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架构师提供的文本描述。我们为一对老夫妇设计了这个乡村务虚会，我们之前为他们设计了两套住宅。在这个项目的每一个规模上，包括建筑、内部、定制家具和景观美化，我们都有机会充分满足这个长期客户的需求，在过去的20年中，我们一直与他们密切合作。

Text description provided by the architects. We designed this rural retreat for an aging couple, for whom we had designed two residences prior. Working at every scale of the project, including the architecture, interiors, custom furniture, and landscaping, we had the opportunity to fully address the needs of this long-term client with whom we have worked intimately over the course of twenty years.

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在充分了解他们的生活、工作和娱乐方式的同时，我们设计了与建筑同时的家具，占地30英亩，房子的封闭面积为2900平方英尺。

With full awareness of how they live, work, and entertain, we conceived the furnishings simultaneously with the architecture.  The site is 30 acres, and house’s enclosed area is 2,900 square feet.

 Floor Plan

受日本传统建筑的启发，这座房子由裸露的木结构构成，减少了对内墙的需求，并打开了规划。精心设计的木材结构的自然美通过燃烧来表达木纹，并使其表面自然变暗，从视野中退去，因为它把俯瞰花园和周围树林的从地板到天花板的窗户固定起来。

Inspired by traditional Japanese architecture, the house is formed of exposed timber construction which reduces the need for interior walls and opens the plan. The natural beauty of the crafted timber structure was enhanced through flaming to express the wood grain, and to naturally darken its surfaces to recede from view as it frames the floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the gardens and surrounding woods.

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在开放式计划中，比例和光线的变化会产生微妙的节奏效应。木制石板直接观察和投下阴影和光的模式，同时屏蔽某些窗户的隐私。两个定制的铜制烟囱悬挂在起居和睡觉区域中心的天花板上，从而保持从室内空间到外部的视野，同时定义了壁炉周围的舒适和温暖区域。

Within the open plan, variations of proportion and light produce subtle rhythmic effects. Wooden slats direct views and cast patterns of shadow and light while screening certain windows for privacy. Two custom bronze chimneys hang from the ceiling in the centers of the living and sleeping areas, thereby maintaining views across interior spaces to the outside while defining areas of comfort and warmth around their hearths.

这所房子利用了被动的环境方法，如自然通风和光。除了可膨胀的滑动玻璃门和窗户外，该设计还结合了较小的地板到天花板可操作的木质面板，以用于调节通风。

The house takes advantage of passive environmental approaches such as natural ventilation and light. In addition to the expansive sliding glass doors and windows, the design incorporates smaller floor-to-ceiling operable wooden panels for additional means of regulating ventilation.

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辐射地热采暖和冷却有助于实现节能设计，尽管房屋的开放性和扩大的玻璃。

Radiant geothermal heating and cooling help to achieve an energy efficient design despite the openness of the house and expanses of glass.

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两个大的不对称形状的天窗被设计用来优化阳光的季节模式。此外，整个房屋都使用了可持续和低能耗的材料，最显著的是用当地木材建造的木结构。

Two large asymmetrically shaped skylights were designed to optimize seasonal patterns of sunlight. Additionally, sustainable and low-energy materials were used throughout the house, most notably the timber frame construction made of local wood.

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房子坐落在冰层岩石上，房子的地基和木结构都是建在上面的。所有出土的石头都在花园和景观中重复使用。为了减少房屋在土地上的足迹，外部空间是可渗透的软垫，可吸收径流水：木平台、天然草和可循环利用的砾石。除在附近的苗圃购买的一棵盆景树外，所有用于园林绿化的植物都是本地物种。

The home sits upon a glacial rock ledge on which the home’s foundation and timber construction are set. All excavated stone was reused in the gardens and landscape. To reduce the house’s footprint on the land, the exterior spaces are permeable softscapes that capture runoff water: wooden platforms, natural grasses, and recycled gravel. All plantings used in the landscaping are native species, except for one bonsai tree that was purchased at a nearby nursery.

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为社会和环境的可持续性而设计，房子位于一层，这是一个有意识的决定，以容纳这对夫妇的年龄。没有进入房子的步骤-从车道到前门的缓坡是按照ADA标准设计的。

Designing for social as well as environmental sustainability, the house is located on one floor, a conscious decision to accommodate the couple as they age. There are no steps to enter the house – a gentle ramp from the driveway to the front door is designed to ADA standards.

Architects Tsao & McKown Architects

Location Pound Ridge, United States

Architects in Charge Calvin Tsao, Zack McKown

Area 2900.0 ft2

Project Year 2016

Photographs Simon Upton

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