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架构师提供的文本描述。在弗吉尼亚州亚历山大的德尔雷社区，一个小的三角形的角落被认为太小了，不能容纳新的房子。多年来，这片土地主要是作为一个遛狗公园为邻里服务的。分区的挫折，高度限制与相邻的主要一层平房，工匠风格的房屋和小殖民，减少了可建造的足迹和建筑围护显着。此外，还需要两个路外停车位.开发商很难提供一套既与相邻房屋风格相似，又适合这片土地的房子。

Text description provided by the architects. A small, triangular corner lot in the Del Ray neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia, was largely considered too small to accommodate a new house. For years, this lot mostly served the neighborhood as a dog walking park. Zoning setbacks, and a height limit consistent with the adjacent primarily one story bungalows, craftsman style houses and small colonials, reduced the buildable footprint and building envelope significantly. In addition, two off-street parking spaces were required. Developers struggled to provide a house that was both similar in style to neighboring houses and would fit onto the lot.

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住在附近的两位富有创意的平面设计师把这片土地的固有挑战看作是一个机会，可以建造一座小而现代的房子，这样他们就可以缩小规模，留在他们喜欢的社区里。他们买下了这片土地，因为他们知道他们的房子会对场地有反应，但不像附近的房子。

Two creative graphic designers who lived in the neighborhood viewed the lot with its inherent challenges as an opportunity to build a small, modern house that would allow them to downsize and remain in the neighborhood they loved. They purchased the lot, knowing their house would be site-responsive but unlike the neighboring houses.   

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这座新房子的设计相对温和：一个开放式的居住、餐饮和厨房空间，一层主卧套房，一个工作区和一个客房套房。在设计中，分区规划的挫折在很大程度上决定了房屋的体积和聚集程度。这座房屋的建造方式是在面向街道的街道上，沿着两座街区的长度与相邻的房屋保持一致。虽然这座房屋有两层高，建筑的高度达到了最高限值，但它与三角形街区内十三栋房屋的平均高度一致。

The program for the new house was relatively modest: an open living, dining and kitchen space, a first floor master bedroom suite, a workspace and a guest bedroom suite.  In the design, the zoning setbacks largely informed the volume and massing.  The house is constructed to the zoning setbacks on facing streets which aligns with adjacent houses along the lengths of both blocks.  While the house is two stories tall and built to the maximum height limit, it is consistent with the average height of the thirteen houses within the triangular block.

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这座房子是围绕着一个双高的空间组织起来的，里面包含了餐饮和生活空间。一座桥将二楼的办公室与客房套房连接起来，帮助确定了用餐区域。三扇大天窗进一步使该空间生机勃勃，再加上大面积的玻璃和卡尔沃尔墙板，整个空间充满了光线。完成保持最小，细节是清晰的。空间构成和自然光成为主要的设计工具。

The house is organized around a double height space containing the dining and living space. A bridge connects the second floor office with the guest bedroom suite and helps define the dining area.  Three large skylights further animate the space, and in combination with large expanses of glass and Kalwall panels, the space is flooded with light. Finishes are kept minimal and the detailing is crisp. Spatial composition and natural light become the primary design tools.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

尽管使用的建筑语言与其相邻的前辈不同，但这座新房子的规模和高度与他们一致，并使房子能够在这个折中的社区内舒适地整合。

Despite employing an architectural language dissimilar to its neighboring predecessors, the scale and height of this new house is consistent with them, and allows the house to integrate comfortably within this eclectic neighborhood.

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Architects Robert M. Gurney Architect

Location Alexandria, United States

Category Houses

Project Architect Brian Tuskey

Photographs Maxwell MacKenzie