亚马逊总部球体艺术中心的Understory展厅，西雅图

球体（The Spheres）是亚马逊西雅图市中心总部的最新建筑。这座创新的建筑为员工提供了一个更像热带雨林而非办公室的工作环境。为了更好地介绍这座开创性的新建筑，亚马逊计划在球体中建立一个免费的公共游客中心，名为“Understory”。

The Spheres is the latest addition to Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters. The innovative building offers employees a work environment that’s more like a rainforest than an office. To properly explain this groundbreaking new building, Amazon set out to establish a free, public visitor center at The Spheres, called Understory.

Understory 这个名字指的是雨林地面和树冠之间的茂密栖息地，它提供了一种完全沉浸式的 360 度体验，游客可以近距离接触 The Spheres 背后的科学、工程和植物。

The name Understory refers to the lush habitat between the rainforest floor and canopy, and provides a fully immersive, 360-degree experience where visitors can get up close and personal with the science, engineering, and plants behind The Spheres.

Understory 各处设有五个模块化展区，提供有关亚马逊、“球体”及其世界级植物收藏的更多信息。每个展区都设有引人入胜的实体互动装置（由 Studio Matthews 设计）以及触摸屏互动装置（由 Belle & Wissell 设计），通过趣味十足的界面呈现独特的主题，鼓励进一步探索。

Five modular exhibits, situated throughout Understory, offer more information about Amazon, The Spheres, and the world-class plant collection within. Each station features an engaging physical interactive (designed by Studio Matthews) as well as a touchscreen interactive (designed by Belle & Wissell)—presenting unique topics through a playful interface, encouraging further discovery.

展厅的入口是一个以有机造型呈现的弧形前厅，采用威尼斯灰泥精心打造，正式拉开了空间体验的序幕。走进其中，游客便仿佛被一圈又高又大的高清屏幕环绕，沉浸在大自然背景音乐的包围中，欣赏着不断变化的植被与树木全景影像。沿着这面巨型视频墙前行，耳边会传来关于The Spheres中植物的故事，仿佛森林正在轻声细语地与你私语，营造出一段只属于你与它之间的独特交流。在高清屏幕墙的另一侧，则设有静态展览区域，围绕五个不同主题展开，深入讲述The Spheres的故事，包括自然法则、设计理念，以及在设计与工程方面的详尽细节。

The entrance to the exhibition hall is a curved vestibule presented in organic shapes, carefully crafted from Venetian plaster, officially kicking off the space experience. Walking into it, tourists feel like they are surrounded by a circle of tall and large high-definition screens, immersed in the background music of nature, and enjoy the ever-changing panoramic images of vegetation and trees. Walking along this giant video wall, you will hear stories about the plants in The Spheres, as if the forest is whispering to you in a whispering manner, creating a unique communication that belongs only to you and it. On the other side of the HD screen wall, there is a static exhibition area that revolves around five different themes, telling the story of The Spheres in depth, including the laws of nature, design concepts, and detailed details in design and engineering.

站在不同位置，游客在面对大型视频墙时，会听到关于“球体”中植物的讲述，这些声音宛如森林中的低语，仅对他们本人可闻，其他人无法听见。空间的四周布置了五组系列显示器，每一组都深入解读了“球体”的不同维度，比如亲生命性概念、“球体”所承载的理念，以及其在建筑设计与工程方面的细节。环形屏幕的背面则以勾勒线条的形式展示了各种形态的植物。

Standing in different positions, tourists will hear stories about plants in the “sphere” when facing a large video wall. These sounds are like whispers in the forest, which can only be heard by them themselves and cannot be heard by others. Five sets of series of monitors are arranged around the space, each of which deeply interprets the different dimensions of the “sphere”, such as the concept of life, the concepts carried by the “sphere”, and its details in architectural design and engineering.

以上区域是由模块化的立方体结构组合而成的展陈装置，形成多样的空间形态，用于展示建筑模型、三维互动装置以及持续更新的小型植物展览。触控屏幕循环播放着与植物和建筑相关的访谈与故事内容，为游客营造沉浸式体验，同时模块单元也深入呈现了相关的技术细节。整个空间地板下敷设了超过3英里的电缆布线，为展览与多功能使用提供技术支持。洗手间设置于弧形主屏幕背后，为节省空间，通用隔间依墙一侧排布，洗手池位于另一侧，构成高效的单向流线布局。

The above areas are exhibition devices composed of modular cube structures, forming a variety of spatial forms for displaying architectural models, three-dimensional interactive devices and small plant exhibitions that are constantly updated. The touch screen plays interviews and story content related to plants and buildings in a loop, creating an immersive experience for tourists, while the module units also present relevant technical details in depth. More than 3 miles of cable wiring are laid under the floor of the space to provide technical support for exhibitions and multi-functional use. The bathroom is set behind the arc-shaped main screen. In order to save space, the universal compartment is arranged on one side of the wall, and the sink is located on the other side, forming an efficient one-way flow-line layout.

展览设计团队：
Graham Baba Architects（概念设计、室内建筑和项目负责人）
Jill Randerson Exhibit Management（项目和内容管理）
Studio Matthews（展览设计）
Belle & Wissell（多媒体设计）
Niteo（照明设计）
Jesse Solomon Clark（作曲家）
Olivia Knapp （插图画家）
Dillon Works（展品制作）
Whitlock（AV 集成）