架构师提供的文本描述。元素，位于波特兰以东70英里，在莫西尔，俄勒冈州郊区。由两个堆叠的矩形卷组成，元素作为对环境极端的建筑反应。

Text description provided by the architects. Elements, is located seventy miles east of Portland, on the outskirts of Mosier, Oregon. Comprised of two stacked rectangular volumes, ELEMENTS stands as an architectural response to environmental extremes.

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C.Daniel Kaven

房子坐落在陡峭的北面山坡上，是为了最大限度地欣赏哥伦比亚河和郊狼向斜的景色。该结构的第一级是一个支柱，包含主要的睡眠区。入口门厅旨在接待和垂直流通，也有助于隔断主卧室从车库。

Nestled into a steep, North-facing hillside, the house is oriented to maximize views of the Columbia River and Coyote Syncline. The structure’s first level serves as a plinth, containing the primary sleeping quarters. An entry foyer intended for reception and vertical circulation, also helps to partition master bedroom from garage.

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C.Daniel Kaven

上面，第二层的开放式平面图被一堵连续的玻璃幕墙所包围，在保持引人入胜的景色的同时，也起到了中介作用。在提升生活和饮食这两个最活跃的方案实体时，它们反过来又在视觉上与下面的景观相联系，通过千万年的地质和水文现象构成日常生活的框架。一个戏剧性的悬挑露台延伸到河西，创造了充足的外部居住空间。

Above, the open plan of the second level is enclosed by a continuous wall of glass, mediating elements while preserving remarkable views. In elevating the most active programmatic entities of living and eating, they are in turn visually connected to the landscape below, framing everyday life via eons of geological and hydrological phenomena. A dramatic cantilevered terrace reaches towards the river west, creating ample exterior living space.

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