该网站是一个住宅区在洛恩，维多利亚。几棵大桉树聚集在街区的东南端，为现场提供了树木环绕的街景环境。这座房子将为这对夫妇和他们的两个成年女儿提供单独的区域，让他们有机会在两个空间之间进行分隔。需要一个大型的居住和用餐空间，有户外娱乐区域，所有家庭成员和朋友都可以聚集在其中。另一个重要的简短要求是一个空间，客户可以在其中练习瑜伽，提供空间隔离与外部视野。

The site is a residential block in Lorne, Victoria. Several large eucalypt trees are clustered in the southeastern end of the block, offering a treed streetscape context to the site. The house was to contain individual zones for the couple and their 2 adult daughters, with the opportunity to separate access between the spaces.  A large Living and Dining space with outdoor entertaining areas were required, within which all family members and friends could congregate. Another important brief requirement was a space in which the client could practice yoga, offering spatial isolation with an external outlook.

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香农·麦格拉思(Shannon MacGrath)

这些树木应尽可能保留下来，并强调与建筑物的内部和外部关系。对海洋的看法应与对树木的看法和通过树木的意见平等地加以考虑。还仔细分析了树木和相关的根区，以确保它们的健康不受新结构的影响，并因此受到挫折。

The trees were to be retained as far as possible and their relationship with the building emphasised internally and externally. Views to the ocean were to be considered on equal terms with the views to and through the trees. The trees and associated root zones were also carefully analysed to ensure their health was not impacted by the new structure and setback accordingly.

 © Shannon MacGrath

香农·麦格拉思(Shannon MacGrath)

规划限制达到了极限，最大限度地扩大了35%的网站覆盖率和该地区特有的挫折。来自邻近物业的意见亦是一个重要考虑因素，因为该大厦在地盘后面保持低调，以确保不会对其后方邻里造成影响；此外，在树木周围工作，多个地区，以及对空间的需求，亦是主要的考虑因素，而这些空间既能让人与世隔绝，又能让人聚集在一起。

Planning constraints were stretched to their limit, maximising the site coverage of 35% and the setbacks particular to the area. Views from neighbouring properties were also an important consideration, with the building keeping a low profile at the rear of site to ensure it did not impact on its rear neighbours.As well as working around the trees, the multiple zones and the need for spaces, which allowed both isolation and congregation, were also major considerations.

 © Shannon MacGrath

香农·麦格拉思(Shannon MacGrath)

一个特殊的客户要求是允许内部和外部空间，在其中可以练习瑜伽。这些空间是为了允许与外部视野的物理隔离，允许一个人在理解一个人在外部环境中的位置的同时，观察内在。

A particular client requirement was to allow internal and external spaces, within which yoga could be practiced. These spaces were to allow for physical isolation with an external outlook, allowing one to look within while understanding one’s position within the external context.

 © Shannon MacGrath

香农·麦格拉思(Shannon MacGrath)

房屋的规划旨在证明每个参与者都感觉到了一个不同的物理中心。当每个用户隔离自己或与另一个用户交互时，调整对其构建环境及其使用的感知，从而创造一个不断变化的物理中心。这反过来又涉及到瑜伽通过运动和静止来达到内在平衡的过程。多个私人户外空间就是一个例子，就像场地上对树木的不对称规划一样。从主卧室到主卧室的弯曲路径提供了另一个例子，因为这些空间之间的外墙和内墙在三维上展开。这些空间之间的每一个细木工元素通过它们的形式加强紧张关系。在许多方面，设计的目的是勾勒出过程的重要性，而不是达到平衡本身。

The planning of the house aims to demonstrate that each participant perceives a different physical centre. As each user isolates themselves or interacts with another, the perception of their built environment and use thereof is adjusted, thus creating a continually shifting physical centre. This in turn relates to the process of yoga striving to achieve inner balance through movement and stillness.  Multiple private outdoor spaces are an example of this, as is the asymmetrical planning on the site in deference to the trees. The curved path from the main living to the main bedroom offers another example, as the external and internal walls between these spaces stretch themselves in 3 dimensions. Each joinery element between these spaces reinforces the tensed relationship through their form. In many ways the design aims to outline the importance of the process rather than achieving balance itself.

建筑与树木的关系提供了一个重要的经验教训，接受和工作的外部影响。他们的存在是不变的，但在内部和外部都是不同的。街道的影响以及室内树木的景观，以及它们在房屋上和屋内投射的光线，在建筑形式和自然之间创造了一种平衡的关系，随着树木的生长和光线的变化，自然也在不断地演变。

The buildings relationship with the trees offers an important lesson in accepting and working with external influences. Their presence is constant yet varies both internally and externally. The impact from the street as well as the views of the trees from the interior, and the light they cast both on and within the house creates a balanced relationship between the built form and nature, which in turn is continually evolving as the trees grow and the light changes.