架构师提供的文本描述。周围是高海拔高原上的麦田，矗立着一座玻璃小屋和一座坚实的传统谷仓。业主们受到菲利普·约翰逊玻璃屋的启发，想要一个向草原和山脉开放的避难所。在一条漫长的乡间公路的尽头，这些建筑很方便地彼此靠近，有一种与世隔绝的感觉。木架谷仓的屋顶，包括下面的农场设备和上面的客房，受到当地方言的启发，并在玻璃屋的棚屋屋顶上回响。

Text description provided by the architects. Surrounded by wheat fields on a high-altitude plateau stand a small glass house and a solid, traditional barn. The owners, inspired by Philip Johnson’s Glass House, wanted a refuge that opens up to the prairie and mountains. The structures are conveniently close to each other and enjoy a sense of isolation at the end of a long country road. The roof of the wood-frame barn, which houses farm equipment below and guest rooms above, was inspired by the local vernacular and is echoed in the shed roof of the glass house.

 © John Clark

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 Ground Floor Plan

 © Tim Bies

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房子的三面都是高效率的钢制玻璃框架，北面是一堵坚固的外墙。在透明的外壳内，居住、进食和睡眠区域包围着一个包含浴室、书房和仓库的围栏。房子靠在混凝土基础上的混凝土板上。这样，就可以将吸热和释放热团从地面上分离出来.窗户系统将透明度和能源效率结合起来.热量的损失和增加很大程度上取决于房子的方向：在南侧，眉毛，或浅色架子，偏转中午的夏季阳光，但允许低角度的冬季阳光。

Three sides of the house consist of high-efficiency glass framed with steel; on the north is a solid exterior wall. Inside the transparent shell, living, eating, and sleeping areas surround an enclosure that contains the bathroom, study, and storage. The house rests on a concrete slab supported on a concrete foundation. In this way, the heat-absorbing and—releasing thermal mass is isolated from the ground plane. The window system combines transparency with energy-efficiency. Heat loss and gain is managed largely by the orientation of the house: on the south side, an eyebrow, or light shelf, deflects midday summer sun but admits low-angle winter sunlight.

 © Tim Bies

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