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架构师提供的文本描述。简短的是用一对半独立的当代木料取代一个现有的车库。

Text description provided by the architects. The brief was to replace an existing garage with a pair of semi-detached contemporary timber & zinc clad houses in Winchester, Hampshire which would accommodate 2 bedrooms, bathroom and living accommodation. The proposal provides parking whilst making use of the south facing aspect for amenity spaces. The design, described ‘as contemporary timber pods on top of a dark monolithic base’, takes it initial form from local urban houses, is a simple rectangle with a pitched roof. The building has allowance for parking underneath. The structure, which only shows it narrow façade to the road is clad in contemporary style with vertical timber and zinc roof.

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重要的是，在南方不需要大量玻璃的情况下提供自然光(为了停止过热和保护隐私)。设计显示休息区只有一扇窗户，一楼有一个玻璃顶。楼顶允许光线照射卧室，但可以停下来观看。为了确保邻居的隐私，控制性的视野已经被考虑进去了。

It was important to provide natural light without large amounts of glazing to the south (to stop over heating and for privacy). The design shows a single window to the lounge area and a glazed apex to the first floor. The apex allows light to the bedrooms but stops over looking. Controlled views have been accounted for so that privacy for the neighbours is ensured. 

 Ground Floor Plan

垂直木覆层被用来为建筑物提供柔软而富有同情心的视觉元素。随着时间的推移，雪松会变成银色的，因此会消失在植被和栅栏线中。锌屋顶的轮廓与圣贾尔斯山上的景物正好相反。中灰色将提供一个不引人注目的因素。该建筑将坐在一个白色渲染的基础上，将建筑形式连接到地面和道路场景。

The vertical timber cladding has been used to provide a soft and sympathetic visual element to the building. Over time the cedar will weather to a silver so to disappear into the vegetation and fence lines. The zinc roof profile mirrors those on the St. Giles hill directly above the site. The mid grey colour will provide an unobtrusive element. The building will sit on a white rendered base to link the building forms into the ground and road scene.

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开发人员并没有想到它应该是哪种类型的房子，这是很好的，因为它让我们能够很大程度地思考我们可以在这个区域投入什么来增强它。项目组与开发商和当地规划者密切合作，创造了一座他们认为可以成为在该地区推广当代建筑的案例研究。

The developer didn't have a particular specification in mind about what type of house it should be, which was good because it allowed us to think quite dramatically about what we could put into the area to enhance it. The project team worked closely with the developers and local planners to create a building they felt could become a case study promoting contemporary architecture in the area.

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典型的梯田性质，在附近的特点，狭窄的前沿和一个主要的体积延伸到远离街道。建筑师复制了这种模式，因此建筑对街道的影响减少了。

The typical terraced properties in the neighbourhood feature narrow frontages and a main volume that extends away from the street. The architects replicated this format, so the building's impact on the street is reduced.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

这两所房子占据了他们相对狭小的地块的整个深度，室外空间集中在两边，而不是前面或后面。它们的形式是小花园和装饰的区域，通过厨房进入。

The two houses occupy the entire depth of their relatively narrow plot, with outdoor spaces incorporated at the sides rather than the front or back. These take the form of small gardens and decked areas accessed through the kitchens.

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该遗址被塞进了一座绿树成荫的小山的一侧，这使得我们决定用木材覆盖大部分的立面。我们想模仿背后的树木，所以我们使用雪松，随着时间的推移，将银，并将它垂直定位，以便它将与背景融为一体，。

The site is tucked into the side of a tree-lined hill, which informed the decision to clad the majority of the facades in timber. We wanted to mimic the trees behind so we used cedar that will turn silver over time, and oriented it vertically so it will blend in with the background,.

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平台与木包层单元之间的交界处，以及木包层与屋顶的接合线，形成了一个明显的基准面。房屋之间的凹下管道有助于将表格分开，并使每个财产都有一个清晰的身份。

A distinct datum is formed by the junction between the podium and the wood-clad units, as well as the line where the timber cladding meets the roof. Recessed downpipes between the houses help to separate the forms and give each property a clear identity.

街道的地形意味着水平向相反的方向下降，因此建筑师在屋顶下面引入了玻璃三角形，减少了视觉质量，同时也阻止了对面房屋的景观。

The topography of the street means there is a drop in the level towards the opposite side, so the architects introduced triangles of glazing below the roof that reduce the visual mass, but also prevent views down into the house opposite.

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玻璃顶上仍然可以俯瞰天空，我们也非常努力地保持屋顶的形状非常薄，玻璃后面的大部分结构，因此它看起来像一个折叠的形式，在两个木材覆盖的元素的顶部。

The glazed apexes still allow views to the sky without overlooking, we also worked very hard at keeping the roof form really thin, with most of the structure behind the glass so it appears as a folded form over the top of the two timber-clad elements.

Architects Adam Knibb Architects

Location Winchester, United Kingdom

Category Houses Interiors

Project Year 2015

Photographs Martin Gardner