上海多利農莊的這棟建筑將接待、門廳、VIP、辦公和食品包裝等功能整合在一起。建筑采用集裝箱建設，集裝箱的不規則布置模式適應各種需求并創造豐富空間，設計和建造過程植入的各項環保措施使項目成為了一座真正的具有可持續性的建筑。

多利農莊是上海最大的有機食品農莊，其產品包括國家環保總局檢驗認證的各種有機蔬菜和水果。在多利農莊的發展藍圖中，成為一個蔬菜生產基地不只是她的全部目標，這里將建設為上海一處引領自然生活方式的新地標。

這座建筑是一個整合了接待區、門廳（未來可為酒店客房服務）、貴賓區、農莊新辦公區和食品包裝車間的綜合體。Playze在設計中將農莊的生產活動和參觀者的體驗密切地聯系在一起。

生產流程處于一個通透環境中，參觀者可以仔細觀察操作的每一個環節，提升對農莊產品質量的信心。可持續發展方式和對于質量的不懈追求相結合，形成多利農莊的核心精神，這也是設計中始終堅持的核心理念。

空間概念

為了將室內外的不同功能在實際使用上和視覺上建立一定的聯系，建筑設計為一個連續的空間序列，當參觀者穿行于建筑和場地時，空間序列的發展邏輯不易被察覺，這需要參觀者自己去體驗并發現。建筑二層的平臺系統不只是作為交通空間，還是室內空間的延伸和休閑區。為了滿足業主在自然環境中工作的愿望，室外平臺可作為戶外的會議區，并可靈活實現其他的一些活動。這樣，特定空間的使用也可減少。

在項目中，建筑與環境在空間上所要建立的直接聯系，是食品生產的工業化特征與周圍農莊環境之間的虛擬對話。通過創造不同類型的視覺連接，設計的總體策略得以實現。

集裝箱具有標準化的特征，這與對不同空間的適應度要求相背離，比如入口、庭院、辦公、室外平臺等都需要不同的空間處理方式。景觀方向、功能要求和空間序列，建筑在這三個因素的界定下呈現了不同的空間狀態。即使這樣，空間框架仍然采用了具有標準尺寸的集裝箱。

集裝箱的擺放方式總體上遵循了使用空間和氣候條件的需要。懸挑部分醒目地提示了場地的主入口，參觀者由此進入建筑內部到達接待臺。一個由三層集裝箱壘起的大堂構成了建筑的核心空間，穿過大堂，參觀者就來到了內院，在這里等待的電瓶車可將他們帶到酒店客房，或農莊的各個角落。

建筑的第二層通過兩座天橋與辦公區相連，這部分建筑被保留的廠房建筑覆蓋著。廠房的東立面已經移除，所以新增加的集裝箱辦公室位于現有廠房屋面的下方，并在面對生產區的位置形成了新的內立面。

結構

由于氣候條件的影響，建筑需滿足防滲、防漏、保溫、隔熱等各項要求，為了保證集裝箱的純凈外表，設計中發展了大量的特殊節點。這些精巧的節點與相對粗獷的集裝箱構件形成了鮮明的對照，比如在室內可看到的集裝箱框架組合梁。此外，由于集裝箱不規則的布置方式，其模數化的系統甚至受到了一定的挑戰。

集裝箱的結構邏輯是一個框架盒子，其六個方向上的面都可以打開或保持封閉。針對不同的空間形態，這個特征被靈活應用，并最終整合在一個完整的結構體系中。在入口部分，輔助的支撐結構被優化到最小尺寸，以突顯集裝箱“懸浮”的狀態。為了消減盒子的封閉感，三層高的垂直空間分別向三個方向打開。在內院部分，二層的平臺即成為下方開敞空間的屋頂，并在設計中引入了一些類似連廊的中式庭院形態。

可持續性

為了實現業主對于環境保護的強烈愿望，項目中采用了一些針對性的策略以減少建筑能耗。整個建筑體都采取了保溫隔熱措施，即使這樣，集裝箱仍呈現了它初始的狀態。集裝箱的門扇在打孔之后安裝于朝陽的立面，作為建筑外遮陽減少太陽輻射熱，有一臺地源熱泵設備為空調和地暖提供能量。可控的排風系統幫助優化空氣交換的比率，減少能量的損失，LED光源設備的廣泛應用也減少了電量消耗。

項目的另一個目標是減少隱藏在建筑材料中的能耗，所謂的“灰色”能量。所以可回收的、生態可持續的、速生的或可循環再利用的材料得到廣泛應用。貨運集裝箱被合理使用，首先因其結構能獨立支撐，其次也隱喻“可再利用的空間”。尤其是輕量化的集裝箱結構使對原有基礎承臺的再利用成為可能。速生的本地材料竹子被應用到室內和室外的地坪，以及固定家具。以上所列舉的措施使項目成為了一座真正的具有可持續性的建筑。

Tony’s Farm is the biggest organic food farm in Shanghai, which produces OFDC
certified (member of IFOAM) vegetables and fruits. But Tony's Farm is meant to be
more than just a place for vegetable production. The vision is to integrate the consumer
and therefore promote a natural lifestyle.

To link the activities of the working people with the visitors of the farm, playze
developed a building complex, which combines the main reception, a lobby, (working
also for the future hotel rooms) and a vip area, with the new offices and an existing
warehouse, where the fruits and vegetables are being packed. The building provides
transparency within the manufacturing process. Thus it supports the vision of integrating
the visitor and helps to reinforce the consumer confidence in the products of the farm.
At the same time the building design is driven by the concept of sustainability,
combined with it's iconic qualities, it communicates and promotes the core concept of
Tony's Farm.

Spatial concept

The building has been designed as a continuous spatial sequence in order to physically
and visually connect various interior and exterior programs. The whole structure
demands an exploration by the visitors. It is not obvious, how the spatial sequence will
develop, while crossing the building and the site. A system of terraces functions not only
as transitory space but also as extension of the interior work and leisure areas. Outdoor
meetings and other activities support the aspiration of the client to literally work
surrounded by nature and same time reduce the use of conditioned space.

Throughout the project the immediate spatial relationship between the building and the
environment is meant to create a virtual dialogue between the industrial aspects of food
production and the surrounding farmland. The massing strategy supports this ambiguity
by creating various types of visual relations.

The systemic nature of the containers is countered with the adaptation to the specific
situations, like entrance, courtyard, office wing, terraces, etc. The different orientations
towards the landscape of the farm, the functional requirements and the spatial
sequence are defining each situation of the layout in a specific way, although the spatial
framework is the container with its standardized dimensions.

The cubing of the containers follows spatial and climatic demands. The cantilevering
gesture marks the main entrance of the site. This is where the visitors enter the
structure and find the reception desk. After the lobby, which is accentuated by a 3
stories high volume, they step out to an inner courtyard, where they are picked up by
electric cars to be brought to their hotel rooms, distributed throughout the farm.

The second level allows a connection to the office wing of the building via 2 bridges.
This part of the building complex is covered by the existing warehouse. The east
facade has been sliced, so that the new container offices could find shelter underneath
the existing roof and form an new inner facade towards the production hall.


Construction

Since the climatic exigence asked for impermeability and insulation, numerous specific
details had to be developed to maintain the stringent appearance of the containers.
The elaborate details, for example the still visible steel beams of the containers in the
interior, stand in contrast to the rather rough and crude tectonic details of the freight
container. Further, the modular system was challenged by the individual joints, resulting
from the irregular distribution of the containers.

The structural logic of the container is the framed box, which can be opened or left
closed towards the 6 orientations. These characteristics were amplified in different
spatial situations, integrated within the whole structure. At the entrance situation for
instance, the additional supporting structure is reduced to a minimum to underline the
„floating“ moment of the containers. The 3 stories high vertical space is opened to 3
sides to dissolve the box. In the courtyard, the terraces form a roof to the underneath
and quote the chinese courtyard typology, whereas the office part is developed in the
style of a slab and pillar constellation.


Sustainability

In order to cope with the high aspirations of the client regarding the protection of the
environment, several strategies have been used to reduce the energy consumption of
the building. The entire structure is well insulated, even though the containers appear in
it's raw form. The original container doors have been perforated and serve as external
shading blinds at the sun exposed facades to minimize solar heat gain. A geothermal
heat pump delivers energy for the air conditioning and floor heating systems. Controlled
ventilation helps to optimize air exchange rates and therefore to minimize the energy
loss through uncontrolled aeration. The use of LED lighting reduces the general
electricity consumption.

Another ambition of the project is to reduce the energy hidden in construction materials,
the so called grey energy. Therefore recycled, ecologically sustainable, fast growing or
at least recyclable materials have been used. The re-use of freight containers seemed
adequate, first for its inherent structural autarky and second for being a common
metaphor for „recycled space“. Further, the minimal weight of the container structure
allowed to re-use the existing foundation plate. The use of local bamboo products for
indoor and outdoor flooring, as well as all the built-in furniture additionally supports the
ambition of constructing a truly sustainable building.



Project data

Client _ Tony’s Farm
Location _ Shanghai, China
Completed in_ July 2011
Built area _ 1060m2
Number of containers _ 78
Team _ Mengjia He, Pascal Berger, Marc Schmit,
Meijun wu, Liv Xu Ye, Ahmed Hosny, Andres Tovar,
Maggie Tang, Sebastian Hefti
Photo credits _ Bartosz Kolonko