Snail Shell Retreat Rafati Associates

2018-10-16 01:00

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架构师提供的文本描述。“蜗牛壳撤退”建于伊朗希拉兹西南45公里的农村。它被设计成一个度假之家，用来放松，远离城市生活，举行家庭聚会。这所房子有一个小庭院，是为内向/外向的人设计的。它的空间形成了蜗牛壳，这就是为什么它的居民称它为蜗牛壳。

Text description provided by the architects. The “Snail shell retreat” is built in countryside, 45 kilometers to the southwest of Shiraz, Iran. It is designed as a holiday home for relaxing, getting away from city life, and holding family gatherings. The house has a small courtyard and is designed for introvert/extrovert use. Its spaces are in a snail shell formation, which is why its residents have called it that.

Text description provided by the architects. The “Snail shell retreat” is built in countryside, 45 kilometers to the southwest of Shiraz, Iran. It is designed as a holiday home for relaxing, getting away from city life, and holding family gatherings. The house has a small courtyard and is designed for introvert/extrovert use. Its spaces are in a snail shell formation, which is why its residents have called it that.

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因为该地区具有半沙漠气候，降水量很低，所以园艺很困难，只能种植一些特定的抗性植物。因此，这个想法是设计一个与建筑物相邻的专门处理过的小花园，使生长的花卉和观赏树木成为可能。这个院子里的内部空间大部分是开放的。它提供了更环保的视野，并在炎热的日子里降低了内部气温。

Because the area has a semi desert climate with low precipitation, gardening is difficult and only some specific resistant plants can be grown. Therefore, the idea was to design a specially treated small garden adjacent to the building to make growing flowers and ornamental trees possible. This courtyard is where the internal spaces mostly open to. It provides a greener view and reduces the interior air temperature during hot days.

Because the area has a semi desert climate with low precipitation, gardening is difficult and only some specific resistant plants can be grown. Therefore, the idea was to design a specially treated small garden adjacent to the building to make growing flowers and ornamental trees possible. This courtyard is where the internal spaces mostly open to. It provides a greener view and reduces the interior air temperature during hot days.

这种设计采用了双重策略；就像许多传统的波斯房屋一样，建筑物的内部空间设计得非常内敛。它是封闭的，最不透明的质量，不仅有助于降低热量从外部在这样温暖的气候，而且还有助于创造一个秘密的私人内部气氛，这是吸引客户，因为他们的意愿放松和冥想。另一方面，建筑物的屋顶是一个高耸的露台，可以看到引人入胜的全景；是一个适合在凉爽的夏日下午和夜晚聚会的地方。

A dual strategy has been deployed for the design; like many traditional Persian houses, the building’s interior spaces are designed very introverted. It’s closed and least transparent mass not only helps to lower heat transfer from outside in such a warm climate, but also helps creating a secret private atmosphere for the interiors which was appealing to the clients because of their will for relaxation and meditation. On the other hand, the roof of the building functions as an elevated terrace with an eye-catching panorama view; a suitable place for parties at cooler summer afternoons and nights.

A dual strategy has been deployed for the design; like many traditional Persian houses, the building’s interior spaces are designed very introverted. It’s closed and least transparent mass not only helps to lower heat transfer from outside in such a warm climate, but also helps creating a secret private atmosphere for the interiors which was appealing to the clients because of their will for relaxation and meditation. On the other hand, the roof of the building functions as an elevated terrace with an eye-catching panorama view; a suitable place for parties at cooler summer afternoons and nights.

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这座建筑的布局整体上就像蜗牛壳一样，由从庭院开始的连续空间组成，呈圆形排列。这些空间中的每一个都更多地隐藏在前面的空间中。没有门或隔板分隔内部空间，所以居民会觉得在一个连续和流动的圆柱形空间内。室内空间越大，与外界的联系越多，白天的日照也越少，主要用作夏季起居室，而南方大窗户的小客厅则更温暖，更适合过冬。

The building’s layout is holistically like a snail’s shell, consisted of consecutive spaces starting with the courtyard and arranged in circular shape. Each of these spaces is more hidden from the previous. There are no doors or partitions separating internal spaces so the residents would feel being inside a continuous and fluid cylindrical space. The bigger internal space has more connection to the outside world and with little sunshine during the day, would mostly be used as the summer living room, while the smaller one with a large window to the south would be warmer and suitable for winters.

The building’s layout is holistically like a snail’s shell, consisted of consecutive spaces starting with the courtyard and arranged in circular shape. Each of these spaces is more hidden from the previous. There are no doors or partitions separating internal spaces so the residents would feel being inside a continuous and fluid cylindrical space. The bigger internal space has more connection to the outside world and with little sunshine during the day, would mostly be used as the summer living room, while the smaller one with a large window to the south would be warmer and suitable for winters.

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该结构由配筋的砌体墙组成。弯曲砖墙的设计就像一个外壳，它既是暴露的建筑结构，也是建筑物的外墙。

The structure consists of masonry walls reinforced with steel mesh. The curved brick wall is designed like a shell which is both the exposed structure and the façade of the building.

The structure consists of masonry walls reinforced with steel mesh. The curved brick wall is designed like a shell which is both the exposed structure and the façade of the building.

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钢梁横跨这些承重墙，镀锌钢板覆盖着它们之间的空间。选择这种方法是为了在不可能建造高质量外露混凝土的农村环境中制造一个结构暴露的天花板。然后在钢屋顶上覆盖一层冷沥青、隔离和轻质混凝土，使屋顶成为可能。

Steel Beams span these bearing walls and galvanized sheets cover the space between them. This method was chosen in order to create a structurally exposed ceiling in a rural environment that constructing high quality exposed concrete was not possible. The steel roof is then covered with layers of cold asphaltite, isolation, and light weight concrete to make using the roof as a terrace possible.

Steel Beams span these bearing walls and galvanized sheets cover the space between them. This method was chosen in order to create a structurally exposed ceiling in a rural environment that constructing high quality exposed concrete was not possible. The steel roof is then covered with layers of cold asphaltite, isolation, and light weight concrete to make using the roof as a terrace possible.