架构师提供的文本描述。这些客户中有一位是工作的视觉艺术家，他们都是严肃的艺术收藏家和前画廊老板。他们想要一个小的、节能的房子，让景观和乡村环境融为一体。除了两间卧室的基本要求外，他们还想要一个独立的客房/工作室、室外房间、游泳池和烧烤区。该网站位于加州的圣伊内兹山谷(SantaYnez Valley)。在地中海气候下，夏季和秋季炎热干燥，冬天从温暖到寒冷，全年晚上都会出现明显的降温现象。有时，西方强风盛行。

Text description provided by the architects. The clients, one of whom is a working visual artist, are serious art collectors and former gallery owners. They wanted a small, energy-efficient home that engaged the landscape and embraced the rural setting. In addition to the basic requirements of a two bedroom house, they wanted a separate guest house/studio, outdoor rooms, pool and barbecue area. The site is in the Santa Ynez Valley in California. With a Mediterranean climate, it is hot and dry in the summer and fall, with warm to cold winters; noticeable cooling occurs at night throughout the year. At times strong western breezes prevail.

 © Richard Barnes & Marion Brenner

理查德·巴恩斯

在陡峭的山坡上的一张小长凳上，这座房子被设想为一种连接景观的装置；洞口可以看到近处和远处的景致，并模糊了室内和室外房间之间的区别。房子的主要体积是一个东西向的楔子，作为用餐/居住的空间。厨房和主卧室穿过这个楔子，向外延伸，形成南北保护的庭院。演播室/招待所不受主建筑的影响，并为入口处提供了定义和庇护。钢栅遮阳室外房间，可操作的木屏风提供避风挡雨的地方。外部遮阳结合薄薄的建筑部分和慷慨的开口使房子保持凉爽，尽管极端的夏季温度。结合现场墙壁和格子结构，景观设计-由耐旱土著组成-进一步定义了室外房间，并逐渐过渡到自然景观。

Notched into a small bench on a steep hillside, the house was conceived of as a device to connect to the landscape; openings frame views near and far and blur the distinction between indoor and outdoor rooms. The main volume of the house is an east-west oriented wedge which functions as the dining/living space. The kitchen and master bedroom pierce this wedge and extend out to form protected courtyards on the north and south. The studio/guest house stands free of the main structure and defines and shelters the entry. Steel grating shades outdoor rooms, and operable wood screens provide shelter from western wind. Exterior shading combined with the thin building sections and generous openings keep the house cool despite extreme summer temperatures. Combined with site walls and trellis structures, the landscaping—composed of drought tolerant natives—further defines the outdoor rooms and makes a gradual transition into the natural landscape.