Enclosed gardens fascinate me. A forerunner of this fascination is my love of the fenced vegetable gardens on farms in the Alps, where farmers' wives often planted flowers as well. I love the image of these small rectangles cut out of vast alpine meadows, the fence keeping the animals out. There is something else that strikes me in this image of a garden fenced off within the larger landscape around it: something small has found sanctuary within something big.

　　The hortus conclusus that I dream of is enclosed all around and open to the sky. Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens that I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the fa?ades of buildings – sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time.'

　　Peter Zumthor

　　May 2011

　　英國的蛇形畫廊至今已走過11個年頭，它是全世界首創的、最振奮人心的建筑設計項目。今年的蛇形畫廊由著名的瑞士建筑師、2009年普利茲克獎獲得者彼得-卒姆托設計。這是卒姆托在英國建成的第一個項目，著名的荷蘭設計師皮特-歐也夫則為畫廊設計了一個特別的花園。

　　今年畫廊的設計概念是“封閉的庭院”，旨在營造一個冥想空間，一個園中園。人們可以從草坪開始進入中央花園，體驗環境的變化。這個花園擯棄了倫敦的喧囂雜鬧，是一處人們可以坐下來休息，或四處走動，觀賞花卉的室內空間。

　　這個畫廊跟彼得-卒姆托設計的其他項目如瑞士沃爾斯的溫泉中心和德國梅謝尼希的布魯德卡拉斯教堂一樣，利用簡潔的結構、材料的展現、尺度的把握和燈光效應，強調建筑的感官體驗和靈魂精神。

　　彼得-卒姆托設計的核心是利用一系列精挑細選的材料，來修建能夠激發人們對自然環境的靈感的冥想空間。卒姆托希望根據建筑的使用目的和情感體驗來“定制”建筑，從而實現建筑的美學價值。

　　蛇形畫廊于2011年7月1日至10月16日對外開放。

　　關于英國蛇形畫廊：

　　英國蛇形畫廊每年都會邀請從未在英格蘭設計建造項目的國際知名建筑師和設計師來設計臨時結構裝置。卒姆托設計的蛇形畫廊將會作為一處公共空間舉辦公共演講和表演等“公園之夜”的相關活動。“公園之夜”系列活動將會在10月份舉行的蛇形畫廊馬拉松活動達到高峰。“蛇形畫廊馬拉松”活動每年舉辦一次，今年是第六屆。

　　材料：木材、膠合板和平紋棉麻織物

　　撰文：英國蛇形畫廊

　　翻譯：章健玲

　　This year's Pavilion is the 11th commission in the Gallery's annual series, the world's first and most ambitious architectural programme of its kind. It is Peter Zumthor's first completed building in the UK and includes a specially created garden by the influential Dutch designer Piet Oudolf.

　　The concept for this year's Pavilion is the hortus conclusus, a contemplative room, a garden within a garden. One enters the building from the lawn and begins the transition into the central garden, a place abstracted from the world of noise and traffic and the smells of London- an interior space within which to sit, to walk, to observe the flowers.

　　With this Pavilion, as with previous structures such as the famous Thermal Baths at Vals, Switzerland, or the Bruder Klaus Chapel in Mechernich, Germany, Zumthor has emphasised the sensory and spiritual aspects of the architectural experience, from the precise yet simple composition and `presence' of the materials, to the handling of scale and the effect of light.

　　At the heart of Peter Zumthor's practice is a refined selection of materials used to create contemplative spaces that evoke the spiritual dimension of our physical environment. As always, Zumthor's aesthetic goal is to customise the building precisely to its purpose as a physical body and an object of emotional experience.

　　This Pavilion is opened to the public from 1 July 1 to 16 October, 2011.

　　Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Commission

　　The Serpentine Gallery Pavilion commission is an ongoing programe of temporary structures by internationally acclaimed architects and designers. The series is unique worldwide and presents the work of an international architect or design team who has not completed a building in England at the time of the Gallery's invitation. Zumthor's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion will operate as a public space and as a venue for Park Nights, the Gallery's high-profile programme of public talks and events. Park Nights will culminate in the annual Serpentine Gallery Marathon in October, now in its sixth year.

　　Material: Timber, plywood and scrim

　　Text: Serpentine Gallery Pavilion

　　Translation: ZHANG Jian-ling

　　Photo Credit: Fig.01Gerry Ebner; Fig.02Piet Oudolf; Fig.03-04 Hufton+Crow; Fig.05 John Offenbach; Fig.06 Walter Herfst