终于迎来了新学期开学的第一天，推开比尔里卡纪念高中的校门，人们自豪、激动的情感在大堂里蔓延开来——属于人们生活着的这座城镇的气质，竟被转译成了一种有形的表达。

When the doors of Billerica Memorial High School opened on the first day of the new school year, a sense of pride permeated the halls—a palpable sense of gratitude for this physical expression of the town’s contemporary identity.

学校建筑外观，school building exterior view © Chuck Choi

通过一座建筑来改善整个社区观念的情况是充满了挑战的，然而这也正是我们设计比尔里卡纪念高中新教学楼时面临的机会。近年来，悄然转型的比尔里卡纪念高中在商业、机器人、戏剧和体育教育方面有着出色的表现。我们抓住了机遇，设计了一个与学校获得的无数成就相匹配、灵活且具有前瞻性的教育空间。我们与学生，教职员工以及社区居民合作，确保这座小镇中最大的公共建筑既能体现对教育的雄心壮志又能尊重当地的历史文化。这是被我们称为“在展望中反思”的设计概念——尊重过去，面向未来——这一理念贯穿了整座建筑、细节和品牌形象的设计。学校向人们展示了纯粹的设计如何引发深度的思考，以及我们如何，一起，被改变。

It’s rare that a single building has the power to shift the perception of an entire community—but that was exactly our opportunity in designing the new BMHS. Billerica had quietly reinvented itself in recent years, excelling in business, robotics, drama, and athletics, so we seized the chance to design a flexible, forward-looking educational environment that matched their myriad achievements. We Partnered with students, staff, and community members to ensure that the town’s largest civic building embodied its aspirational commitment to education while respecting its historic civic legacy. It’s a concept we’ve called reflection with direction—honoring the past, aiming for the future—and it’s woven throughout the fabric of the new building’s architecture, detailing, and branding. The school demonstrates how simplicity gives rise to depth, and how we, collectively, can be re-made.

▼运动场视角，view from the sports field© Chuck Choi

校园周围的新古典主义建筑与 19 世纪后期的工业文脉启发了我们，设计方案用一种谦逊而尊重的材料语言将不同的元素连接起来。

The school’s neoclassical civic neighbors and late-1800s industrial context informed a design that connects distinct elements to speak a humble material language.

▼入口立面，entrance facade© Chuck Choi