Existing Gate Renovation: Scarpa's Approach to the Intersection of Old and New

Transform this photo of an old school gate or building entrance, adopting a Scarpa-esque relationship between old and new: the original washed aggregate, terrazzo, or stone-clad gateposts are fully preserved, including their mottled appearance and repair marks, without any modification or painting. The new door panels are made of slender steel frames and clear glass, deliberately set back within the existing door opening, leaving a clear recessed gap to separate them from the old posts, never aligning flush. The ground at the door location is replaced with newly laid stone slabs, also separated from the old paving by a recessed gap. The edges of the new components feature layered, receding fine moldings, with exposed copper and steel joints. Retain the original massing, gatepost positions, adjacent streetscape, and camera angle. Avoid: mimicking old styles, flush alignment of old and new, refurbishing old gateposts, removing original components.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

在這張老校門或老建築入口的照片上進行改造,採取斯卡帕式的新舊關係:原有的洗石子、磨石子或石砌門柱完整保留,包括斑駁與修補的痕跡,完全不修飾也不粉刷。新的門扇為細鋼框與清玻璃,刻意退在既有門洞之內,與舊柱之間留出一道清楚的凹縫脫開,絕不對齊貼合。地面在門的位置換成新鋪的石板,與舊鋪面之間同樣以凹縫分隔。新構件的邊緣做出層層退縮的細線腳,銅與鋼的交接處外露。保留原有量體、門柱位置、相鄰街景與相機視角。避免:仿舊樣式、新舊貼合對齊、修整舊門柱、拆除原有構件。