架构师提供的文本描述。客户的简介是一个替代的高质量的当代住宅，将利用该网站的地形，它的缓缓下降的坡度，从道路上，以揭示周围的切希尔景观令人惊叹的景观。

Text description provided by the architects. The client’s brief was for a replacement high quality contemporary dwelling that would take advantage of the site’s topography, with its gently falling gradient which falls away from the road to expose stunning views across the surrounding Cheshire landscape.

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该遗址位于曼彻斯特哈雷巴恩斯自然保护区内，最初被一栋70年代的单层住宅所占据，这里有着与之相关的景观，既没有利用这一环境及其周围的景观，也没有为客户提供所需的住所，以满足他们对家庭住宅的需求和愿望。

The site located in the Conservation Area of Halebarns, Manchester was originally occupied by a 1970’s single storey dwelling, overgrown with its associated landscaping that neither utilised the setting and its surrounding landscape, nor provided the client with the required accommodation to suit their needs and aspirations of a family home.

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该建筑的规划和形式回应了从现场的方向和意见，同时利用了8米跌落在现场。该建筑原则由两座大厦组成，分别设于不同的水平，其中一座包括一个双高居住空间，该空间已降至该幅土地的现有坡度内，但仍须尊重该幅土地上有关单层结构的现有契约(以原有结构为基础)。由于现场倒塌，进入大楼的入口是两座桥，一座是通往上层车库的混凝土车桥，另一座是位于阁楼上的轻型钢和玻璃人行桥，通过双高的居住空间和一棵白桦树，以及更远处的新外部景观。

The plan and form of the building responds to the orientation and views from the site, whilst taking advantage of the 8m fall on the site. The building principle is formed by two blocks, set at different levels, one of which incorporates a double height living space that has been lowered into the existing gradient of the site, whilst still respecting the existing covenant on the site for a single storey structure (based on the original structure). Due to falls of the site the entrance into the building is via two bridges, one concrete vehicle bridge into the upper level garage, or the lightweight steel and glass pedestrian bridge onto the mezzanine floor that provides a view through the double height living space and towards a single silver birch tree, and new external landscaping beyond.

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主楼梯向下进入双高空间，带有“地毯”的熏蒸橡木地板，这也导致你沿着卧室的走廊，它的悬挂预制混凝土百叶窗上方，橡木地板延伸到景观通过无框架玻璃，向周围的树的灌木丛。这条走廊由于无框架的玻璃和隐蔽的屋顶灯(被混凝土百叶窗遮住)，几乎成为卧室两翼之间的一个外部空间，形成了对周围环境的透明看法。这条走廊提供通往所有卧室(包括套房)、健身房和通过全高度旋转橡木门学习的通道。不同的房间利用隐藏的全高度和宽度的玻璃，与明确的滑动门元素，提供景观和私人进入周围的景观。

The main stair descends into the double height space, with a ‘carpet’ of fumed oak floor, that also leads you down the corridor of the bedroom block, with its suspended pre-cast concrete louvers above, and oak floor that extends into the landscaping through the frameless glass, towards the undergrowth of the surrounding trees. The corridor almost becomes an external space between the two wings of the bedroom block due to its frameless glass and concealed rooflights mullions (that are concealed by the concrete louvers) creating a transparent view of the surrounding environment. This corridor provides access to all the bedrooms (including en-suites), gym and study via full height pivot oak doors. The various rooms utilise concealed full height and width glazing, with expressed sliding doors elements, that provides both views and private access into the surrounding landscape.

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居住空间的双高空间主要由5米高的全宽玻璃向南，外部橡木百叶窗在高水平(提供适当的遮阳室内空间在夏季月份，同时允许竖井穿透空间在冬季月份)，伴随着8米高的烟囱结构穿透屋顶。厨房与生活空间相邻，通过居住空间提供无数的景观，并回溯到道路和桥梁。这两个空间可以用一个完整的高度x4米滑动橡木门分开。

The double height space of the living space is dominated by the 5m tall, full width glazing to the south, with its external oak louvers at high level (providing suitable shading to the internal space during the summer months, whilst permitting shafts of light to penetrate the space during the winter months), accompanied by the 8m tall chimney structure that penetrates the roof. The kitchen is adjacent to the living space, and provides numerous views through the living space, and back up towards the road and bridges. The two spaces can be separated by a full height x 4m sliding oak door.

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客户对室内的要求是，它的细节和外观都很简单，因此与空调、盲箱、玻璃框、门框和存储空间等相关的所有格栅都是设计成不可见的，而且不会减损建筑物的简单形状和干净的线条及其周围的景观。

The client’s requirement for the interior was that it is simple in its detail and appearance, so all the grilles associated with the air conditioning, blind boxes, glazing frames, door frames, and storage spaces etc have been designed so that they are not visible, and do not detract from the simple form and clean lines of the building, and its surrounding views.

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该建筑由承重砌块墙构成，附加钢结构以达到所要求的跨度，并在屋顶和车库地板上预制混凝土板。外部完成包括一个绝缘渲染系统与朱拉石灰石雨幕覆层在低水平，与同花顺石灰石顶部石头和相关的不锈钢滴。整个建筑物都使用橡木，外门和百叶窗，橡木是用来“软化”正面的涂油橡木，而在内部，我们在地板上使用了熏蒸橡木的混合物，以及所有高度全高的内门使用了白油橡木。

The building is constructed of load bearing blockwork walls, with supplementary steel structure to achieve the required spans, and pre-cast concrete planks to the roof and garage floor. The external finishes comprise of an insulated render system with a Jura limestone rainscreen cladding plinth at low level, with flush limestone coping stones and associated stainless steel drips. Oak has been used throughout the building, with the external doors and louvres, being oiled oak which have been utilised to ‘soften’ the facades, whilst internally we have used a mixture of fumed oak to the floors, and white oiled oak for all the full height internal doors.

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景观美化和入口处都是与房子一起设计的，提供了微妙的陈述，称赞了房屋的建筑设计，并提供了对所用材料质量的内部细节的一瞥。不幸的是，很少有人认识到用建筑师建造自己的房子所带来的好处-无论是在产品质量方面还是在物有所值方面。我们的客户热情地参与了这个项目，我们相信这一结果不仅是罕见的，而且可能构成向更广泛的受众展示可能性的可能性。

The landscaping and entrance gate have been designed in conjunction with the house, providing subtle statements that compliment that architectural design of the house, and provides glimpses of the internal detailing of quality of materials used. It is unfortunate that so few people realize the benefits available by constructing their own house using an architect – both in terms of quality of product and value for money. Our client’s have enthusiastically entered into this project and we believe the outcome is not only rare but may constitute to showing the possibilities to a wider audience.