House in Sabino Springs Kevin B Howard Architects

2016-07-18 11:00

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架构师提供的文本描述。在建筑职业生涯中，只有少数几个实例，客户和建筑师的愿景统一为艺术和建筑的完美和完整的表达。我们非常幸运地与一对夫妇合作，他们致力于极简主义的强烈吸引力，要求我们在亚利桑那州图森的山麓设计一座房子，位于多元化的索诺兰沙漠。业主们精致的对比感需要一个“现代的、最小的家：一个似乎降落在沙漠中的原始盒子”。

Text description provided by the architects. There are only a few instances in an architectural career where a client and an architect’s vision unify into an immaculate and complete expression of art and architecture. We were very fortunate to work with a couple who, devoted to the ideals of minimalism’s stark allure, asked us to design a house in the foothills of Tucson, Arizona, located in the profoundly diverse Sonoran Desert. The owners’ refined sense of contrast required a “modern, minimal home: a pristine box that seemed to have landed in the desert.”

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房子的山坡位置要求我们利用无边无际的景色，同时保护主人精心策划的艺术和现代家具收藏，以及沙漠本身。这些不同的条件导致主要的居住空间被提升到上层。相当大的方案转变减少了足迹和建筑影响，并重申了业主们轻轻触地的愿景。凯文霍华德的断言，“沙漠是非常缓慢的愈合”，可以看到外科位置的住所周围和内众多的萨瓜罗在现场。

The house’s hillside location required that we take advantage of the boundless vistas while protecting the owners’ carefully curated collection of art and modernist furniture as well as the desert itself. These diverging conditions resulted in the elevation of the major living spaces to the upper floor. The considerable programmatic shift reduced the footprint and the construction impact, as well as reiterating the owners’ vision of gently touching down upon the earth. Kevin Howard’s assertion that “The desert is very slow to heal” can be seen in the surgical location of the residence around and within the numerous Saguaros on the site.

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 © Robin Stancliff Photography

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画廊空间的纳入及其相应的保护措施覆盖了建筑方案。米西亚的玻璃墙被研究过的一尘不染的阴影盒所取代，这些盒子保护着深深凹进的玻璃窗。客户分享他们的灵感和热情伦佐钢琴的中庭在现代翼的艺术学院的芝加哥。内部楼梯作为一个构造中心，对比了正中庭的形式执行，同时配合其清晰和精致的细节。这个中庭容纳了大部分业主的艺术收藏，并将住宅的上下两层连接起来。高度允许居住空间呼吸，并提供了一种新的欣赏各种艺术作品，因为他们是从不同的位置在房子里。一个连续的天窗集中在画廊的中央，标志着时间的流逝，而不会伤害到里面珍藏的艺术。主要的居住和餐饮空间朝南，以一个完美的畅通无阻的体积框架下的沙漠景观。

The inclusion of gallery space and its appropriate protective measures overlaid the architectural program. Miesian glass walls were replaced with a studied array of spotless shadow boxes protecting deeply recessed glass panes. The clients shared their inspiration and enthusiasm for Renzo Piano’s Atrium in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. The interior stair acts as a tectonic centerpiece, contrasting the formal execution of the main atrium while matching its clarity and refinement in detailing. This Atrium houses the bulk of the owners’ art collection and connects the upper and lower floors of the residence. The height allows the living spaces to breathe and provides a new appreciation of the various pieces of art as they are viewed from different positions in the house. A single continuous skylight centered down the middle of the gallery marks the passage of time without harming the cherished art held within. The main living and dining spaces face south, framing the view of the desert below in a perfect unobstructed volume.