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架构师提供的文本描述。当一对空巢夫妇决定缩小规模时，他们知道他们想要的是一个低维护的老房子，以及一个建筑陈列品。他们曾尝试过共管公寓的生活，但却缺乏对低矮住宅的熟悉。他们的儿子，一个建筑工人，鼓励他们超越传统的审美，创造一个定制的，当代的家-这是他可以帮助他们建造的。

Text description provided by the architects. When an empty-nester couple made the decision to downsize, they knew they wanted it to be to a low-maintenance, age-in-place home, as well as an architectural showpiece. They had tried condo living but it lacked the familiarity of a low-rise dwelling. Their son, a builder, encouraged them to push beyond their traditional aesthetic and create a custom, contemporary home — something that he could help them build.

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为了进行设计，他们聘请建筑师吕克布利安，谁很快建立了信任的关系，密切关注这对夫妇的具体生活方式。工作室使用其独特的设计方法，创造了一个易于保存的“永远”的住所，微妙地回应了这对夫妇的需求的细微差别，无论是现在还是将来。建筑师吕克布利安接受挑战和机遇的网站，以获得大胆的，冒险的美学，一个仔细平衡空间的复杂性和实际的简单性。

To carry out the design, they engaged Architects Luc Bouliane, who quickly established a trusting rapport by paying close attention to the couple’s specific lifestyle. The studio used its distinct design approach to create an easy-keeping ‘forever’ residence that subtly responds to the nuances of the couple’s needs, both now and in the future. Architects Luc Bouliane embraced the challenges and opportunities of the site to derive the bold, adventurous aesthetic, one that carefully balances spatial complexity and practical simplicity. 

 Ground Site

地面场地

作为一家公司，建筑师Luc Bouliane通常会寻找自然的形式，包括地质或地理，以获得灵感。这种兴趣可以追溯到创始合伙人吕克·布利安(Luc Bouliane)的童年时代：他是在苏尔特·斯泰(Sault Ste)钢铁城苏必利尔(LakeSuperior)玛丽。在Relmar的例子中，“geode”-一种隐藏闪烁中心的粗糙外壳的石头-成为了一个恰当的隐喻，因为它的策略是为了最大限度地利用自然光。虽然这所房子面对着多伦多市中心一条安静的街道-紧靠着绿树成荫的雪佛兰-但这片狭小的地段却坐落在正北，在一栋低矮的公寓楼的阴影下。

As a firm, Architects Luc Bouliane often will look to natural forms, both geological or geographical, for inspiration. The interest dates back to founding partner Luc Bouliane’s childhood: he was raised on the rocky shores of Lake Superior in the steel town of Sault Ste. Marie. In the case of Relmar, the ‘geode’ — a stone with a rough shell that conceals a glinting centre — became an apt metaphor as strategies were derived to maximize natural light. Although the home faces a quiet, midtown Toronto street — abutting the leafy Cedarvale Ravine — the narrow lot sits due north, in the shadow of a low-rise apartment building.

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就像一个地形图，这个项目的外部是沉重的，有一个坚硬的，黑色的砖块和石灰石的外观。它在屋顶的天窗上裂开，这些天窗用阳光冲洗着室内的墙壁。为了让空间充满亮光，楼梯从反光的石灰石墙上移开，形成了一个三层高、不间断的中庭，一楼是厨房和客厅，二楼是阁楼，三层是卧室。通过将注意力集中在峡谷和后院车库的密集绿色屋顶上，景色增添了清新的感觉。

Like a geode, the exterior of the project is weighty, with a hard, black brick-and-limestone facade. It cracks open at the roof skylights that wash the interior walls with sunshine. To help flood the spaces with light, the stairs are shifted off the reflective, polished limestone walls, creating a three-storey, uninterrupted atrium with the kitchen and living room on the ground floor, a mezzanine office space that hovers above on the second floor, and the bedrooms on the third. The views add to the refreshing feeling by focusing on the ravine and the intensive green roofs on the backyard garage.

 2nd Floor Plan

二楼图则

除了创造一个持久的美学，建筑师吕克布利安谨慎和有意地在建筑中建立了许多功能，将使房屋的业主持久。厨房附近设有电梯，以替代楼梯的飞行；车道和后露台被加热以防止结冰或需要铲雪；洗手间的地板和加热的长凳被铺在一个防滑的表面上，并为未来的安全扶手条做好了准备；地下室还包括一个健康水疗中心、健身房和一套未来的套房，如果需要的话，可以为您提供住宿支持。

In addition to creating a lasting aesthetic, Architects Luc Bouliane discretely and purposely built into the architecture many features that will enable the home to last for the owners. An elevator is tucked near the kitchen to provide an alternative to the flights of stairs; the driveway and back patio are heated to prevent ice build up or the need for snow shoveling; the washroom floors and heated benches are tiled in a slip-resistant surface, and come prepped for future safety grab bars; and the basement includes a health spa, gym and a future suite for live-in support if required.

为了帮助抵消建设成本和增加原来的单一家庭的土地密度，一个类似的，半独立的住宅毗邻北部。它有着同样的批评建筑语言：一种坚硬的、别有用心的水晶形式，但在内部保持足够的灵活性，允许家庭迁入并使空间适应他们的需要。最重要的是，它共享自然光，这无疑将使任何房主高兴，无论年龄或生活阶段。

To help offset construction costs and to add density to the formerly single-family lot, a similar, semi-detached residence adjoins to the north. It shares the same critical architectural language; a hard ex-terior and crystalline forms, but remains flexible enough in the interior to allow a family to move in and adapt spaces to their needs. Most importantly it shares the access to natural light, which no doubt will delight any homeowner, regardless of age or stage in life.

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Architects Architects Luc Bouliane

Location Toronto, Canada

Category Houses

Architect in Charge Luc Bouliane, Wes Wilson and Natasha Lebel

Area 4000.0 ft2

Project Year 2015

Photographs Bob Gundu

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