架构师提供的文本描述。卡尔顿的这座单面双砖露台房子的客户想要找到一种智能的建筑反应，把生命呼吸到一座黑暗而又贫瘠的住宅中。

Text description provided by the architects. The client of this single fronted double brick terrace house in Carlton wanted to find an intelligent architectural response that would breath life into a dark and pokey dwelling.

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现有的物业是典型的维多利亚式露台房屋，有走廊和前两间房的配置，然后是一系列计划不佳的阴郁、功能失调的附加设施，很难获得自然光，而且与后院没有直接联系。我们对客户的简报做出了回应，保留了原先的两间卧室，包括浴室、洗衣、生活、厨房、就餐区和带套房的额外卧室。

The existing property is typical of Victorian terrace houses with a hallway and front two rooms configuration, then a poorly planned series of gloomy, dysfunctional lean-to additions, poor access to natural light and no direct connection to the rear yard. We responded to the client’s brief by retaining the original two bedrooms at the front, with a proposed double storey addition including bathroom, laundry, living, kitchen, dining area and an additional bedroom with en suite.

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该地产的东/西方向和有限的私人开放空间构成了最大的场地限制。针对这些限制，我们使用了一个集中的服务核心，靠近现有的两个卧室，包括浴室、洗衣房、楼梯和厨房的一部分。

The property’s east/west orientation and its limited access to private open space posed as the biggest site constraints. We responded to these constraints by using a centralized service core close to the existing two bedrooms that contain the bathroom, laundry, stairs and part of the galley kitchen. 

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开放式厨房、餐厅和生活区围绕着服务核心，让起居室和室外空间直接相连，这反过来又定义了各种相互流动的空间。在现有的前卧室、厨房和楼下浴室之间，安装了一个轻巧的庭院，最大限度地利用了房屋紧凑而狭窄的脚印，最大限度地利用了光线和交叉通风。

The open plan kitchen, dining and living areas wrap around the service core allowing for a direct connection between the living areas and the outdoor space which in turn defines a variety of spaces that flow into one other.  A light court has been inserted in between the existing front bedrooms, the kitchen and downstairs bathroom, maximizing diffused light and cross ventilation in the compact and narrow footprint of the house.

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客厅延伸到楼上的线外，延伸到风景之中。房间向北逐渐远离邻近的篱笆，给花园留出一点空间，并从北方捕捉到更多的阳光，供起居室使用。这种建筑风格在实用性和舒适性之间找到了更大的平衡。一个深凹的北面转角窗口提供了一个外部座椅平台，以及增加了被动的太阳能控制的建筑物。在内部，一张床提供了一个可爱的温暖空间来阅读一本书或休息室。

The living room extends beyond the line of the upper storey, jutting into the landscape. The room tapers away from the neighbouring fence to the north which gives a little space back to the garden and captures a little more sunlight for the living room from the north. This architectural move finds a greater balance between utility and comfort. A deeply recessed north facing corner window provides an external seating ledge as well as adding to the passive solar control of the building. Internally, a daybed provides a lovely warm space to read a book or lounge.

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楼上的落地通向一个带有小座位的小落地，在新的低天花板浴室上方有一个新的屋顶甲板，俯瞰现有的倾斜屋顶。这一元素提供了一个小的隐秘的私人开放空间，以及一个牧师窗口，在连接的门上方，从旧房子到新的附加物，它充满了入口走廊的自然光。

The upstairs landing leads to a small landing with small seating nook and access to a new roof deck above the new low ceiling bathroom, overlooking the existing pitched roof. This element provides a small secluded private open space as well as a clerestory window which has been inserted above the connecting doorway from the old house to the new addition, which fills the entrance hallway with natural light.

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主卧室与邻近的房产平行，面向西面。它有最小的开口，以减少眩光和太阳热量的增加。这个小的学习区域突出，有一个面向南方的窗户，它作为一个电灯勺，为房间带来了扩散的光线。楼梯降落区也让光线进入主卧室，但可以完全关闭隐藏滑动面板门。

The master bedroom, being in line with the neighbouring property, is west facing. It has minimal openings to reduce glare and solar heat gain. The small study area juts out and has a window that faces south which acts as a light scoop to bring in diffused light to the room. The stair landing area also lets light into the master bedroom but can be completely closed off with concealed sliding panel doors.