架构师提供的文本描述。坐落在加州崎岖的沙漠，锯木厂是一家人的撤退，嵌入了艰难的，灌木丛的景观。锯木厂利用其偏远地点的挑战和机遇，强调可持续战略和回收材料。证明高设计也可以是高性能，锯木厂是一个净零家庭，完全脱离电网运行。

Text description provided by the architects. Set in the harsh high desert of California, Sawmill is a family retreat embedded into the tough, scrubby landscape. Sawmill harnesses the challenges and opportunities of its remote site, emphasizing sustainable strategies and reclaimed materials. Demonstrating that high design can also be high performance, Sawmill is a net-zero home that operates completely off the grid.

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客户简介呼吁建立一个自给自足的家，使建筑与自然之间以及内部家庭成员之间的联系最大化。根据营火周围帐篷的传统，这座房子由三个翅膀组成，三个翅膀连接着起居室的中央壁炉。在这里，一个12英尺宽26英尺的窗户墙随着轮子的转动而收缩，把室外露台变成火周围的第四个“帐篷”。

The client brief called for a self-sufficient home that maximized connection between architecture and nature, and between family members inside. Riffing on the tradition of tents around a campfire, the house is comprised of three wings connected by the central hearth in the living area. Here, a 12-by-26-foot window wall retracts with the turn of a wheel, transforming the outdoor patio into the fourth “tent” around the fire.

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锯木厂像钉子一样坚韧，是由耐久的材料制成的，这种材料能经受住恶劣的气候，那里的火灾是夏天的主要危险，冬天非常寒冷。这种设计方法是由一种清道夫心态驱动的，它总是用较少的钱去做更多的事情，包括尽可能地使用回收和回收的材料。

Tough as nails, Sawmill is made from durable materials that can withstand the harsh climate, where fires are a major hazard in summer and winters are extremely cold. The design approach was driven by a scavenger mentality, seeking always to do more with less, including using salvaged and recycled materials whenever possible.

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为了尽量减少对其偏远环境的干扰，Sawmiller承认，虽然沙漠是严酷的，但它也是脆弱的。历史上，山谷曾被用于采矿、牧场和伐木-因此被称为“锯木厂”。认识到过去对土地的开发，房主希望他们的房子归还土地，而不是从土地上夺走。锯木厂是作为一种环境伦理的高设计的证明-一座连接人们和地方的建筑。

Carefully sited to minimize disturbance to its remote environment, Sawmill acknowledges that while the desert is harsh, it is also fragile. Historically, the valley had been used for mining, ranching and logging – hence the name “Sawmill.” Recognizing this past exploitation of the site, the homeowners wanted their house to give back to the land, rather than take from it. Sawmill stands as a testament to high design as an environmental ethic – a building that connects people to place.

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