架构师提供的文本描述。这个锌包层的房子修剪成黑色的丰富石是建立在一个现有的基础上，在一个高大的松林立地，高于圣克里奥克斯河在明尼苏达州。现有的家庭受到严重的水分渗透问题的困扰，而这些问题又引起了许多环境效率和空气质量问题。设计团队保存了所有可挽救的地基和砖石构件。

Text description provided by the architects. This zinc clad house trimmed in black richlite is built on an existing foundation in a tall pine forested site high above the St. Criox River in Minnesota. The existing home was beset with serious moisture infiltration problems which in turn gave rise to a host of environmental efficiency and air quality issues. The design team saved all the foundation and masonry components that were salvageable.

这种形态是从室内不同高度的空间演变而来的，这得益于房子周围的高大树木以及被保存和翻新的砖石烟囱。自然光来自四面八方，并通过多种手段巧妙地反射出来，如木屏风、墙壁和各种颜色的表面以及投影的天窗。

The form evolves from the varying height spaces of the interior, informed by the tall trees surrounding the house and masonry chimney that was saved and renovated. Natural light is brought in from all directions and skillfully reflected by multiple means such as wood screens, walls and surfaces of varying hues and projected skylights.

 © Paul Crosby

C.Paul Crosby

居住空间与其美丽的意大利厨房功能分段的方式，以支持日常需要，但开放的交叉交谈空间的亲密高度和高耸的对比，以体验圣克罗瓦河谷的景观。

The living space with its beautiful Italian kitchen functions in segmented fashion in support of daily needs yet open to  cross conversation with spaces of intimate heights and the contrast of soaring heights to experience the landscape of the St Croix River valley.

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进入房子的多个侧面的外部甲板可以让人感觉到在树枝之间被提升的感觉，以及根据一天的温度选择阳光或遮阳的能力。

Access to the exterior decks in multiple sides on the house allows the feel of being elevated among the branches of the trees as well as the ability of choosing sun or shade depending on the temperature of the day.

 © Paul Crosby

C.Paul Crosby

白色砖石烟囱的大胆造型，锌墙板的柔软质量，装饰元素的黑色，陈年木材的醇厚，金属栏杆的稀薄，以及堆叠的建筑形式块的布置，为家庭创造了一个舒适的尺度。

The bold forms of the white masonry chimney, the soft quality of the zinc siding, the black of the trim elements, the mellowness of the aging wood, the thinness of the metal balustrades and the arrangement of the stacked blocks of building forms makes for a comfortable scale for a home.