架构师提供的文本描述。这座漂浮的农场坐落在一条原始小溪的边缘，瀑布层叠在一座古老的土石坝上，最初被发现时，它是一艘正在下沉的船。经过四年的设计和建造过程，1820年庄园住宅现在成了一种对比研究：完全恢复到它的辉煌，同时具有纯粹的现代主义元素，包括厨房里的摩天大楼玻璃幕墙、抛光的混凝土和钢饰面、极简主义的室内装饰，以及水面上有一个悬臂式的“漂浮”门廊。

Text description provided by the architects. Sited at the edge of a pristine creek, with a waterfall cascading over an ancient dam of hand-laid stone, the Floating Farmhouse was a sinking ship when first discovered. After a design and build process spanning four years, the 1820 manor home is now a study in contrasts: fully restored to its period grandeur while featuring purely modernist elements, including a curtain wall of skyscraper glass in the kitchen, polished concrete and steel finishes, minimalist interiors, and a cantilevered porch “floating” on the surface of the water.

 © Mark Mahaney

马克·马哈尼

这面两层高的幕墙由内部的氧化管钢格支撑，外表上有阳极化的铝金属装饰，它被认为是一个极简的雕塑元素，为1820年的家提供了一个戏剧性的对立面，并充分利用了水景。我知道结构必须做一些认真的提升，并从一开始就考虑到了材料的选择。但首先，我希望它是美丽的，并寻找一种材料，可以满足这两个目的。当沐浴在酸性，钢框架采取这种奇妙的帕蒂纳，是足够稳定的支持玻璃和屋顶的负荷，以及承受剪切风的力量。这种薄薄的边框还与原来的六倍以上波浪状玻璃窗相呼应；这是现代主义者对经典农舍细节的推断。

The two-story curtain wall, supported by an oxidized tube steel lattice on the interior with anodized aluminum muntin trim on the exterior, was conceived as a minimalist sculptural element to provide a dramatic counterpoint to the original 1820’s home and make the most of the water views. I knew the structure would have to do some serious lifting, and factored that into the material selection from the start. But primarily I wanted it to be beautiful, and searched for a material that could serve both purposes. When bathed in acid, the steel framing takes on this wonderful patina, and is stable enough to support the glass and roof loads as well as withstand shear wind forces. The thin-lined framing also echoes the home’s original six-over-six wavy glass windows; a modernist extrapolation of a classic farmhouse detail.

 © Mark Mahaney

马克·马哈尼

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 © Marlene Rounds

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总的来说，我们的希望是把古老的元素和现代的元素结合起来，通过它与另一个元素的对比来增强每一个元素的内在美。在磨光与原始、原始与工业、复杂与简单之间制造张力。浮动农场是一个实验，这些对立面如何吸引。

In general, the hope has been to combine archaic and modern elements in a way that enhances the innate beauty of each by virtue of its contrast with the other. And create tension between polished and raw, primitive and industrial, sophisticated and simple. The Floating Farmhouse is an experiment in how these opposites attract.

 © Mark Mahaney

马克·马哈尼