架构师提供的文本描述。镜子屋坐落在洛杉矶的山丘上，位于贝弗利山庄的特鲁斯代尔庄园，从洛杉矶市中心一直延伸到太平洋，景色令人难以置信。

Text description provided by the architects. The Mirrorhouse is perched in the hills of LA, located in the Trousdale Estates of Beverly Hills with an incredible view extending from Downtown LA to the Pacific Ocean.

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这个项目是一个克制的练习，有一个非常直截了当的目标：创建一个简单、理性的房子，强调并放大与外部的联系-庆祝洛杉矶独特的生活方式。

The project is an exercise in restraint with a very straightforward goal: to create a simple, rational house that accentuates and amplifies the connection to the exterior – celebrating the unique lifestyle that Los Angeles provides.

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该楼层平面围绕五个偏移容积展开，封闭了房屋的私人空间。由这些容积产生的负空间成为主要的生活空间和循环，提供了一个自由流动的室内室外生活区域，在每一个方向-入口花园和喷泉到东方的景观和景观，一个庭院和向西部的反射池，一个通向北方的室外花园，和一个无限的边缘池,其反映了城市电网对南方的视图。一个高的屋顶被轻轻地放置在五个体积上,这五个体积通过地板分开到天花板玻璃上,并滑动玻璃门,以提供内部和外部之间的不间断连接。

The floor plan is developed around five offset volumes, enclosing the private spaces of the house.  The negative space created by these volumes becomes the main living spaces and circulation, providing a free-flowing indoor-outdoor living area that opens to the landscape and views in every direction - the entry garden and fountain to the east, a courtyard and reflecting pool to the west, an outdoor garden to the north, and an infinity edge pool reflecting the views of the city grid to the south. A high roof rests gently upon the five volumes, which are separated by floor to ceiling glazing and sliding glass doors that pocket away to provide an uninterrupted connection between the interior and exterior.

一个非常有限的材料调色板被开发出来，因为它的变色龙的性质。白色灰泥的外观和内部创造了一个中性的背景，强调了天空和花园的颜色，在黄昏和黎明之间发生了戏剧性的变化。抛光的黑色大理石的运作类似于各种池，反映意见，并将外部更深的房子。轻石地板模仿墙壁和天花板，建立一个连续的框架，以更远的视野。

A very limited material palette was developed for its chameleon like qualities. The white plaster exterior and interior creates a neutral background emphasizing the colors of the sky and garden, changing dramatically between dusk and dawn. The polished Black Marble operates similar to the various pools, reflecting the views and bringing the exterior deeper into the house. The light stone floor mimics the walls and ceiling, establishing a continuous frame to the view beyond.

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由于场地的特殊性质，房子从来没有经历过它的整体，相反，它是经历了一系列的小插曲-固体和空虚的组成，内部和外部。在某些情况下，对称和反射被用来强调这些对比元素，而在另一些情况下，它们被用来模糊它们。在每一种情况下，建筑变得次要于令人难以置信的LA天际线。

Due to the specific qualities of the site, the house is never experienced in its totality; instead it is experienced as a series of vignettes – compositions of solid and void, interior and exterior. In some instances, symmetry and reflection are used to emphasize these contrasting elements, while in others they are used to blur them.  In each instance the architecture becomes secondary to the incredible skyline of LA.

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