Hawthorn House Chan Architecture

2015-02-24 18:00

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

架构师提供的文本描述。翻新和延伸一个典型的维多利亚式露台总是提出了一套独特的挑战。这些街区往往又长又窄，房子前部的卧室对称排列，中间有一条走廊，通向一个典型的20世纪60年代和70年代建造的倾斜的小建筑。这创造了一个房子的‘漂亮’部分的房子在前面，而后面的居住空间往往是小，黑暗，拥挤和经常笨拙的规划。

Text description provided by the architects. Renovating and extending a typical Victorian terrace always poses a unique set of challenges. The blocks are often long and narrow, with a symmetrical arrangement of period-style bedrooms at the front of the house divided by a central corridor, leading out to a small lean-to structure that was typically constructed in the 1960s and 70s. This creates a house that has the 'nice' part of the house at the front, whereas the rear living spaces are often small, dark, cramped and often awkwardly planned.

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

因此，任何延伸的主要挑战，如这样的，首先是如何无缝地从旧的部分房子过渡到新的，如何在新的居住空间创造一种宽敞和光明的感觉，同时尊重原有的建筑。

So the main challenges with any extension such as this are firstly how to seamlessly transition from the old part of the house to the new, and how to create a sense of spaciousness and light in the new living spaces, whilst sill respecting the original building.

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

我们的方法是首先通过插入一个黑木内衬的盒子将新旧隔开，在两边都有两个浴室通过隐藏的门进入。这创造了一个清晰的新与旧之间的视觉突破，以及创造了一种戏剧性的感觉，当一个人走在黑暗的走廊与下降的天花板进入新的充满光线的生活空间。

Our approach was to firstly separate the new and the old via the insertion of a black timber-lined box, containing the two bathrooms on both sides accessed via hidden doors. This created a clear visual break between the new and the old, as well as create a sense of drama when one walks through the dark corridor with the lowered ceiling into the new light-filled living space.

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

新的起居区通过耙过的天花板和完全开放的堆垛门向花园开放，以使后院成为房子的一部分，让阳光在冬天的几个月里渗透到生活空间，并允许自然通风贯穿整个房子。

The new living area opens up towards the garden, via a raked ceiling and fully openable stacker doors to allow the backyard to be part of the house, allow sunlight to penetrate into the living spaces in the winter months, and allow for natural ventilation to run through the entire house.

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

虽然居住、就餐和厨房是同一区域的一部分，但它们的定义是吊灯配件、家具和软地板家具。

Whilst the living, dining and kitchen areas are part of the same area, they have been defined by the pendant light fittings, furniture and soft floor furnishings.

材料调色板是精心选择的，以提供柔软和温暖的清洁线条的设计，通过使用天然材料，如胶合板在天花板，透明的亚麻布窗帘和黑色的地板。同时，还仔细考虑了通过隐蔽的芯块进行装饰和照明、天花板衬里、地板和细木工的隐蔽固定件，以及尽量少地使用手柄，以免影响设计的形式和表达。

The material palette was carefully chosen to provide softness and warmth to the clean lines of the design, by using natural materials such as plywood on the ceiling, the sheer linen curtains and the blackbutt flooring. At the same time the detailing was carefully considered via concealed pelmets for furnishings and lighting, concealed fixings of ceiling linings, flooring and joinery, and minimal use of handles so as to not distract from the form and expression of the design.

 Floor Plan

 Floor Plan

从可持续性的角度来看，在整个过程中都采用了被动设计原则，包括在夏季向北遮阳双层玻璃窗，在冬季允许阳光照射，房子两端的大窗户供自然通风，屋顶和洗衣处的水循环使用，太阳能电池板发电和广泛的绝缘和密封，以防止热损失。这一切结合起来，创造了几乎不需要人工加热或冷却住宅。

From a sustainability perspective, passive design principles were adopted throughout, including shaded double glazed windows to the north preventing heat in the summer and allowing sunlight in the winter, large openable windows on opposite ends of the house for natural ventilation, recycling water from the roof and laundry, solar panels to generate power and extensive insulation and sealing to prevent heat loss.   This all combines to create a dwelling that requires almost no artificial heating or cooling.

 © Folded Bird Photography – Brendan Finn

折叠式鸟摄影-布兰登·芬恩

通常，最简单的概念需要最充分的考虑，才能让这些想法从总体设想到最小的细节。简单干净的线条，细致入微的连接点，平衡的材料和颜色选择，正确的定位和可持续性原则的整合，都能创造出一个现代化、舒适、最重要的是宜居的家。

Often the simplest concepts require the most consideration to allow the ideas to flow through from the overall vision to the smallest details.   Simple clean lines with carefully detailed junctions, a balanced selection of materials and colours, proper orientation and integration of sustainability principles can create a home that is modern, comfortable, and most importantly, livable.