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架构师提供的文本描述。我们的哲学的一个组成部分是，最好的设计解决方案来自最困难的空间问题。角落大厦的简介向我们提出了一个相对较大的房子和内部空间的要求，在一个中等规模的地点。挑战是如何满足这个简短的当代可持续的房子，连接到一个优质的室外空间，并导致一个令人兴奋的外部表达，是敏感的环境。

Text description provided by the architects. An integral part of our philosophy is that the best design solutions come out of the most difficult spatial problems. The brief for the Corner House presented us with the requirement for a relatively large house and interior spaces on a medium sized site. The challenge was how to satisfy this brief with a contemporary sustainable house that connected to a quality outdoor space and resulted in an exciting external expression that was sensitive to its surroundings.

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而不是传统的纳入前后花园，设计理念牺牲后花园，以创造一个单一，更大的前花园。将新的住宅安置在场地的南端，以最大限度地克服主要正面的挫折，其结果是一栋既令人兴奋又在街道上受到限制的房屋，满足了其简洁和良好的可持续设计原则。

Rather than the traditional inclusion of front and rear gardens, the design concept sacrificed a rear garden in order to create a single, bigger front garden. The result of siting the new dwelling towards the southern rear end of the site to maximise the setback from the main frontage results in a house which is both exciting and restrained in its street presence, satisfying its brief and good sustainable design principles.

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外部曲线和屏幕软化了图案雕塑的外观，它漂浮在它的混凝土基础之上。各种室内居住空间充满了丰富的自然光、交叉通风和温暖的材料，一年到头都是舒适而开放的低能住宅。

External curves and screens soften the patterned sculptural façade, which floats above its concrete base. The variety of interior living spaces are filled abundant natural light, cross ventilation and warm materials, resulting in a comfortable and open low energy home all year round.

 Ground Floor Plan

角落可以简化成两个简单的想法：一所房子，一个高舒适性的花园和一个破碎的建筑质量。一旦在设计过程中澄清了这一点，今后就可以就这两种相互关联的想法作出许多决定-如何分解和软化建筑质量、居住空间和卧室在哪里、入口将如何工作等等、房屋对街道和行人的表达方式等等。

The Corner can be reduced into two simple ideas; a house with one high amenity garden and a broken down building mass. Once this was clarified during the design process many future design decisions could be made in regards to these two interlocking ideas – how building mass was broken down and softened, where the living spaces and bedrooms would be, how the entry would work and so on, the expression of the house to the street and passer-by and so on.

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我们理解，建筑的规模和比例是建筑的一个重要优先事项，我们的目标是仔细平衡这些，以实现令人难忘的成果。角落的位置，形状和方向，使它的主人可以享受一个可居住和欢迎的房子，与景观和街景互动。

We understand that the scale and proportion of a building is an essential priority in Architecture and aim to carefully balance these to achieve memorable outcomes. The Corner is sited, shaped and orientated to allow its owners to enjoy a liveable and welcoming house which interacts with landscape and streetscape.

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Architects Bower Architecture

Location Melbourne, Australia

Category Houses

Architect in Charge Jade Vidal

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

Area 460.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

Photographs Shannon McGrath