架构师提供的文本描述。我们的客户表达了与大家庭和朋友分享这个明尼苏达州北岸的美景的愿望。因此，在花岗岩悬崖上的宾馆可以俯瞰苏必利尔湖。

Text description provided by the architects. Our clients expressed the desire to share the beauty of this north shore Minnesota site with extended family and friends. Hence a guesthouse on a granite cliff overlooking Lake Superior.

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旧车库的现有地基被用来定位宾馆，使得它离原来的小木屋很近，但这两座建筑都保持畅通无阻的景色。另外，拆除一台废弃的风力发电机后，留下了大量暴露的三角形混凝土基座，为室外砖石烟囱和座席区悬崖侧提供了基础。利用这些基础，而不是采用典型的挖掘，使现场尽可能不受干扰，在客舱的新烟囱参考了现有的桥墩的形状。

Existing foundations for a previous garage were used to locate the guesthouse such that it was within a short distance of the original cabin but both structures maintained unobstructed views. Additionally, the removal of a defunct wind generator had left a substantial exposed triangular concrete plinth providing the base for an outdoor masonry chimney and seating area cliff-side. Utilizing these foundations rather than employing typical excavation left the site as undisturbed as possible and the new chimney at the guest cabin references the shape of the existing plinth.

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在客舱里，每一层都有开放的聚会空间，还有睡觉和洗澡的私人空间。年级可容纳厨房/生活/餐厅以及卧室、浴室和机械室。上层包括聚会/游戏室、主卧室、浴室和桑拿。这延伸到阁楼水平与铺好的屋顶作为一个集合空间。当你从蒸汽室搬到屋顶露台时，桑拿的体验就会增强。阁楼的高天窗不仅允许沉思夜空，而且在夏天创造有效的烟囱通风，冷却小屋。

At the guest cabin each of the levels has open gathering space as well as privacy for sleeping and bathing functions. The grade level accommodates the kitchen/living/dining room along with a bedroom, bath and mechanical room. The upper level consists of a gathering/game room, master bedroom, bath and sauna. This extends to the loft level with the paved roof as a gathering space. The sauna experience is enhanced as one moves from the steam room to the roof terrace. The loft’s high skylight not only allows contemplation of the night sky but also creates effective stack ventilation in the summer, cooling the cabin.

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多层创造有利点，让客人从不同的海拔和方向，并在不断变化的灯光条件下，体验戏剧性的地点。全高度窗户确保“地面”外部感觉连接到内部。主水平的窗户似乎躺在外面的甲板上，上层的窗户停在绿色的屋顶露台上，阁楼层的全玻璃门打开到屋顶的露台上。

Multiple levels create vantage points allowing guests to experience the dramatic site from different elevations and directions and under changing light conditions. Full-height windows ensure that the “ground” outside feels connected to the interior. The main level windows seem to rest on the exterior decks, the upper level windows rest on the green roof terrace, and the loft level’s fully-glazed door opening onto the roof terrace.

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所有材料都是有尊严地挑选出来的。无维护的黑色外包层的光滑性与粉刷的砖石结构和自然老化的木材表面形成了鲜明的对比。最低维护材料-ALS的一致性继续在内部与冷杉和桦树表面。除了视觉温暖外，该舱室还通过使用超级隔热墙、三层玻璃高性能窗户和现有地基以上地板的无热桥绝缘细节，设计了优越的热舒适性和最小的能源消耗。新车库被设计成未来太阳能电池板的结构和电枢。

All materials were selected to age with dignity. The smoothness of the maintenance-free black exterior cladding contrasts with the whitewashed masonry texture and naturally-aging wood surfaces. The consistency of minimal-maintenance materi- als continues on the interior with fir and birch surfaces. In addition to the visual warmth, the cabin is designed for superior thermal comfort with minimal energy use through the use of super-insulated walls, triple-glazed high performance windows and thermal-bridge-free insulation details for the floors above the existing foundation. The new garage is designed to act as structure and armature for future solar panels.