FLORA

「弗羅拉（FLORA）」這個大型木質結構，坐落於巴塞隆納都會區中央森林的Valldaura科爾塞羅拉天然生態公園，它是實驗室的生態觀測站。這項專案超過 8.5 公尺高，整體結構皆採用來自生態公園裡的松樹建造，且以嚴格的可持續性森林管理，與遵循木材可溯性流程，總共砍伐了七十棵樹並由碩士研究學生加工，製成交叉層壓木板、層壓梁與實木組件。該專案不僅提供研究員短期住宿以研究公園生物多樣性，弗羅拉更成為一個新的氣象觀測站。

The Forest Lab for Observational Research and Analysis (FLORA) is a mass timber structure located in Valldaura, situated in the central forest of the metropolitan area of Barcelona, the Collserola Natural Park. Measuring over 8,5 metres in height, the master's project was built from invasive pine trees sourced within the park through rigorous sustainable forest management and traceability procedures. Seventy trees were cut and processed by the master students to create cross laminated timber panels, laminated beams, and solid wood elements. FLORA will be used to house a researcher for a short period of time who will be studying the biodiversity of the park and utilizing FLORA’s new weather station.

MAEBB的學生進一步研究，以分析森林生物多樣性並辨識來自地下、地面、樹冠與天空的各種層次的生態生物。這項研究讓他們能區分開發建築所需的結構與尺寸，更重要的是可使用材料的類型。自建造到最終使用，此項專案秉承「零公里」哲學，木材為主要建材，取自於環境中，無需供應鏈。科爾塞羅拉公園的森林由多樹種與植物組成，需要進行可持續的管理機制，以便使森林及生物多樣性有效發展。

The students of MAEBB carried out further research to analyse the biodiversity of the forest and identify various inhabitants from underground, aboveground, canopy, and sky levels. This research allowed them to discern the structures and dimensions necessary to develop the construction, and more importantly, the type of materials they could use. From its construction to its end use, the FLORA project is part of the ‘zero-kilometre’ philosophy. The primary building material is timber, obtained from the surroundings, without the need of a supply chain. The forest of the Parc de Collserola is formed by a wide variety of trees and plants that require sustainable management actions to allow the forest and the biodiversity it hosts to develop efficiently.

為提供弗羅拉生態觀測站所需的必要建材，砍伐了七十棵松樹，這些在瓦爾道拉地區由科爾塞羅拉的可續森林管理計劃得到批准。學生們則以實驗室的鋸木廠和小型CLT壓機加工這些松樹，製造交叉層壓木（CLT）面板、膠合梁和實木。CLT 的核心佈局在四根30 x 30公分的膠合木柱上，結構則由兩層天然軟木板保護，提供熱和減噪功能。橋梁由自製膠合木製成，其中最長的橫跨約12公尺。所有這些組件都是單獨製造出來的，然後使用起重機按照高度複雜的順序進行組裝。

Seventy pine trees were felled to provide the necessary building material for FLORA. These trees were extracted and harvested in the Valldaura area based on the approved Sustainable Forest Management Plan in Collserola. The students processed the harvested pines to create cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, glulam beams, and solid wood using the sawmill and small CLT press available at Valldaura Labs. The CLT core rests on four glulam timber columns of 30 x 30 cm. The bridges are made from homemade glue laminated timber; the longest of which spans approximately 12 metres. These components were all individually made and then assembled using a crane in a highly intricate installation sequence. The CLT structure is protected by two layers of natural cork panels providing thermal and acoustic insulation.

網狀結構的設計靈感來自獵人的巢穴，以數位進行設計，而後手工編織。其目的是為了使植物沿著它蔓延生長，從而更自然地偽裝，使結構毫無違和融隱入森林，不易被周圍的野生生物察覺。弗羅拉允許研究人員短暫居住，目的是研究當地的生物多樣性以及氣候變化對天然公園的影響。該專案內設有鳥類無線電、鳥屋、工作和投影區域，還有觀鳥區域。其主要目的是融入自然並創建一個生態交互原型。

The surrounding net, which takes influence from a hunter’s nest, was designed digitally and then woven together by hand. The net intends to better camouflage the project by allowing plants to spread along it thus further blending the structure with the forest in order to hide it from the surrounding wildlife. FLORA allows a researcher to reside for a short period of time in order to study the local biodiversity and observe how the effects of climate change are influencing the natural park. Housing a bird radio, bird houses, working and projection space, as well as bird watching spaces, the project seeks to be immersed within nature and to create an ecological interactive prototype.

受到美國生物學家Margaret D. Lowman及其懸掛步道的工作啟發，加泰羅尼亞高級建築學院（IAAC）開發了這個裝置，不僅能觀察巴塞隆納的自然和樹冠，而且可以適應世界上任何的森林。

Inspired by the work of the American biologist Margaret D. Lowman and her hanging walkways, the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) has developed an installation that allows the observation of nature and the forest canopy of Barcelona, which can be adapted to any forest in the world.