Padel 俱乐部坐落在梅格河畔的一处占地 840 英亩的场地中。阿代尔庄园是 Dunraven 伯爵的祖宅，拥有超过 250 年的历史，其建筑由一系列仿哥特式的角楼和塔楼以及精致的石砌体量构成。庄园于 1989 年和 2016 年各进行了一次扩建，如今正以其华丽的身姿坐落于广阔的自然环境中，包括规模庞大的公园、种植花园、布局严谨的法式花园和茂密的林地等，当然还有附近的梅格河。

Situated on the banks of the River Maigue within an estate of 840 acres, Adare Manor was the ancestral home of the earls of Dunraven for over 250 years, set in the heart of the pretty village of Adare. The Manor is an architectural masterpiece of mock gothic turrets and towers and elaborate stonework. The Manor has been added to in 1989 and 2016 and sits magnificently into its natural context of sweeping parklands, cultivated gardens, formal French gardens, magnificent mature trees and the Maigue.

▼建筑东立面，east elevation of the building © Andrew Campion Photography

2016 年，庄园被成功改造为酒店，并由此产生了建造一座新宾客活动大楼的计划，旨在提供室内休闲、运动和娱乐设施。考虑到扩展历史建筑所可能产生的一系列复杂问题，业主希望将这座新建筑打造为一个独立的结构。

The successful remodeling of the Hotel in 2016 has resulted in a requirement for a new Guest Activity Building to provide indoor leisure, sports, and recreation facilities. The clients brief for this new building was to be a standalone structure, due to the many complexities with a solution to accommodate the brief in an extension to the historic hotel building.

▼场地平面图，site plan© Healy Partners Architects

在经过数次讨论后，项目团队确定了宾客活动大楼的位置：被选中的场地对庄园的敏感环境影响最小，并且与 Beechwood 大道的景观相呼应，有助于融入到繁茂的绿地背景当中。决定建筑位置、朝向、大小、形式和材料的因素包括既有的场地轴线、盛行风、全年太阳路径、受保护的结构、视野以及景观等。

Following several discussions, the location for the Guest Activity Building was chosen. The location selected has minimal impact on the sensitive context of the Manor Estate. It is aligned with the protected vistas of the Beechwood Avenue and deep within the mature woodland setting. The existing site axes, prevailing winds, annual solar paths, protected structures, vistas, and landscape have determined the buildings location, orientation, size, form, and materiality.

▼建筑与繁茂的绿地背景相融，the building is aligned with the deep within the mature woodland setting© Andrew Campion Photography

设计团队非常坚定地认为大自然拥有它自己的生命，作为建筑师，应当努力使自然与人形成一个和谐的整体。当酒店的客人在设施底层或树下锻炼时，将感受到既有林地带来的自然气息。同时，建筑采用了大面积的玻璃，在内部与外部之间创造出协同关系，使人们可以直接从室内感受到自然。

We are of the strong opinion that nature should have a life of its own and that we as architects should strive to bring nature and people together. The hotel guest using this facility experiences a sense of the existing woodlands while exercising at the base or in the canopy of the mature trees. The building incorporates large areas of glazing that create a synergy between the inside and outside allowing one to look through the glass framing the nature setting.

▼入口局部，partial view of the main entrance© Andrew Campion Photography