西密歇根大学（WMU）的新学生中心是一座包容的灯塔。该建筑坐落在奥吉布韦、奥达瓦和博德瓦德米民族历史上曾居住过的土地上，其设计目的是成为一个以学生为中心的聚会场所，倡导归属感，并尊重蕴藏在整个场地中的美国原住民遗产的根源。 The new Student Center at Western Michigan University (WMU) is a beacon of inclusion. Located on lands historically occupied by Ojibwe, Odawa and Bodewadmi nations, the building is designed to be a student-centered gathering place that champions belonging and honors the roots of Native American heritage embedded throughout the site.
西密歇根大学（WMU）的新学生中心是一座包容的灯塔。该建筑坐落在奥吉布韦、奥达瓦和博德瓦德米民族历史上曾居住过的土地上，其设计目的是成为一个以学生为中心的聚会场所，倡导归属感，并尊重蕴藏在整个场地中的美国原住民遗产的根源。
The new Student Center at Western Michigan University (WMU) is a beacon of inclusion. Located on lands historically occupied by Ojibwe, Odawa and Bodewadmi nations, the building is designed to be a student-centered gathering place that champions belonging and honors the roots of Native American heritage embedded throughout the site.
这座充满活力的新建筑将取代伯恩哈德中心（Bernhard Center），成为所有学生的归属中心，促进联系、社区和协作。这座三层建筑设有聚会和休息空间、餐饮设施、校园书店、预计将开业的校内啤酒屋、校园接待中心、零售店等。在学校对包容性设计的坚定承诺的推动下，这座新建筑是在广泛的利益相关者参与过程和机构多样性与多元文化（IDM）原则的基础上形成的。
Replacing the Bernhard Center, the new vibrant space is intended to serve as the hub of belonging, fostering connection, community and collaboration for all students. The three-level building features gathering and lounge spaces, a dining facility, the campus bookstore, an anticipated on-campus brewpub, the campus welcome center, retail locations and more. Fueled by the institution’s unwavering commitment to inclusive design, the new building was shaped by an extensive stakeholder engagement process and principles of Institutional Diversity and Multiculturalism (IDM).
该建筑独特的设计灵感来源于学校的自然环境和对 WMU 学生非常重要的文化元素。通过深入合作的设计过程，新学生中心的设计融入了美国本土文化元素，如坐圈的理念。与传统建筑中常见的直墙和矩形空间不同，该建筑主要采用弧形墙和圆形房间。
The building’s unique design was inspired by the school’s natural environment and cultural elements important to WMU students. Through a deeply collaborative design process, the new student center was designed to incorporate elements of Native American culture such as the idea of the sitting circle. Rather than the straight walls and rectangular spaces that are customary in traditional architecture, the building features mostly curved walls and circular rooms.
标志性的中央中庭由雪松木铺设而成，上方有天窗，被称为 "心脏"，寓意密歇根州的森林中有大量的雪松。在众多用途中，"心脏 "是亲和团体聚会的场所，设有休憩区、表演空间和会议室，从屋顶到底层都充满了自然光。
The iconic central atrium, lined with cedarwood and lit above by skylights, is known as the “Heart,” invoking the forests of Michigan that include plenty of cedar trees. Among many of its uses, the Heart is a place where affinity groups meet, featuring sitting areas, performance spaces and meeting rooms and flooded with natural light from the roof to the ground floor.
建筑的外观被设想为矗立在基岩上的森林。金色鳍片呈扇形环绕外墙，提供防晒保护，并将模仿树冠阴影的切口反射到外墙玻璃和内部空间。建筑外墙的下层类似于卡拉马祖地区的基岩，在阳光照射下形成几何梯田的外观。
The exterior of the building was envisioned as a forest standing on bedrock. Gold fins fan out around the fa?ade, providing sun protection and reflecting cutouts that mimic a tree canopy shadow onto the exterior glass and into the interior spaces. The lower level of the building’s exterior resembles the region’s Kalamazoo bedrock, which creates an appearance of geometric terraces when exposed to sunlight.
新学生中心提供了一个真正以学生为中心的环境，旨在帮助所有学生感受认可、建立联系和进行探索。在这里，包容性超越了小的设计元素，因为整座建筑及其设计都证明了大学对培养归属感和包容性的承诺。
该项目不仅是创建一个真实而有吸引力的学生中心的典范，还展示了在校园生活的各个方面优先考虑包容性的机会。同时，该建筑通过激励学生发现和分享自己的声音，同时了解那些与自己身份不同的人，从而同时培养了社区和个性。
The new student center delivers a truly student-centered environment curated to help all students feel recognized, make connections and explore. Here, inclusion goes beyond small design elements as the entire building and its design is a testament to the university's commitment to fostering belonging and inclusivity. This project not only serves as a model for creating an authentic and inviting student center but also demonstrates the opportunities that exist for prioritizing inclusivity in all aspects of campus life. All at once, the building simultaneously nurtures community and individuality by inspiring students to discover and share their voices while learning about those whose identities are different than their own.
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