently includes a supermarket and a café. The open and spacious building functions as a meeting place for residents in addition to its function of providing food. Our aim was to make the shopping experience personal and social again, and to offer residents a refreshing alternative to the increasingly popular express delivery services. The supermarket becomes a place for everyday groceries as well as way for meeting each other, thereby contributing to the social sustainability of the Meerstad neighbourhood. SuperHub offers the Meerstad neighbourhood an opportunity for varied functionality, and currently includes a supermarket and a café. The open and spacious building functions as a meeting place for residents in addition to its function of providing food. Our aim was to make the shopping experience personal and social again, and to offer residents a refreshing alternative to the increasingly popular express delivery services. The impressive spatial qualities of the structure are essential here to fulfil its purpose as an attractive and multifunctional community centre. This way, the supermarket becomes a place for everyday groceries as well as way for meeting each other, thereby contributing to the social sustainability of the Meerstad neighbourhood.

市場的屋頂已經預留了位置給太陽能電板和供蜜蜂、昆蟲棲息的植被，內部的空調設備提供了最佳的節能空間。在結構設計上，則能夠吸收和承受地震。此外，建築物內靈活的設計還能夠符合廣泛的功能和活動，例如社區聚會。目前市場內有一家超市和一間咖啡廳。開放寬敞的建築除了提供食物的功能外，還能作為居民的聚會場所。De Zwarte Hond 事務所的目標是讓購物體驗變得有個性但同時兼顧社交，並針對現今越來越受歡迎的網購提供不同的購物模式。透過令人印象深刻的空間設計，超市成為購買日常雜貨的場所以及彼此見面的場域，從而為米爾斯塔德的社群永續做出貢獻。