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架构师提供的文本描述。我们的客户拥有这套房产已经有好几年了。他们对它了如指掌，喜欢它的各种特征。他们正在寻找一个可持续和对地点敏感的项目，以保护其地形、植被和自然外观。

Text description provided by the architects. Our clients have owned this property for a number of years. They know it well and love its varied features. They were looking for a sustainable and site-sensitive project that would preserve its topography, vegetation, and natural appearance.

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卷和布局

Volumes and Placement                            

湖畔的遗址完全是树木茂密的。它的南侧有一条小溪，北边有一个陡峭的斜坡。这些特点和在离溪流很远的地方建造的需要表明了纵向的布置，房子在溪流和斜坡之间滑行。(鼓掌)

The lakefront site is entirely wooded. It is crossed by a stream on its south side and has a steep incline on the north. These characteristics and the need to build at a distance from the stream suggested a lengthwise placement, with the house slipped in between the stream and the slope.                                                                     

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我们选择建立一个低调的，主要是单层建筑。它蜿蜒的形状是由周围的景观提供的机会决定的。结构弯曲，打开，变窄，就像一条河流雕刻自己的小径。(鼓掌)

We chose to create a low-profile, primarily single-storey building. Its meandering shape is determined by the opportunities offered by the surrounding landscape. The structure bends, opens, and narrows like a river carving its own path.          

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该形状是包覆在一个单一的材料，与垂直雪松板条的不同宽度和厚度的放置在一个开放的方式。建筑物的耐候性被确保在间隔的板条下，这掩盖了闪烁，滴落的边缘，和装饰通常可见于传统的木材结构的外部。表面看上去就像一道栅栏，紧跟着建筑物的形状，开口也被切开了。

The form is clad in a single material, with vertical cedar slats of varying width and thickness placed in an open-work manner. The building’s weatherproofing is assured beneath the spaced slats, which conceal the flashing, drip edges, and trim usually visible on the exterior of traditional wood structures. The surface reads instead like a palisade that follows the shape of the building and into which openings have been cut.

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从通往入口处的道路上看，这座建筑似乎是一个基本上不透明的体积，它遵循着网站的轮廓。车库被遮住了。在右边，栅栏的一个开口邀请游客进来。沿着南面，房屋的体积弯曲和开放，让光线，并充分利用森林景观。沿着更远的方向，体积再次弯曲，转向树林中的一个洞口，可以看到流入湖中的溪流。在北侧，较小的洞口构成了周围景观的透视图，并允许建筑物的使用者享受溪流的轻柔低语，溪流仍然流过这片土地。屋顶顶上，一间像树屋一样的小房间向四周的绿色植物望去.(鼓掌)

From the path leading up to the entrance, the building appears as a mostly opaque volume that follows the contours of the site. The garage is concealed from view. To the right, an opening in the palisade invites visitors to come inside. Along the south facade, the volume of the house bends and opens up to let in the light and make the most of the forest view. Further along, the volume bends again, turning toward an opening in the woods that offers a view of the stream flowing into the lake. On the north side, smaller openings frame perspectives of the surrounding landscape and allow the building’s occupants to enjoy the gentle murmur of the stream, which still runs over the property. Atop the roof, a small tree-house-like room looks out onto the surrounding greenery.                                                                                                           

 Floor Plan

随着时间的推移，随着雪松板条的褪色，树木和地面植被在建筑周围重新生长，建筑和自然将交融在一起。大自然也将被邀请来覆盖建筑物本身，感谢它的绿色屋顶。从屋顶或山丘上看，这座建筑将与自然环境融为一体。(鼓掌)

With time, as the cedar slats fade and the trees and ground cover grow back in around the building, architecture and nature will intermingle. Nature will also be invited to cover the building itself, thanks to its green roof. Seen from the rooftop study or the hill, the structure will blend into its natural environment.  

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内径

Interior Pathway

在室内，游客们受到一个大山核桃墙单元的欢迎，它的形状可以提供座位，还有一个挂外套的地方。它也指引着一个人走向生活空间，这是一个巨大的、灯火充足的区域，最终形成了一个悬臂式的、被屏蔽的房间，可以看到溪流和湖泊的入口。在南面，外墙让路给一个大的玻璃表面，打开了森林。在夏天，树木，像绿色的屋顶，创造一个自然的屏障，以保护房子免受高温。冬天，树叶掉落，阳光穿过森林，用温暖和光淹没了整个空间。

Inside, visitors are greeted by a large hickory wall unit, shaped to offer seating and a place to hang away coats. It also directs one toward the living space, a large, generously-lit area that culminates in a cantilevered, screened room with a view of the mouth of the stream and the lake. On the south side, the exterior wall makes way for a large glazed surface that opens onto the forest. During summer, the trees, like the green roof, create a natural screen to shield the house from heat. In winter when the leaves have fallen, sunlight filters through the forest and floods the space with warmth and light.

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用于表面的材料简单而精细。白色的墙壁和磨光的水泥地板与崎岖的自然环境形成鲜明对比，使外面的景色成为舞台的中心。

The materials used for the surfaces are simple and refined. The white walls and polished cement floors contrast with the rugged natural surroundings, allowing the scenery outside to take centre stage.

大的空地被三个木块占据。它们被放置在一个轴上，通过构成生活区的空间序列绘制一个轴。这些内置单元由山核桃制成，包括入口处的储藏室和长凳单元、厨房岛以及电视和音响系统柜。它们的功能很难辨认，允许它们尽可能地抽象，只强调它们的形式、物质和彼此之间的关系。厨房岛位于空间的中心，提供了周围景观的全景。

The large open area is occupied by three wooden masses. They are placed along an axis that draws one through the sequence of spaces that make up the living area. Made of hickory, these built-in units include the storage and bench unit in the entrance, the kitchen island, and a television and sound system cabinet. Their functions are barely legible, allowing them to remain as abstract as possible in order to emphasize only their form, material, and relationship to one another. The kitchen island is in the center of the space, offering a panoramic view of the surrounding landscape.

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入口处的大型内建单元也屏蔽了住宅更多的私人区域。在宽敞的木结构后面，有通往卧室的通道[H1]，还有通向绿色屋顶上的阅览室的楼梯。楼上，木板镶板的空间提供了一个安静的撤退，从其余的房子。(鼓掌)

The large built-in unit in the entrance also screens off the more private areas of the home. Tucked in behind the ample wooden structure is the access [H1] to the bedrooms, as well as the staircase that leads to the reading room atop the green roof. Upstairs, the wood-panelled space offers a quiet retreat from the rest of the house.                                                      

Architects Paul Bernier

Location Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Canada

Category Houses

Design Team Paul Bernier, Anick Thibeault

Project Year 2014

Photographs Adrien Williams