事務(wù)所簡介

UNStudio，由Ben van Berkel和Caroline Bos于1988年創(chuàng)立，是荷蘭一家專門從事建筑、城市發(fā)展及基建項目的建筑事務(wù)所。事務(wù)所的名稱UNStudio為United Network Studio（聯(lián)合網(wǎng)絡(luò)工作室）的縮寫，代表著工作室在進行業(yè)務(wù)運作過程中的協(xié)作屬性。

擁有20多年的國際項目經(jīng)驗，UNStudio不斷擴展與全球各地的國際型咨詢?nèi)藛T、伙伴及顧問之間的合作，來進一步提升自身的能力。該國際性的人際網(wǎng)絡(luò)以及我們在荷蘭阿姆斯特丹及中國上海市中心設(shè)立的辦事處，讓我們在世界各地均得以有效率地運作。我們在亞洲、歐洲及北美洲已有70多個已建成的設(shè)計項目，并在現(xiàn)有的項目基礎(chǔ)上繼續(xù)拓展包括中國、韓國、中國臺灣、意大利、德國及美國在內(nèi)的其他國家和地區(qū)的國際業(yè)務(wù)。

UNStudio遵循網(wǎng)絡(luò)式理念，建立了高度靈活的工作方式，可進行參數(shù)化設(shè)計，并與其他領(lǐng)域的業(yè)內(nèi)權(quán)威專家合作。自事務(wù)所成立以來，通過國際合作，已經(jīng)在公共建筑、基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施、辦公建筑、住宅、工業(yè)設(shè)計以及城市規(guī)劃等眾多領(lǐng)域擁有豐富經(jīng)驗。其中的關(guān)鍵項目有：梅賽德斯奔馳博物館（德國，2006年）；杭州大型混合使用項目——來福士廣場（中國，2008-2014年）；天安Galleria百貨（韓國，2010年）；水原市I’PARK城89棟住宅樓規(guī)劃與建筑項目（韓國，2007-2012年）；高雄大立精品百貨（臺灣，2008年）；紐約州私人別墅VilLA NM（美國，2007年）；萊利斯塔德的阿果拉劇院（荷蘭，2007年）；阿姆斯特丹伊拉斯謨斯大橋（荷蘭，1996年）。

設(shè)計理念

UNStudio避免風(fēng)格上的先入為主，在一個框架下研究組織結(jié)構(gòu)的重要問題。當(dāng)一個項目發(fā)展成一個清晰的概念后，由計算機生成圖形和三維模型。這些模型元素被路由和程序進行審查和選取，得出建筑物所需要的連貫空間、邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)等物理形式。

UNStudio深刻了解建筑師的多重角色。建造業(yè)最新生產(chǎn)方式、建筑業(yè)的國際化現(xiàn)狀、最新的設(shè)計技巧以及建筑項目不斷變化和功能復(fù)雜的特質(zhì)促使UNStudio不斷發(fā)展新的工作策略。UNStudio對建筑設(shè)計進行整體綜合考量，將建筑的時代性、功用、發(fā)售、建造等各方面因素聯(lián)系起來進行綜合評估，最終形成一個有機完整的設(shè)計。

這種工作需要對建筑要有一套完整的方法；非分層的、復(fù)雜的、生成的和整體設(shè)計的過程，這些都是建筑設(shè)計時需要考慮的方方面面。對時間、用途、流通、建造及其他所有材料和虛擬系統(tǒng)及潛在價值進行研究，并進行可視化、相互關(guān)聯(lián)，最終連接成一個具有包容性的組織結(jié)構(gòu)。工程、城市規(guī)劃及基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施領(lǐng)域的改變形成了建筑的一些最重要的參數(shù)。這些領(lǐng)域在一個項目中同時存在。一個項目的新的整體可視化挑戰(zhàn)著想象力，也實現(xiàn)了從建筑到空間效果再到組織結(jié)構(gòu)的轉(zhuǎn)換。

UNStudio致力于為客戶分析土地的開發(fā)潛質(zhì)和隱藏問題，以便為土地開發(fā)的計劃者提供決策依據(jù)。提供的建筑方案力求在以過程為中心但結(jié)果不確定的方法和經(jīng)久不衰的專業(yè)眼光之間尋找完美平衡。

管理

Ben van Berkel- 聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人/首席建筑師

Ben van Berkel在阿姆斯特丹的Rietveld學(xué)院以及倫敦的建筑聯(lián)盟（AA）學(xué)習(xí)建筑，并于1987年獲得AA榮譽證書。

1988年，他和Caroline Bos在阿姆斯特丹成立了一個建筑事務(wù)所。十年后，他們又成立了一個新公司：UNStudio。UNStudio遵循網(wǎng)絡(luò)式理念，建立了高度靈活的工作方式，可進行參數(shù)化設(shè)計，并與其他領(lǐng)域的業(yè)內(nèi)權(quán)威專家合作。

Ben van Berkel在世界上很多建筑院校演講授課。2011年，Ben van Berkel在哈佛大學(xué)設(shè)計研究生院，被任命為丹下健三主席。他也是法蘭克福am Main Staedelschule的一名概念設(shè)計教授。他的教學(xué)核心是建筑作品整合虛擬和材料的組織及工程包容性的做法結(jié)構(gòu)。

Caroline Bos - 聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人/首席城市規(guī)劃師

Caroline Bos 在英國倫敦學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)史并在烏得勒支大學(xué)主修城市規(guī)劃專業(yè)。1988年，她與Ben van Berkel創(chuàng)立Van Berkel & Bos建筑事務(wù)所。UNStudio的建立為他們的理論和寫作項目擴展到建筑實踐創(chuàng)造了機會。

Caroline 剛剛從烏得勒支省大學(xué)地球科學(xué)院獲得了城市區(qū)域規(guī)劃的碩士學(xué)位。她曾在幾個（國際）學(xué)校作為客座講師，同時擔(dān)任普林斯頓大學(xué)訪問學(xué)者。在項目中，她專門從事內(nèi)容開發(fā)和分析編程，在策劃、投入分析、程序簡化轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)檫m當(dāng)位置上的組織模型等方面為項目做出貢獻。

組織結(jié)構(gòu)

UNStudio的組織結(jié)構(gòu)適應(yīng)我們的目標(biāo)，在具有挑戰(zhàn)性的項目中成為一個靈活的合作伙伴。我們追求快速和高效的流程，并不斷評估和更新我們的工作技巧。UNStudio的管理團隊由聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人Ben van Berkel、Caroline Bos和董事Astrid Piber、Gerard Loozekoot 以及Harm Wassink組成。Hannes Pfau是UNStudio亞洲的董事。五位副董事（Nuno Almeida、Arjan Dingsté、Wouter de Jonge、Machteld Kors和Christian Veddeler）連同管理團隊組成董事會負(fù)責(zé)事務(wù)所的日常和長期管理工作。

UNStudio事務(wù)所職員的專業(yè)資質(zhì)是全領(lǐng)域的，從技術(shù)和設(shè)計專業(yè)建筑師到管理和理論領(lǐng)域的權(quán)威。內(nèi)部管理核心圍繞著內(nèi)部溝通委員會，創(chuàng)意和決定由此向外傳播并被吸收。在這些平臺上，各領(lǐng)域的專門人才和高級人才不斷地提升我們的計劃、財務(wù)、收購、公共關(guān)系、質(zhì)量和組織水平。我們因而得以最大程度地簡化溝通，將各種項目中汲取的經(jīng)驗和知識相融合，在知識的平臺上延續(xù)內(nèi)容開發(fā)。

UNStudio遵循網(wǎng)絡(luò)式理念，開發(fā)出高度靈活的工作方式，可進行參數(shù)化設(shè)計，并與其他領(lǐng)域的業(yè)內(nèi)權(quán)威專家合作。

借鑒相關(guān)領(lǐng)域發(fā)現(xiàn)的知識有利于將相結(jié)合了方案要求、結(jié)構(gòu)和運動的全面戰(zhàn)略研究形成一個綜合設(shè)計的探索。在這種聯(lián)網(wǎng)式的工作方法中，UNStudio可以從前期建立起多學(xué)科小組開始，以創(chuàng)造一個高效、集成的工作程序。這種動態(tài)性的工作方式可以實現(xiàn)新領(lǐng)域的探索并適應(yīng)未來的挑戰(zhàn)。

辦公室

UNStudio的辦公地點，一個位于阿姆斯特丹，另一個位于上海，都設(shè)在各自的城市中心，很容易聯(lián)網(wǎng)協(xié)作。位于阿姆斯特丹市中心的UNStudio辦公室已經(jīng)擴大，占據(jù)了現(xiàn)有建筑的四層，內(nèi)部色彩時尚，富有研究實驗室氣氛。在上海的辦公室位于上海來福士廣場辦公樓第46層。辦公空間的概念以及設(shè)計有利于項目工作團隊的變更和重組。UNStudio亞洲和UNStudio阿姆斯特丹提供全方位的服務(wù) - 從設(shè)計到實施 -并且擁有促進思想交流的多元文化基礎(chǔ)。進一步交換促進UNStudio為建筑師們提供在兩個辦公室之間進一步交流的機會。兩個不同辦公室間保持著持續(xù)的聯(lián)系，使兩個辦公室實際上如同一個整體。UNStudio有約140名雇員（包括長期和短期合同雇員），由兩個創(chuàng)始人、三個合作伙伴和六個副董事負(fù)責(zé)。

研究

自成立以來，UNStudio一直在發(fā)展設(shè)計方面的知識，這都是在建筑理論方面積極參與項目的設(shè)計和建造相結(jié)合的結(jié)果。2008年，從對幾何、數(shù)字化生產(chǎn)、材料因素影響和可實現(xiàn)的設(shè)計方案持續(xù)研究所累積的公共知識促進了知識平臺工作室的創(chuàng)立。

雖然我們的項目團隊的主要目標(biāo)是提供建筑思想的“結(jié)果”，知識平臺的目標(biāo)是從建筑的實踐中提煉知識，以推動設(shè)計思維和創(chuàng)新。與我們聯(lián)網(wǎng)協(xié)作理念一致的是，許多研究工作由UNStudio的知識平臺與外部專家、顧問、企業(yè)及教育機構(gòu)合作，使得知識和專業(yè)技術(shù)經(jīng)常交換（并且必然）超出工作室本身。

UNStudio的研究分支的內(nèi)部組織也采用這樣的網(wǎng)絡(luò)理念。它被安排成四個相互聯(lián)系的知識平臺，每一個都探索不同類型的知識和信息。

Ben van Berkel

Caroline Bos

UNStudio, founded in 1988 by Ben van Berkel and Caroline Bos, is a Dutch architectural practice specializing in architecture, urban development and infrastructural projects. The name, UNStudio, stands for United Network Studio,referring to the collaborative nature of the practice.

Throughout more than 20 years of international project experience, UNStudio has continually expanded its capabilities through prolonged collaboration with an extended network of international consultants, partners, and advisors across the globe. This network, combined with our centrally located offices in Amsterdam and Shanghai, enables us to work efficiently anywhere in the world. With already over seventy projects in Asia, Europe, and North America, the studio continues to expand its global presence with recent commissions in among others China, South-Korea,Taiwan, Italy, Germany and the USA.

As a network practice, a highly flexible methodological approach has been developed which incorporates parametric designing and collaborations with leading specialists in other disciplines. The office has worked internationally since its inception and has produced a wide range of work ranging from public buildings,infrastructure, offices, residential, products, to urban master plans. Pivotal UNStudio projects within these fields include; the New Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart (DE 2006), the large scale mixed-use project Raffles City in Hangzhou (CN 2008-2014),the Galleria Department Store in Cheonan

(KR 2010), the urban and architectural plan for 89 residential towers of I’Park City in Suwon (KR 2007-2012), the Star Place department store in Kaoshiung (TW 2008),the private family house VilLA NM in Upstate New York (USA 2007), the Agora theater in Lelystad (NL 2007) and the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam (NL 1996).

Design Philosophy

UNStudio avoids preconceived choices of style, and develops an architecture that is derived from research in which questions of organizational structures take centre position. After developing a clear concept for a specific project, we test programmatic data within computer generated graphics and three-dimensional

models. Within these models elements such as routing, infrastructure, and program densities can be examined and incorporated. A coherent spatial and structural logic organisation is developed from these analyses from which the physical form of the building takes its shape.

UNStudio understands the changing role of architects. New production methods developed by the building industry, the current trans-national condition of architecture,

new design techniques and the changed, more functionally complex, nature of the architectural project itself have led us to develop new working strategies.

The practice favors an integral approach to architecture; a non-hierarchical,complex, generative and integral design process that takes on board all aspects of architecture. Time, use, circulation, construction and all other material and virtual systems and underlying values are studied, visualized, related to each other,and finally joined into an inclusive organizational structure. The shifting fields of engineering, urbanism and

infrastructure form some of the most important parameters of architecture. These fields exist concurrently in one project. The new integral visualization of a project challenges the imagination to also make that switch from construction to spatial effect to organization.

The office is interested in helping our clients develop an insight into a location, its problems and potentials. This insight then serves as a decision making tool

for those responsible for the planning of the location in question. The architecture we propose results from our continuous search for the balance between a processoriented approach with its unknown outcome and an enduring professional vision.

Management

Ben van Berkel - Co-Founder / Principal Architect

Ben van Berkel studied architecture at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam and at the Architectural Association in London, receiving the AA Diploma with Honours in 1987.In 1988 he and Caroline Bos set up an architectural practice in Amsterdam.Ten years later they established a new firm: UNStudio. As a network practice, a highly flexible methodological approach has been developed which incorporates parametric designing and collaborations with leading specialists in other disciplines.Ben van Berkel has lectured and taught at many architectural schools around the world. In 2011 Ben van Berkel was appointed the Kenzo Tange Chair at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is also Professor Conceptual Design at the Staedelschule in Frankfurt am Main. Central to his teaching is the inclusive approach of architectural works integrating virtual and material organization and engineering constructions.

Caroline Bos - Co-Founder / Principal Urban Planner

Caroline Bos studied History of Art in London, UK, and Urban Planning at the University of Utrecht, NL. In 1988 she founded Van Berkel & Bos Architectuurbureau with the architect Ben van Berkel. The establishment of UNStudio created the opportunity to extend their theoretical and writing projects to the practice of architecture.

Caroline recently completed a Master’s Degree in urban and regional planning, at the Geosciences Faculty of the University of Utrecht. She has taught at several(international) schools as a guest lecturer and as a visiting lecturer at Princeton University. Within projects she is specialized in content development and analytic programming and contributes her knowledge on planning, input on the analysis, and translation of the program brief into an Organizational Model suitable for the location.

Organizational Structure

UNStudio’s organisational structure accommodates our objective to be a flexible partner in challenging projects. We strive for quick and efficient processes, and we constantly evaluate and renew our working techniques. The management team of UNStudio consists of Co-Founders Ben van Berkel, Caroline Bos and the Directors Astrid Piber, Gerard Loozekoot and Harm Wassink. Hannes Pfau is the Director

of UNStudio Asia. A group of five Associate Directors (Nuno Almeida, Arjan Dingsté,Wouter de Jonge, Machteld Kors and Christian Veddeler) work together with the management team as the board of directors responsible for the daily and long term management of the office.

The expertise of UNStudio’s office personnel spans the gamut from technical and design professional architects to authorities in the fields of management and theory. The internal organizational core of the practice revolves around internal communication committees from which ideas and decisions permeate

outwards and are absorbed. In these platforms specialists in their respective fields and senior personnel continuously bring our processes of planning, finance,acquisition, public relations, quality and organization to the next level. This enables us to minimize communication lines and combine the experience and expertise gained from the various projects, alongside the content developed in the knowledge platforms.

UNStudio works as a part of a united network. A highly flexible methodological approach has been developed which incorporates parametric designing and collaborations with leading specialists in other disciplines. Drawing on the knowledge found in related fields facilitates the exploration of comprehensive strategies which combine programmatic requirements, construction and movement studies into an integrated design. With this network approach UNStudio can set-up multidisciplinary teams from early stages onwards in order to create an efficient and integrated working process. This dynamic nature of the practice enables the exploration of new territories and the adaptation to future challenges.

Office

UNStudio’s office locations, one in Amsterdam the other in Shanghai, are both located within their respective city centres and are very well linked. The Amsterdam office has grown and currently occupies four floors of an existing building. Fitted out in a contemporary and colourful fashion it has the feeling of a research laboratory.The Shanghai office space is located on the 46th floor in the Raffles City Shanghai Office towers. The design and spatial concept for both office spaces facilitates studio production by allowing for the fluid organisation and re-organisation of work groups. Both UNStudio Asia and UNStudio Amsterdam provide a full scope of services - from design to execution - and have a multicultural basis which fosters the exchange of ideas. Further exchange is facilitated as UNStudio architects are offered opportunities to commute between both offices. Continual contact is maintained between both locations, allowing the two offices to virtually operate as one. UNStudio has an average workforce of 140 employees including permanent and short-term contracts and is headed by its two Founders, three Partners and six Associate Directors.

Research

Since the founding of the practice, UNStudio has been developing design knowledge as a result of combining the designing and building of projects with an active participation in architectural theory. In 2008, following a continued interest in geometry, digital production, material effects and attainable design solutions, this communal knowledge led to the introduction of knowledge platforms to the studio.

Whilst the primary objective of our project teams is to deliver the ‘result’ of architectural thinking, the objective of the knowledge platforms is to distill knowledge from within the practice of architecture in order to propel design thinking and innovation. In line with our network philosophy, many studies are carried out by UNStudio’s knowledge platforms in collaboration with external experts, advisors,firms and educational institutions, leading to an exchange of knowledge and expertise which often - and necessarily - extends beyond the studio itself.

The internal organisation of UNStudio’s research branch also incorporates this network philosophy. It is arranged into four interlinked Knowledge Platforms, each exploring different types of knowledge and information.