Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

美國格林尼治　布魯斯博物館

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The Bruce Museum is a community-based, world-class cultural institution highlighting art, science, and natural history exhibitions. The project is a comprehensive renovation of the existing museum’s 32,500-square-foot structure along with a 42,000-square-foot addition. Comprising three floors, the expansion more than doubles the existing area of the facility and creates a welcoming visitor experience with clear circulation, generous galleries, and sufficient exhibition, storage, and archival spaces for the Museum’s growing collection.

布魯斯博物館是一間以社區為基礎的世界級文化機構，主要舉辦藝術、科學和自然歷史展覽，此次翻修針對既有32,500 平方英尺的結構進行全面翻新，同時擴建 42,000 平方英尺，工程涵蓋三層樓，新增場域比原面積擴大一倍多，不僅能收納日亦漸增的藏品，亦使展廳更加寬敞，且有充足的儲物區，同時為遊客創造溫馨的參觀體驗。

Since opening, the museum’s new spaces have quickly become a catalyst for diverse forms of engagement. The double-height lobby, café, and gift shop seamlessly merge to create an open and free-flowing public space. A new lecture hall has become a hub for community programming, celebratory gatherings, and public lectures and receptions. New changing and permanent galleries enable the museum to host new, ambitious exhibitions and provide opportunities for engagement and education.

Drawing inspiration from the unique geology of its site and surrounding region, the design team developed a delicately striated façade of cast stone and glass inspired by stone quarries found along the Connecticut coast. This exterior, animated by the play of light across the façade, dramatically changes appearance as the sun traverses the sky over the course of the day and time of year.

設計團隊自四周獨特的地質條件汲取靈感，打造一面由鑄石和玻璃組成的細膩條紋外牆，旨在呼應鄰近的採石場，隨時間推移，該牆體亦呈現多樣的外觀。透過內部雙層挑高的大廳、咖啡廳，以及禮品店彼此融合，營造出一個開放、自由的公共空間。自開館以來，新空間已成為各種活動的使用場所；新報告廳成為社區活動、慶祝聚會、公共講座和招待會的中心；新展廳與永久性展廳則使館內能舉辦更加新穎的展覽，提供民眾參與和教育的機會。

Principal Architects: Steve Dumez, FAIA, Principal-in-Charge

Structural Engineering：Guy Nordenson and Associates

Contractor：Turner Construction

Character of Space：Museum

Total Floor Area（㎡）：6656 m²

Building Area（㎡）：6921 m² （32,500- sqft existing + 42,000-sqft addition）

Site Area（㎡）：23,471 m²

Principal Materials：（Exterior）Metal panels．Metal and glass curtain wall．Precast concrete（Interior）Interior finishes ranging from gypsum．Acoustical plaster．Custom millwork．Resilient flooring．Floor and wall tile