2020年4月，在全球疫情仅几周后，位于泰国的EnterProjectsAsia事务所出乎意料的收到了来自比利时瓦雷赫姆市的一通电话。来电的客户有一个300平方米的提供综合用途的空间，需要为该空间打造出“平衡和宁静”的氛围。在接收到这样一份打造健康空间的委托后，EPA事务所提出将自然和创造力也融入环境中的构想。随着全球疫情的扩张，EPA事务所提出了一个明确的概念来满足客户的要求。

In April 2020, only weeks into the global pandemic, EnterProjects Asia based in Thailand, received an unexpected phone enquiry from Waregem, outside Brussels, Belgium.The prospective client had a 300sqm mix-use project that needed 'balance and calm'. EPA were given what felt like a 'wellness' brief for the space, inviting nature and creativity into an industrial setting. As the curtains came down on the world, EPA came up with a clear concept to meet the client brief.

▽建筑外观

该工厂曾经是一家制冰厂，因此设计元素上应该保有流水一样灵动的特质，并在材料选择上，尽可能地采用天然原材料和可持续材料,但是如果要在距离制冰厂9000公里以上的泰国实现这一愿景，一个高度创新的物流计划至关重要。

The site was an ice making factory so the design was to be fluid and liquid, like the properties of pure spring water crystallizing, incorporating raw and sustainable materials wherever possible. A highly innovative logistics program was essential if the vision was to be realized 9,000+km later at the final destination.

▽建筑现场

EPA团队为远程工作做好了充分的部署，会议以及场地勘察由Zoom完成。项目经理身处日本，设计师位于普吉岛和悉尼，制造商则处于泰国北部。整个团队从未碰过面，他们用远程制作模板，交换数字文件的方式，材料选用可持续性高的天然藤条，最终在为比利时的客户打造了一系列的室内雕塑。

Relying heavily on Zoom for all client meetings & virtual site visits, the EPA team prepared for remote working. The Project Manager was operating out of Japan, the designers in Phuket & Sydney, the fabricators in Northern Thailand. The team nevermet. They remotely made templates, exchanged digital files and ultimately manufactured a series of sculptural elements innatural, sustainable rattan ready for Belgium.

雕塑的设计满足了照明、座位、导视三个部分的功能，这三种不同功能的模块共同形成了一个8米高的大型雕塑作品，亮起时能够满足整个大堂的照明需求，并同时达到美化和提升品牌形象的作用。作为一个海外项目，该项目制定一个高度创新的物流战略：对雕塑的每个部分进行数字化解构，从而使其像拼图一样便于运输和组装。这些片段是在比利时现场组装的，几乎没有出错的空间。

The sculptural segments were designed in accordance with the functionality: lighting, seating and directional flow, all culminating in a large 8 meter high sculptural statement piece which illuminates the lobby and compliments the image of the brand. As an overseas project, we had to come up with a highly innovative logistics strategy: every segment was then digitally deconstructed , so the shipping containers could be optimally

filled. Like a 3d jigsaw. the segments were assembled on site in Belgium - with little to no room for error.

▽平面图

▽立面图

▽分析图

EPA总监基恩说：“跨越两大洲的工作面临着巨大的挑战，但从另一个层面来说，没有人知道自己或对方在做什么，在结果出来之前，整个项目都是一张白纸，而我认为最大和最好的挑战就是从零开始的。"Working across two continents always has its challenges" states Keane, "but this was on another level, nobody knew each other or exactly what the other was doing. It was a blank sheet of paper so given the result, I believe it’s the biggest and best challenge which often starts from zero''.

▽雕塑室内效果

他还郑重指出，“这个项目的进行还带来了一些其他好处，让藤条工厂能够在最黑暗的日子里经营下去，在物资短缺和商店关门人们生活成为问题的时候，这个项目为许多工匠提供了工作的机会，成为了他们的生命线，使工厂确保了当地可持续的工艺美术生产可以继续”

He also solemnly notes that "as a byproduct of this project, rattan factories were able to stay afloat during the darkest days: people were struggling to eat, supplies cut and shops closed. This project became a lifeline for many craftsmen who otherwise would have been without work. Maintaining these factories ensured local, sustainable arts & crafts production could continue"

▽雕塑细节

2022年4月，随着项目的完成，客户和建筑师终于在现场见面，在全球疫情的经济体系中，我们必须适应这样不断变化的工作实践方式，重新定义远程办公的意义。这个项目不仅是新工作理念的实践先驱，也为工厂带来了新的面貌，实现了一个创新和富有创意的工作空间的打造。

In April 2022, with the project complete, the client & Architect finally met in person at the site. In a post pandemic economy these changing work practices have become the futureas we learn to adapt, to reinvent what it means to lead from a distance. This project is not only a pioneer of the new work philosophy but also gives a new face to the factory as aninnovative & creative workspace.

▽安装过程

Technical sheet

Project: Enter Projects Asia

Year(s) of construction: 2020-2022

Use: Residential

Location: Wregem, Belglum

Client: 528

Size: 300m²

Photographer: Edward Summer