架构师提供的文本描述。这栋房子坐落在自助河的河岸上，离南非开普敦不到100公里的沿海小镇普林格尔湾(Pringle Bay)的入口处很近。这座房子有一种轻松的生活永久感，它能抵御咸风，让人在阳光下晒太阳，还能感受到周围土著植被和山谷的自然美景。

Text description provided by the architects. Perched on the banks of the Buffels River, close to its mouth in Pringle Bay - a small coastal town less than 100km from Cape Town, South Africa - this house has an easy living permanence that shakes off the salty winds and lets in the sun and the natural beauty of the surrounding indigenous vegetation and mountain valley.

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该体系结构干净、健壮。它对它有一种庄重感。这种材料经久耐用，对海岸的恶劣气候和周期性席卷海湾的风都有抵抗力。这个由SAOTA设计的家庭度假之家的规划是细致入微的，是为了充分掌握假日生活的日常礼仪而建造的。

The architecture is clean and robust. It has a gravitas to it. The materials are hard wearing and resistant to the tough coastal climate and its winds that periodically sweep the bay.  The planning of this SAOTA-designed family holiday home is nuanced and sophisticated, built to fully grasp the daily rituals of holiday living.

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单独的开放式房间无缝流动，形成了一个延伸的居住区域和中心空间.欢迎厨房和休息区在中心，厨房里有一张沙发，足够容纳全家人。客厅之间有着直接的关系，而这些空间之间的流动又为住宅增添了独特的活力。一种神秘感是通过不同的空间相互瞥见而产生的。

The individual open-plan rooms flow seamlessly, forming one extended living zone and central space. The welcoming kitchen and lounge area is at the centre, with a sofa in the kitchen large enough to seat the entire family. The living rooms have a direct relationship and the flow between these spaces add a unique dynamic to the house. A sense of mystery is created through the various spaces glimpsing each other.

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在此之前居住了五年的房产，给人们带来了对网站复杂性的洞见。这带来了一个机会来研究和仔细考虑房子与阳光在道路上的关系。这所房子正朝北，有一个大楼梯井，把晨光洒进厨房。休息室和露台的西风面朝开普敦最南端的开普敦海湾望去，傍晚时分呈现出梦幻般的光环落日。

Five years of living on the property before building, presented insights to the complexities of the site. This came with an opportunity to study and carefully consider the relationship of the house to the sun in path. The house faces due north with a large stairwell that floods morning light into the kitchen area. The westerly facades of lounge and terrace look towards Cape Point, the most southerly tip of Cape Town’s False Bay, and offers fantastic haloed sunsets in the early evening.

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厨房区的特色和室内建筑展示了一种全新的生活方式。加上一些来自ARRCC内部的定制作品-包括中性色调的沙发和餐桌-这座房子适合周末外出度假。这里有一种复杂的兼收并蓄的简单舒适的家具。白色和灰色面料的色调与原来的摩洛哥柏柏尔地毯和色彩缤纷的克里姆，与坚实的法国橡木咖啡桌和漆圆木凳子。使用柔软的皮革，白色的亚麻布和丰富的纹理创造了一种立即冷静的感觉。

The character and interior architecture of the kitchen area demonstrate a fresh approach to living. With the addition of some custom made pieces from ARRCC interiors - including the sofas and dining table in neutral tones - the house is geared to the enjoyment of weekends away. There is a sophisticated eclectic mix of easy-living and comfortable furniture. Shades of white and grey fabrics are accented with original Moroccan Berber rugs and colourful kelims, complimented with solid French oak coffee tables and lacquered round timber stools. The use of soft leathers, white linens and rich textures create an immediate sense of calmness.

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一个温暖，但好玩和古怪的元素，家庭是添加了像穿孔的黄铜包层到休息室壁炉，以及图形照明装置从Flos。餐厅提供了一张由詹姆斯·穆吉定制的桌子，林赛·阿德尔曼的吊灯更加突出了这一点。黑色马吉斯椅子被羊皮抛软。

A warm but playful and quirky element to the home is added with the likes of the punched brass cladding to the lounge fireplace as well as the graphic lighting installation from Flos. The dining room features a custom-made table by James Mudge that is accentuated by the Lindsey Adelman pendant light. The black Magis chairs is softened with sheepskins throws.

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艺术品经过精心策划，包括德博拉·波因顿(Deborah Poynton)和阿尔伯特·科尔茨(Albert Coertse)等艺术家。该艺术仅限于家庭的关键领域，以达到最大的影响。中性的色彩调色板和温和的家具件的卧室允许难以置信的观点成为焦点，因为不断变化的艺术作品每一天。

Artwork have been carefully curated and include artists such as Deborah Poynton and Albert Coertse. The art is limited to key areas of the home for maximum impact. The neutral colour palette and modest furniture pieces of the bedrooms allow the incredible views to be the focus as ever-changing artwork each day.

在幕后，家庭技术增强了最新的音频照明和系统，可以自动在一天中的时间-美是在低调和没有看到它。家庭装修包括使用水磨石地板。海滩别墅风格与现代装饰结合在一起，如大理石层次分明的面板，延伸到浴室的墙壁。

Behind the scenes, the home is technologically enhanced with the latest audio lighting and systems that can be automated for time of day – with the beauty being in the understatement and absence of seeing it. Finishes to the home include the use of terrazzo floors. Beach house style is integrated with modern finishes, in the likes of the marble-layered panels that extend up the bathroom walls.

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建在很好的海拔高度，有很多通道可以进入周围的fynbos，自然的景观选择是尽可能多地融入当地的植被-房子周围和内部庭院。添加了三棵标志性的南非树-乳木丛、珊瑚树和水莓树-使之成为一个标志性的、真正到风格的南非家庭度假之家。

Built at good elevation with lots of access to the surrounding fynbos, the natural choice for landscaping was to incorporates as much indigenous vegetation as possible - surrounding the house and in the internal courtyard. The addition of three iconic South African trees - Milkwood, Coral trees and Waterberry’s - make this an iconic, true-to-style South African family holiday home.

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