业主的简介是设计一所房子，灵感来源于它的土生土长的周围环境。该遗址构成了海湾的一部分，这是克尼斯纳的一个私人庄园，坐落在一个裸露的悬崖上，有着壮丽的景色。业主们想要一套室内-室外无缝的房子，供暑假休养之用。这所房子必须最大限度地利用壮观的景色和周围的景观。

The owner’s brief was to design a house inspired by its indigenous fynbos surroundings. The site forms part of The Cove, a private estate in Knysna, and is perched on an exposed cliff with spectacular views. The owners wanted a house with seamless indoor-outdoor living for summer holiday retreats. The house had to take maximum advantage of the spectacular views and surrounding landscape.

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通过使用材料来补充站点的自然颜色、调色板和纹理，已经非常小心地推广了网站的自然属性。因此，该设计具有内聚力的建筑特征，通风，但坚定地锚定在景观中，通过厚重的石材复盖墙。这座建筑舒适地与场地的自然轮廓相吻合。悬臂式结构，如水池和高架木甲板，允许在建筑线以外突出，并划定破坏性区域，以使土著植树在下面生长。

Great care has been taken to promote the natural attributes of the site with the use of materials to complement the natural colour palette and textures of the site. Thus, the design has a cohesive architectural character being airy, yet firmly anchored into the landscape by means of heavy stone clad walls. The building fits comfortably into the natural contours of the orientation of the site. Cantilevered structures such as the pool and elevated timber decks where allowed to protrude beyond the building lines and demarcated destructive zone to allow indigenous planting to grow below.

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该地点的位置邀请了大面积的玻璃和广泛使用户外空间，与每一个方面的房子有一个私人露台或甲板。开放的平面线性组合的内部空间允许从每个房间的看法。为了利用海洋和周围的高尔夫球场景观，并提供保护免受极端的开普敦海岸气候，居住空间的设计西南/东北方向。在恶劣的天气条件下，业主可以选择背风边的庭院，也可以在晴天和无风的日子里在迎风侧使用宽阔的露台。这种撤退的关键在于它在空间关系方面的简单性。它的平面图是结构化的，稀疏的，整洁的。

The location of the site invited large glazed areas and extensive use of outdoor spaces, with each aspect of the house having a private terrace or deck. The open plan linear composition of the interior spaces allows views from every room. To take advantage of the sea and surrounding golf course views and to provide protection from the extreme Cape Coastal climate, the living spaces were designed with South West/North East orientations. The orientation gives the owners the option of sheltered courtyards on the leeward side in poor weather conditions or the use of extensive terraces on the windward side on sunny and wind free days. The key to this retreat is its simplicity in terms of the relationship between spaces. Its floor plan is structured, sparse and uncluttered.

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