Safari Studios is the brand new musical headquarters for Belgian band GOOSE, designed by local architect Steven Vandenborre. Photography: Tim Van de Velde

The Belgian band, GOOSE, see their surroundings as an integral part of their music making. Their new headquarters, Safari Studios, designed by architect Steven Vandenborre, occupies a former garage building in the centre of the city of Kortrijk. Carefully restored and converted into a modern space for music production, this new multi-use interior now comprises three recording studios, a kitchen-living area, and an expansive ground floor dedicated to exhibitions and artistic performances.

比利时乐队“鹅”把周围的环境看作是他们音乐创作中不可或缺的一部分。他们的新总部，Safari工作室，由建筑师StevenVandenborre设计，占据了科特里耶克市中心的一座旧车库。精心修复和转换成一个现代的音乐制作空间，这个新的多用途室内现在包括三个录音室，一个厨房客厅，和一个广阔的一层专门为展览和艺术表演。

The project emerged as a close collaboration between the musicians and the architect. Both inside and out, the design concept draws on the character of the original building – the industrial nature is preserved and elements from the former garage have been given new, unexpected functions. ‘We fell in love with the building immediately, and it was very important for us to keep its spirit instead of invading it. We wanted to explore its potential and create something very personal at the same time,’ says Mickael Karkousse, the lead singer of the band. ‘The way the studios turned out is, I think, a good metaphor for who we are, and how we work, the four of us.’

这个项目是音乐家和建筑师之间的密切合作。无论是内部还是外部，设计理念都借鉴了原有建筑的特点-工业性质得到了保留，原来车库的元素被赋予了新的、意想不到的功能。“我们立刻爱上了这座建筑，保持它的精神，而不是入侵它，这对我们来说是非常重要的。”乐队主唱米克尔-卡库斯(MickaelKarkousse)说：“我们想要发掘它的潜力，同时创造一些非常个人化的东西。”“我认为，制片厂的发展方式很好地体现了我们是谁，我们是如何工作的，我们四个人。”

The upper levels are where the band members – Mickael Karkousse, Dave Martijn, Tom Coghe, and Bert Libeert – work. Rendered in a muted colour palette, inspired by Bauhaus, the interior retains the original structure, while any new details and furniture are highlighted through the use of carefully composed contrasts. Light penetrates every space, and a large window overlooks the main recording studio from the kitchen.

上层是乐队成员-Mickael Karkousse，Dave Martijn，Tom Coghe和Bert Libeert-工作的地方。在包豪斯的启发下，在柔和的调色板中呈现，室内保留了原有的结构，而任何新的细节和家具都通过使用精心设计的对比来突出。光线穿透每一个空间，一个大窗户从厨房俯瞰主录音室。

The project occupies a former garage building in the centre of Kortrijk. Photography: Tim Van de Velde

该项目占用了科特里耶克中心的一座原车库大楼。摄影：Tim Van de Velde

There is something theatrical about the way the levels are composed, and Vandenborre refers to Lars von Trier’s film, Dogville, when talking about the organisation of the spaces and how they relate to one another. ‘We removed parts of the ceilings in some of the spaces, and although independent from one another, they remain interconnected and create something very abstract,’ he explains.

这些层次的构成方式有些戏剧性，范登堡在谈到空间的组织以及它们之间的关系时，提到了拉尔斯·冯·特里尔(Lars Von Trier)的电影“多格维尔”(Dogville)。他解释说：“我们拆除了一些空间中的部分天花板，尽管它们彼此独立，但仍然相互关联，并创造出一些非常抽象的东西。”

There is appropriate distance between the workspaces and the exhibition area, but GOOSE sees no borders when it comes to creating. On the ground floor, a wide sliding glass door acts as a façade, and this space is seen as an ‘urban stage’. ‘One day, we will put a food truck here, and with the glass door open, there will be no distinction between the street and the interior,’ says Mickael. Here, the former garage is enclosed in glass, and acts as an expansion of the exhibition space.

工作区和展览区之间有适当的距离，但鹅在创建时看不到边界。米考尔说：“在一楼，一个宽的滑动玻璃门充当了一个“城市舞台”，这个空间被视为“城市舞台”。“一天，我们将在这里放置一辆食品车，在玻璃门打开的时候，街道和内部之间就不会有区别。”米考尔说。在此，前车库被封闭在玻璃中，并用作展示空间的扩展。

Safari Studios seem to be the perfect home for the band’s impressive collection of musical instruments and technical equipment, which inhabit the new space so naturally. Known for their avant-garde sound, the four musicians have been deeply engaged with today’s cross-pollinating cultural scene, and their new studios further express this philosophy. With its distinctive glass façade, Safari Studios is welcoming and open, hinting at all the exciting things about to happen there. §

Safari工作室似乎是乐队令人印象深刻的乐器和技术设备的完美家园，这些乐器和技术设备自然地居住在新的空间里。四位音乐家以其前卫的声音而闻名，他们深深地参与了今天的异花文化场景，他们的新工作室进一步表达了这一理念。带着独特的玻璃外墙，Safari工作室欢迎并开放，暗示着即将发生的所有令人兴奋的事情。§

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