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架构师提供的文本描述。“踏板屋”探索了珍惜1960年最初的正面的适度规模所带来的机遇。通过探索敏感的新增加的规模，建筑，内部和景观结合，以尊重现有的比例，并形成一个难忘和令人惊讶的旅程。

Text description provided by the architects. Stepping House explores the opportunities that arise from treasuring the modest scale of its original 1960’s frontage. Through the exploration of sensitive new additions of increasing size, the architecture, interiors and landscape combine to respect the existing proportions and form a memorable and surprising journey.

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该项目简介是一个可持续的私人住宅，包含各种居住空间，充满温暖，质地和与户外的联系。我们的反应是要保护优雅的单层比例的正面，并隐藏规模的新增加的街景。设计理念将现有的保留部分和新房子分成三个部分(步骤)，在中央室外空间周围的U布置中增加尺寸。

The project brief was for a sustainable and private house containing a variety of living spaces filled with warmth, texture and connections to outdoors. Our response sought to protect the elegant single storey proportions of the frontage and conceal the scale of new additions from the streetscape. The design concept breaks the existing retained portion and new house into three pieces (the steps), of increasing size in a U arrangement around a central outdoor space.

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由此产生的房子结合了建筑和景观，并提供了一个温和令人兴奋的转变，在体积和规模，因为它是经验。由于没有前面的栅栏，房子可以与公共领域和低入口通道和黑暗入口门厅接触，使景观和游泳池的视野更加开阔。澳大利亚的青石和黑屁股木材表面为化妆室和厨房增添了温暖。这间卧室和厨房朝北向高，面向中央居住区。在这些地方，直接和点缀的光线混合在质感的表面，包括大量的袋装砖块。中央壁炉和变化的水平和材料的结合，以实现开放和确定的空间之间的平衡，保持个人规模。

The resulting house integrates architecture with landscape and provides a gentle and exciting transition in volume and scale as it is experienced. The absence of a front fence allows the house to engage with the public domain and the low entry tunnel and dark entry foyer dramatically frames the outlook to landscape and pool beyond. Australian bluestone and blackbutt timber surfaces add warmth to the powder room and kitchen, which looks to high north facing central living areas where a mix of direct and dappled light create a play of whites across textured surfaces including abundant bagged brickwork. The central fireplace and changes to levels and materials combine to achieve a balance between openness and defined spaces, retaining a personal scale.

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从生活区到外部空间的各种连接贯穿始终。中心居住空间连接南北室外区域，便于自然交叉通风。后两层卧室块的碎裂是由悬臂形式和一个浮动钢框架完成，其中包括钢的角度排列，以满足监管的俯视要求。这些手势创造了一系列的室外房间，最大限度地利用下午的阳光进入，并围绕着一棵逐渐成长的成熟树。

Various connections are made from the living areas to the external spaces throughout. The central living volume connects to north and south outdoor areas, facilitating natural cross ventilation. Fragmentation of the rear two storey bedroom block is accomplished with cantilevered forms and a floating steel frame, which includes steel angles arrayed to satisfy regulatory overlooking requirements. These gestures create a series of outdoor rooms, which maximise afternoon sun entry and surround a maturing tree which gradually grows within.

框架，筛选和纹理表面的语言是继续通过细木工和内部，更丰富的材料被放置在一个受限的调色板旁边，重新解释1960年的语言的原始房子。踏板屋致力于创造优雅的比例，功能的内部和外部空间，这源于保留其适度的现有街景比例，以创造一个难忘和持久的家庭住宅。

The language of framing, screening and textured surfaces is continued through the joinery and interiors where richer materials are placed alongside a restrained palette, re-interpreting the 1960’s language of the original house. Stepping House is dedicated to the creation of elegantly proportioned, functional interior and exterior spaces which stem from the retention of its modest existing streetscape proportions to create a memorable and lasting family home.

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降低成本的被动可持续性系统是设计不可分割的一部分，并通过U形计划的一个北方的生活方面和太阳遮阳沿其整个长度的便利。房子在其最高的西端是支离破碎的，以最大限度地阳光到室外和室内空间。从起居区向北和南仔细放置可操作的窗户，方便自然交叉通风。家庭房间和楼梯部分的百叶窗使房子在适当的时候可以自然排出。内部使用砖瓦墙和壁炉元件和混凝土板提供有效的热质量。一个21，000升的地下水箱收集雨水用于花园灌溉和厕所冲洗。将房屋划分为不同的公共区、居住区和卧室区，以及相应的水热和机械冷却系统分区，进一步提高了效率，减少了浪费。

Cost reducing passive sustainability systems are integral to the design and are facilitated by the U shaped plan with a northerly living aspect and sun shading along its entire length. The house is fragmented at its highest western end to maximise the amount of sunlight to outdoor and interior spaces. Careful placement of operable windows to north and south courtyards from the living areas facilitate natural cross ventilation. Banks of louvres within the family room and stair sections allow the house to further naturally exhaust when suitable. Internal use of brickwork to walls and fireplace elements and a concrete slab provide effective thermal mass. A 21,000 litre underground watertank collects stormwater for garden irrigation and toilet flushing. The zoning of the house into distinct public, living and bedroom blocks and corresponding zoning of hydronic heating and mechanical cooling systems further increases efficiency and minimises waste.

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Architects Bower Architecture

Location Caulfield, Australia

Category Houses

Design Team Jade Vidal, Chema Bould, Anna Dutton, Ben Shields

Area 520.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

Photographs Shannon McGrath