项目名称：引庭 - 大连文化创意园区

地点：大连，中国

设计团队：如恩设计研究室

建筑面积：4631 m²

竣工时间：2025年

摄影：DONG 建筑影像, 朱润资

设计特色：

项目 - 总部位于上海的如恩设计研究室为大连一处被遗忘的工业园区注入新的生命力，将一组老化的化学研究院建筑群改造成"引庭"——一个颂扬适应性改造诗意的复合文化目的地。

这个4631平方米的项目解决了建筑学最引人深思的挑战之一：如何统一高度各异、立面迥异且经历数十年临时性改造的分散结构。如恩的解决方案既优雅又深刻——一个连续的耐候钢板墙体、屏风和雨棚系统环绕现有的U型建筑布局，将其完善为一个封闭的庭院，汲取传统中国园林设计的灵感。

引庭的独特之处在于其对阈限与过渡的精妙处理。设计并未强加单一的建筑语言，而是通过精心编排的材料对话来颂扬新旧之间的张力。选用原始耐候钢——因其工业相关性和记录时间流逝的能力而被选中——创造了一个次级立面层，在现有的灰泥建筑和改造后的内部空间之间进行调解。

功能规划同样周到，容纳了画廊、生活方式零售、酒店、电影院、剧场和办公空间，同时保持园区的内省特质。位于入口附近的公共图书馆作为对周边大学社区的欢迎姿态，而前工人宿舍则找到了作为现代办公空间的新用途。

最值得注意的是，如恩将曾经内向的停车场改造成以大型景石为中心的静思广场——这一举措强化了项目的园林品质，同时创造了一个远离城市喧嚣的庇护所。其结果是既尊重记忆又大胆拥抱转型的建筑，证明了适应性改造既可以是保护，也可以是重新发明。

设计团队 - 如恩设计研究室由郭锡恩和胡如珊于2006年在中国上海共同创立，已确立其在当代亚洲建筑领域的领军地位。在创始合伙人郭锡恩（美国加州大学伯克利分校建筑学学士、哈佛大学设计研究生院建筑学硕士）和胡如珊（台湾辅仁大学建筑学学士、普林斯顿大学建筑学硕士）的协作领导下，该事务所培养了严谨的设计方法论，优先考虑跨学科设计和文化完整性。

如恩的建筑哲学专注于对多样化建筑类型学的深入研究，特别强调材料表达和空间创新。事务所的方法综合了全球化视野和本土化敏感性，创造出在文化传承和现代功能方面都有所突破的场所响应式建筑。这种跨文化方法论使该事务所在过去十九年中处于中国建筑话语的前沿。

工作室对研究驱动设计的承诺在其对适应性改造技术的系统性探索中得到体现，最近在引庭项目中展现得淋漓尽致。在此项目中，如恩对新旧建筑语言融合系统和材料对话体系的掌握，充分体现了其在推进设计边界的同时尊重历史文脉的执着追求。

如恩在上海设有总部，维持着由来自全球各地的国际合作者组成的充满活力的团队，使用超过30种语言，为事务所不断演进的设计话语做出贡献。这种多元文化结构使该事务所能够以全球化意识和本土化理解来应对复杂的建筑挑战，确立了如恩作为中国乃至更广范围内当代建筑创作重要贡献者的地位。

Project Name: The Yard, Dalian Cultural Center

Location: Dalian, China

Design Team: Neri&Hu Design and Research Office

Total Floor Area: 4631 m²

Completion: 2025

Photography: DONG Image, Runzi Zhu

Feature:

Project - Neri&Hu Design and Research Office completed a striking adaptive reuse project in the heart of Dalian, transforming urban industrial heritage through innovative architectural language and thoughtful site integration. The Yard, Dalian Cultural Center converts a 40-year-old chemical research institute compound into a vibrant cultural destination, demonstrating the perfect synthesis of traditional industrial architecture with contemporary design thinking.

The compound is strategically positioned near university campuses and software parks, this 4631-square-meter complex captures the innovative spirit of adaptive reuse while paying homage to the region's industrial memory. The project's most distinctive feature lies in its continuous weathering Corten steel system that transforms the original U-shaped building configuration into an enclosed courtyard space, creating a new spatial order through a series of walls, screens and canopies.

Neri&Hu's ingenious design solution unifies 6 existing buildings with varying heights and distinct facades. The architects employed Corten steel as the primary surface material, chosen for its industrial relevance and capacity to record the passage of time through weathering processes. This material strategy creates a secondary facade layer that mediates between existing stucco facades and transformed interior spaces, generating architectural poetry through new-old dialogue.

The compound's programming encompasses galleries, lifestyle retail, hospitality, cinema, theater, and office space. The former workers' dormitory has been converted into office space, while a small library positioned near the entrance serves the public and surrounding university community. Segmented yet continuous spaces create natural narrative pauses within the circulation path, allowing each functional area to shine within the broader cultural narrative.

Most notably, the project transforms what was once an introverted parking lot into a contemplative plaza centered around a large rock feature, drawing inspiration from Chinese garden design principles. This demonstrates how contemporary adaptive reuse can push the boundaries of urban renewal possibilities while respecting historical memory.

Design Team - Founded in 2006 by principals Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu in Shanghai, China, Neri&Hu Design and Research Office has established itself as a pioneering force in contemporary Asian architectural practice, consistently bridging rigorous design methodology with cultural innovation technologies. With headquarters in Shanghai, the firm has established itself as a comprehensive interdisciplinary consultancy providing professional design services across diverse building typologies throughout China and the broader international region.

Lyndon Neri, a graduate of University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Architecture) with a Master's degree from Harvard Graduate School of Design, co-leads the practice with principal Rossana Hu (Bachelor of Architecture from Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, and Master of Architecture from Princeton University), bringing international academic background to their work. The Neri&Hu name reflects the foundational philosophy of achieving design excellence through cross-cultural collaboration------a principle that manifests throughout their comprehensive project methodology.

The firm's design philosophy centers on thorough investigation of diverse building typologies, with particular emphasis on material expression and spatial innovation. This approach synthesizes global perspectives with localized sensibilities, yielding significant works from adaptive reuse projects to contemporary cultural institutions that demonstrate continuous advancement of place-responsive architecture that breaks through in both cultural heritage and modern functionality.

Neri&Hu's mastery of new-old architectural language integration systems and material dialogue methodologies, along with applications of advanced adaptive reuse techniques, underscores their contribution to China's evolving architectural discourse. Their recent work on The Yard project exemplifies their persistent pursuit of pushing design boundaries while respecting historical contexts------positioning them as thought leaders in contemporary cross-cultural architectural practice.

Neri&Hu maintains headquarters in Shanghai with a vibrant team composed of international collaborators from around the globe, speaking over 30 languages and contributing to the firm's continuously evolving design discourse. This multicultural structure enables the firm to address complex architectural challenges with global consciousness and localized understanding, establishing Neri&Hu as an important contributor to contemporary architectural creation in China and beyond.