架构师提供的文本描述。这座7，800平方英尺的房子是为一对夫妇和他们的两个儿子设计的，坐落在一个私人社区的一个小囊的尽头，可以看到太平洋的壮丽景色。一个人沿着50英尺长的柚木覆盖墙进入院落。一旦进入，房子打开，利用海景和南加州的气候。尽管房主协会规定了11英尺高的限制，但我们面临的挑战是如何提供舒适开放的居住空间。

Text description provided by the architects. Designed for a couple and their two sons, this 7,800-square-foot house is nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac in a private community with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. One enters the compound along a fifty-foot long teak clad wall. Once inside, the house opens up to take advantage of the ocean views and the Southern California climate. The challenge was to provide gracious and open living spaces despite a restrictive eleven-foot height limit imposed by the homeowners association.

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解决办法是在一个漂浮的水平平面下创造一系列水平膨胀的空间，支撑在石质、木墙和细长的钢柱上。超大的滑动玻璃门可以完全分开，真正地溶解内部和外部之间的物理边界，在太平洋的背景下，从后院不间断地流向主居住空间到游泳池区域。

The solution was to create a series of horizontally expansive spaces underneath a floating horizontal plane supported on stone masses, wood walls and slender steel columns. Oversized sliding glass doors can pocket completely away to literally dissolve the physical boundaries between the interior and the exterior, creating an uninterrupted flow from the rear courtyard to the main living space to the pool area, all against the backdrop of the Pacific Ocean.

 Floor Plan

客人和儿童的卧室在后面的受保护的庭院上开放，而主套房可以看到游泳池和海洋的分层景观。主浴室打开了它自己的私人冥想花园，坐落在房子和后面的地形之间。

Guest and children’s bedrooms open onto the protected courtyard in the rear while the master suite commands a layered view over the swimming pool and of the ocean. The master bath opens onto its own private meditative garden nestled in between the house and the topography behind.

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米兰达·布拉克特

石地板向外延伸，加上柚木、混凝土和景观区的组成，提供了各种户外娱乐和生活场所，以享受南加州的气候。

The extension of the stone floor to the outside along with a composition of teak, concrete and landscaped areas provide a variety of outdoor entertaining and living areas in which to enjoy the Southern California climate.

车库、卫生室、仓库和服务区都位于地下室，为整个地面的生活腾出了空间。

The garage, health room, storage and service areas are all located in the basement which frees up the entire ground plane for living.

 © Miranda Brackett

米兰达·布拉克特