架构师提供的文本描述。坐落在奥斯汀南部一座山顶的边缘，这座新的建筑住宅坐落在城市范围内的最高点之一，提供全景天际线和山野景观。由于接近房屋的陡峭做法，建筑物部分下沉到地面，允许车辆进入和停车，以及上面的高架起居空间，包括一个深阴影屋顶甲板。分层设计允许建筑符合城市发展限制，同时最大限度地扩大视野和从街道下面的隐私。

Text description provided by the architects. Nestled into the edge of a hilltop in South Austin, this new construction home sits on one of the highest points within the city limits, offering panoramic skyline and hill-country views. Due to the steep approach to the house, the building is partially sunken into the earth, allowing for vehicular access and parking below, as well as elevated living spaces above, including a deep shaded roof deck. The split-level design allows the building to comply with city development restrictions while maximizing views out and privacy from the street below.

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托弗·艾哈特(Topher Ayrhart)

该建筑垂直分层的结构，住房车辆在最低层，公共空间和次级卧室在后院层以上，存储和机械在间隙第3层，一个慷慨的主人套房与休息室和屋顶甲板在第4，这种分层允许广泛的空间经验和视野的机会，因为一个人上升中央楼梯塔。

The building is vertically stratified across the split-level configuration, housing vehicles on the lowest level, public space and secondary sleeping rooms at the rear yard level above, storage and mechanical on the interstitial 3rd level, and a generous master suite with lounge and roof deck on the 4th.  This stratification allows for a wide variety of spatial experiences and view opportunities as one ascends the central stair tower.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

构造设计加强了这一垂直过程，首先是一个厚重的混凝土基座，它在沉入的车库中保留着泥土，成为基础，外露的钢宽翼缘梁支持第二层和屋顶甲板的沉重载荷，并在高屋顶上形成悬臂式的胶合板梁，它向天空倾斜，并将这一层朝向其主要的市中心景观。

The tectonic design reinforces this vertical procession, starting with a heavy concrete plinth that retains earth at the sunken garage and becomes the foundation, exposed steel wide-flange beams which support the heavy loads of the second story and roof deck, and cantilevered glulam beams at the high roof, that taper up to the sky and orient this level to its primary downtown view.

 © Topher Ayrhart

托弗·艾哈特(Topher Ayrhart)

内置屋顶播种机在为主套间提供隐私的同时，屏蔽不受欢迎的相邻视图。一个外部楼梯连接屋顶甲板和私人后院，在那里一个宽大的门廊遮住了西面的窗户墙，作为一个室外客厅。

Built-in rooftop planters screen undesirable neighboring views while offering privacy to the master suite. An exterior stair connects the roof deck with the private rear yard, where a generous covered porch shades the west-facing window wall and serves as an outdoor living room.

Architects A Parallel Architecture

Location Austin, United States

Category Houses

Architect in Charge Eric Barth, Ryan Burke

Area 2968.0 ft2

Project Year 2013

Photographs Topher Ayrhart