莱斯大学的新艺术大楼将被命名为“Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall”，并将由一个对莱斯大学和休斯顿的艺术环境有着深刻理解的团队担纲设计。
在莱斯大学校友Charles Renfro的带领下，Diller Scofidio + Renfro的设计团队从国际竞赛中获胜。Sarofim Hall的建筑设计将致敬前莱斯媒体中心和艺术谷仓的宝贵遗产，并在此基础上对预制建筑进行创新性的诠释。除了展览空间之外，艺术大楼还将容纳实验室、工作室、商店、教职员办公室和其他设施，为多领域的艺术家提供合作的平台。
Rice University’s new home for student art will be named Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, and will be designed by a team with a deep appreciation for the arts at Rice and in Houston. Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s design team, led by Rice alumnus Charles Renfro, has been chosen for Sarofim Hall following a national competition. With architecture honoring the legacy of the former Rice Media Center and Art Barn, the new Sarofim Hall will be an inventive take on the prefabricated building, incorporating exhibition areas, labs, studios, shops, faculty offices and other facilities serving as collaboration points for artists across mediums.
▼从西北方向鸟瞰艺术大楼，Aerial from Northwest © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Sarofim Hall的瞩目设计将钢架从其表皮中解放出来，使封闭的建筑转变为外向的“迷你园区”，吸引着学生和教职人员进入受保护的外部空间，参与莱斯大学丰富的艺术活动。
建筑被构思为一部生产艺术的机器，其每一个空间，不论密闭或是开放、室内或是室外，均具有明确的功能和用途，使创作、思考、讨论、实验和创新得以在同一个屋檐下进行。建筑的每一面墙和嵌入式的空间都可以作为展示艺术的界面。不同的学科、创作空间与展览空间模糊了彼此的界限。
The striking design for Sarofim Hall frees the steel frame from its skin, transforming a hermetic building into an extroverted mini-campus, welcoming students, faculty and the general public into its protected exterior spaces to engage with the arts at Rice.
The building functions as a machine for the production of art. Every space, enclosed or open, indoors or outdoors, serves a purpose in this process: making, thinking, discussing, experimentation and innovation all happen under one roof. Every wall and niche can become a surface or area for the display of art. The boundaries between disciplines, maker-spaces and exhibition spaces are blurred.
▼西侧门廊处的露天放映区，Outdoor Film Screening on West Porch © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
▼电影院，Cinema © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
DS+R为艺术大楼构想了一条被玻璃围绕的步行通道“艺术街”（ArtStreet），将四层高的建筑一分为二，并作为大学的新入口，欢迎公众见证新艺术空间内部发生的一切。
“艺术街”兼具了客厅和工作区的功能，并揭示出艺术大楼内部的运作方式。街道沿线的玻璃表面使光线、空气和视野得以深入到布局灵活的楼层内部，超大型的工业大门让底层的一系列车间和工作室能够在全年与“艺术街”形成互动。
DS+R’s vision for Sarofim Hall incorporates a glass-lined pedestrian ArtStreet that bisects the four-story structure and acts as a new entrance to the university, welcoming the public to witness what’s happening inside the new space.
Part living room and part work yard, the ArtStreet reveals the inner workings of Sarofim Halls program. Glazed facades along the street let light, air and views deep into the flexible floor plates. Oversized industrial doors invite the ground floor workshops, and studios to spill into the ArtStreet throughout the seasons.
▼从东南方向望向“艺术街”，Art Street from Southeast © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Sarofim Hall充分利用了巴特勒建筑（Butler Building）简约且经济的特性，创造出与之类似的具有工业感的阁楼空间，能够助力艺术创作、教育和展示活动。“艺术街”由贯穿场地的斜向“缝隙”界定出来，犹如一条中央动脉，将师生和附近的行人引向建筑的核心，以及包括电影、媒体、摄影、印刷、绘画、雕塑和表演在内的各院系的空间。
Sarofim Hall capitalizes on the economical properties of the Butler Building, which have historically made these loft-like, industrial spaces conducive to art production, education and presentation. A diagonal cleave through the site defines the ArtStreet, a central artery that pulls students, faculty and passers-by into the heart of the building. The building contains the Film, Media, Photography, Print-making, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture and Performance departments.
▼版画、绘画、素描和高级工作室，Printmaking, Painting, Drawing and Senior Studios © Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Location: 2030 University Blvd, Houston, TX 77005 Owner/Client: Rice University Lead Architect: Diller Scofidio+ Renfro Milestones: 2020 Rice University selects a team led by Diller Scofidio+ Renfro from an international design competition 2022 Anticipated Groundbreaking 2024 Anticipated Completion