架构师提供的文本描述。坐落在密歇根湖之上，被印第安纳沙丘环绕，这座位于4海滩的房子抓住了现代湖畔住宅的精髓。早期与客户的讨论中，两人都是建筑爱好者，他们的重点是高功能的空间、能够老化的天然材料，以及路易斯·卡恩(Louis Kahn)的诺曼·费舍尔(Norman Fisher)住宅，这是客户最喜欢的房子之一。这座面积约为5000平方英尺的住宅被分成三个功能盒子，它们面向湖面彼此旋转，突出树木和水的景色，同时保持与邻居家的隐私。每个房间都有窗户，可以把人的眼睛吸引到外面去看具体的景色。业主要求有足够的墙壁空间和博物馆的质量照明控制他们的艺术收藏多年来汇编。他们还要求包括几件古董：一扇大的滚门，浴室里用的古董浴室瓷砖，以及一个在厨房和客厅之间显眼的大橱柜。

Text description provided by the architects. Perched above Lake Michigan and surrounded by the Indiana Dunes, the house at 4 Beach captures the essence of a modern lake home. Early discussion with the clients, both architecture enthusiasts, focused on highly functional spaces, natural materials that would age well, and a reference to one of the clients’ favorite houses, the Norman Fisher house by Louis Kahn. The home of approximately 5,000 square feet is separated into three functional boxes which rotate toward each other facing the lake to accentuate views of trees and water while maintaining privacy from neighboring homes. Every room has windows that draw one’s eye outside towards specific views. The owners requested adequate wall space with museum quality lighting control for their art collection compiled over the years. They also asked to incorporate several antiques: a large rolling door, antique bath house tile used in the bathrooms and a large tansu cabinet which figures prominently between their kitchen and living room.

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 Main level

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 Second level

接近房子是从南方，在那里你受到一个紧密的外部皮肤桃花心木和铜，选择的耐用性和优雅的老化。IPE木楼梯和引线通过本地种植到入口甲板，那里有一个6英尺宽的门迎接你。当你进入主楼层和公共空间，包括厨房、餐厅、客厅和艺术工作室时，门就会转动。父母和成年孩子隔着楼层：走下楼，你会为他们的两个女儿找到卧室，还有一个健身房。在楼上散步，您可以到达主套房、两间办公室和一个面向南方本土树梢的私人日光浴屋顶甲板。

The approach to the house is from the south, where you are greeted by a taut exterior skin of mahogany and copper, chosen for durability and graceful aging. Ipe wood stairs and a funicular lead through native plantings to an entry deck where a six-foot-wide door greets you. The door pivots as you enter the main floor and public space, which includes kitchen, dining room, living room, and art studio. Parents and adult children are separated by floors: walk downstairs and you will find bedrooms for their two daughters as well as an exercise room. A walk upstairs leads you to the master suite, dual offices and a private sunbathing roof deck that faces native tree tops to the south.

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建筑的可持续性和性能对于建筑师和客户来说是最重要的。节能的主要驱动力是与地热加热和冷却一起的高性能泡沫绝缘材料的近连续包络。基线EUI：39；预计EUI：5.1；从基线减少百分比：87%。

Sustainability and performance of the building were of primary importance to the architect and client.  The main drivers of energy savings are a near continuous envelope of high performance foam insulation along with geo-thermal heating and cooling.  Baseline EUI: 39; Projected EUI: 5.1; Percent reduction from baseline: 87%.

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