架构师提供的文本描述。这个项目是一个年轻家庭的新家。坐落在郊外的斜坡上，俯瞰纳尔逊城、海港和远处的山脉，离上班和市中心只有步行和骑自行车的距离。

Text description provided by the architects. This project is a new home for a young family. Set on a sloping site in a suburban environment overlooking Nelson City, the harbour and mountains beyond, it is within walking and cycling distance to work and the town centre.

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这所房子由两卷书组成。一个高高的两层高的钢制拥抱着南边，背对着一条与牛奶层压板窗相连的通道。在北面，它是开放的阳光和花园，在户外的房间达到高潮。一个较低的木材进入翼沿东部边界。它们一起最大限度地利用北部和西部的私人和阳光空间。综合景观设计为幼儿提供了平坦的草坪、甲板和户外浴场。

The house is formed by two volumes. A tall two storey steel form hugs the south boundary turning its back to an adjacent access way with milk laminate windows. On the north side it is open to the sun and garden culminating in an outdoor room. A lower timber entry wing follows the eastern boundary. Together they to maximise the private and sunny spaces to the north and west. Comprehensive landscaping has and provided a flat lawn for the young children, decks and outdoor bathing.

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进入房子是通过一个凹陷的东朝庭院空间，这将变得更加私密的街道，因为种植成熟。一个高大的入口是餐厅空间和中心枢轴的双重。居住空间从这里延伸到北厨房、主客厅和外面的客厅.“和平室”在一扇明亮的黄色门后面向西延伸。一间瑜伽工作室藏在半层楼的后面。上层是儿童卧室，可以通过黄色的大滑动门进入走廊空间。这一层还包括与楼梯相结合的办公空间。

Entry to the house is via a sunken east facing courtyard space that will become more private from the street as planting matures. A tall entrance doubles as a dining space and a central pivot. Living spaces extend from here to the north – kitchen, main living , and the outside living room. The "peace room" extends to the west behind a bright yellow door. A yoga studio is concealed behind on a half level. The upper level contains children’s bedrooms that can open out into the corridor space via large yellow sliding doors. An office space is also included on this level integrated with the stair.

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这个房子使用基本的被动太阳能原理，太阳能热水加热，慷慨的隔热，和自然材料，连同更复杂的手段，如空气到水热泵来加热房子。这使得它成为一个节能的房子，对环境和邻里的影响都很小。

This home uses basic passive solar principles, solar hot water heating, generous insulation, and natural materials together with more sophisticated means, such as an air to water heat pump to heat the house. This makes it an energy efficient house with a low impact on both the environment and neighbourhood.

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