英國曼徹斯特　Aviva Studios 表演藝術中心

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Aviva Studios Located in the center of Manchester along the River Irwell. This multipurpose cultural venue serves as the permanent residence of Factory International, the organization behind the biannual Manchester International Festival (MIF). In its new venue, Factory International will commission, produce, and present a year-round program. The 13,350-square-meter building has been designed to cater to a need for total flexibility and adaptability. It is capable of hosting both artistic performances and exhibitions of various scales immersive exhibitions, theater productions, intimate concerts, and raves–separately or simultaneously. It allows its users to break free from the constraints of conventional venues and offers artists a platform to experiment with new modes of expression.

Aviva Studios表演藝術中心坐落於曼徹斯特市的艾威爾河沿岸。該多功能文化場館是國際工房–曼徹斯特國際藝術節（MIF）幕後組織的永久駐地，抑是組織日後委託、製作和推出年度節目的新廠址。這座面積破萬平方公尺的建築，旨在滿足使用者對靈活性和適應性的需求，使其能夠單獨或同時舉辦各種規模的藝術表演、展覽、沉浸式體驗、戲劇製作、音樂會和狂歡派對…等，不僅擺脫傳統場地限制，更為藝術家提供一處嘗試新模式的平台。

The building's design is centered around large, open, flexible spaces that will continuously adapt and reconfigure to meet the requirements of work created and presented in the building. Key elements include the 33-meter-wide, 64-meter-long, and 21-meter-high Warehouse. The Warehouse features two supersized moveables that enable an almost limitless number of configurations within the expansive space Plugged into the Warehouse is the Hall a 1,600-seat auditorium with a flexible stage, that can accommodate ballet, theater, music, and cross-art performances. The Hall and the Warehouse can work in tandem allowing the stage to extend deep into the warehouse. The site is representative of the industrial and cultural history of Manchester, referenced in the building's design through its use of corrugated metal and rough concrete. The building is lifted over Water Street and incorporates the 19th-century arches from the Pineapple railway.

整體建築採大型、開放且靈活的空間設計為核心，而這些空間可不斷調整並重新配置，以滿足各種創作形式的需求。其中，關鍵元素為一座寬33公尺、長64公尺，且高度達21公尺的「倉庫」，其內部設施可隨活動人數變動，有效讓空間配置不受限制；再者，位於倉庫中的「大廳」，是一個擁有1,600個座位，並搭配靈活舞台的禮堂，可容納芭蕾舞、戲劇、音樂與跨藝術表演，甚至大廳和倉庫可相互搭配，使舞台更直接深入倉庫當中。由於該基地深受曼徹斯特的工業歷史與文化脈絡影響，因此，整體建築選擇透過金屬浪板與具粗獷感的混凝土進行規劃；此外，更融合當地深具歷史意義的十九世紀拱門，巧妙讓新舊語彙和諧共存。