架构师提供的文本描述。位于澳大利亚墨尔本宁静的东郊。这是一个705平方米的矩形块土地，它的短边和街道正面朝北。

Text description provided by the architects. Located at the quiet eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. This site is a 705 m2 rectangular block of land with its short side and street frontage facing north.

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我们的客户简介是为他的大家庭设计一套5卧室的大住宅，包括他自己、他的妻子、他的父母和计划好的新生儿。对建筑解决方案感兴趣的客户还对大型开放空间(内部和外部)、最大限度地获得北方阳光、时尚的配件和固定装置以及良好的性价比提出了具体要求。这是一个雄心勃勃的项目，预算相当紧张。

Our brief from client was to design a large 5-bedroom dwelling for his extended family, which includes himself, his wife, his parents and planned newborns. Interested in architectural solutions, the client also had specific requests for large open spaces (both inside and outside), maximized access to northern sunlight, stylish fittings and fixtures as well as good value for money. It was an ambitious project with comparable tight budget.

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场地的方向预先决定了住宅的后院会被住宅本身遮挡。因此，在不挑战后院作为主要户外空间的作用的同时，我们的基本方法是在街区中间引入一个规模相当大的庭院，其中之一是创建一个中央户外活动空间，将其反馈到室内，用于连接/查看/光线/通风；第二，为该项目增加另一个面向北方的界面。

The orientation of the site pre-determines that the dwelling’s backyard would be overshadowed by the dwelling itself. Therefore while not challenging the backyard’s role as the main outdoor space, our basic approach was to introduce a sizeable courtyard in the middle of the block, which would one, create a central outdoor activity space that feeds back into the interior for connection/view/light/ventilation, and two, add another north facing interface for the project.

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Programme Planning

北-由于住宅的重要性、功能需求和大小，住宅的主要北面面向街道正面的立面已被分配到入口休息室、车库、两间主卧室和穿着长袍的步行处。对大多数空间来说，阳光照射是有益的；它们具有不同的功能用途，这也使我们能够以不同的方式表达它们，从而实现更有活力的街道正面形象。卧室的隐私问题只是用窗帘来处理，窗帘的设计方式是，当窗帘打开时，对前门面的清晰度没有任何干扰。

North - Because of their importance, functional needs and sizes, the dwelling’s primary north facing street frontage façade has been allocated to entry lounge, garage, two master bedrooms and walk in robe. It would be beneficial for most of spaces to have sunlight access; and the fact that they have different functional uses also allowed us to articulate them differently, so to achieve a more vibrant street frontage presence. Privacy issue to bedrooms was simply dealt with using curtains, and the curtains were designed in a way that when they were open, they would have zero interference to the clarity of the front façade.

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双层车库后面是中央庭院；这一开放空间允许住宅达到U形足迹，平均建筑深度为8米，因此消除了任何可能的黑暗和通风不良的内部空间。

East - Behind the double garage was the central courtyard; this open space allows the dwelling to achieve a U shape footprint, with an average building depth of 8m, therefore eliminating any possible dark and poorly ventilated internal spaces.

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南方-为了实现客户的大开放空间视觉，一个典型的生活餐厅厨房布置被投入使用。这个宽敞的90平米空间将这三种用途结合起来，并将内外所有活动联系在一起。特殊的生活空间连接着中央庭院和后院，创造了一个模糊内外边界的空间，并伴随着光明而蓬勃发展。

South - To achieve the client’s large open space vision, a typical living + dining + kitchen arrangement was put to use. This generous 90 m2 space integrated the three uses, and interconnected all activities inside and outside. The living space in special was connected to both the central courtyard and the backyard, and creates a space that blurred the inside-outside boundary, and was also flourished with light.

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西面-所有与服务有关的项目，如浴室、洗衣房和预备厨房，都放在街区的西侧，利用向北延伸的服务通道，同时也是抵御西方阳光的缓冲地带。

West - All service related programmes such as bathrooms, laundry and prep kitchen, were placed at the western side of the block, utilising the service lane that runs north south and also acting a protective buffer against western sun.

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就工程的形像而言，我们的目的是要成为一名良好的邻里市民，同时在设计上达到一定程度的态度和品格。更重要的是，住宅的街道外观需要成为项目的英雄。

In terms of the image of the project, it was our intention to be a good citizen in the neighbourhood and at the same time to achieve some level of attitude and character in its design. More importantly, the dwelling’s street facade needs to be the hero of the project.

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在研究了邻近建筑形式的倾斜和山墙屋顶后，选择了一个三角形的整体聚集来连接它的背景。19世纪德国建筑师戈特弗里德·森珀在他的著作中描述了原始棚屋的概念，认为它是乡土建筑的起源；而这种简单的三角形棚屋形式在世界各地的大多数文化中都很常见，这或许可以解释为什么不同文化背景的人都会发现这种形式很有吸引力-它是稳定的，并提供了强烈的隐蔽性和孤独感；人们也可能把它与他们自己特定文化的家庭小屋的抽象概念联系在一起。

After studying the neighbouring built forms of pitched and gabled roofs, a triangulated overall massing was chosen to link it to its context. The 19th century German architect Gottfried Semper described in his writing the idea of primitive hut as being the origin for vernacular architecture; and the fact that such simple triangular hut form is common in most cultures around the world, may explain why people with different cultural background are all likely to find such form appealing - it is stable, and provides a strong sense of shelter and homeliness; and people are also likely to associate it with the abstraction of the domestic cottages of their own specific cultures.

每个立面元素都有自己的清晰度，无论是上层阳台的悬臂，下面的大玻璃窗格的透明度，还是带有挤压框架的小型步入式长袍窗，主床窗的木材分隔线，以及木材车库门的镶板；所有这些元素都是在一个统一的配色方案和松散的几何关系下联系在一起的，这使得人们能够理解这种构图结构的基本原理，而且也不会被它的刚性所压倒。

Each façade element had its own articulation, whether it is the cantilevering of the upper floor balcony, the transparency of the large glass pane beneath it, or the small walk-in robe window with extruded frame, the timber division lines of the master bed window, and the panelling of the timber garage door; all these elements were tied together under a unified colour scheme, and a loose geometric relationship which allowed one to read the underlying principles of such compositional structure, and yet not to be overwhelmed by its rigidity.

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外部材料选择引用上下文。砖瓦的土性、木材覆层的剥离性、金属片的光泽和乳白色的油漆，所有这些性能在周围都很容易获得；通过将所有这些材料组合和对比，该工程的独特质量。

The external material selection quotes from the context. The earthiness of the brickwork, the stripping of the timber cladding, the shininess of the metal sheets, and the creamy white paint, all these properties were readily available in the surrounding; the unique quality of the project was achieved by combining and contrasting all these materials.

从街道上看不见的立面要朴素得多，装饰得更少，这样它们就能与街面竞争，也有助于满足客户的预算要求。

Facades that are less visible from the street, are much plainer and treated with less articulation, so that they would compete with the street façade, and also help meeting the client’s budget requirement.

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景观设计进一步提高了住宅的街道观赏性，前花园通道方式引导人们从正面进入建筑物，并以“礼仪”的方式进行。

The landscape design further enhances the dwelling’s street presence, the front garden passage way direct people to approach the building from front on, and in a ‘ceremonial’ way.