陈柏芝工作室

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陈柏芝工作室

© Bercy Chen Studio

河景花园是一系列的三个相同的房子位于奥斯汀，得克萨斯州，一个街区以北的湖奥斯汀(现在的夫人鸟湖)。这些房子的灵感来源于汉密尔顿池，这是一处深深的自然悬崖，在奥斯汀附近形成了一个戏剧性的瀑布。在那瀑布的精神下，雨水被引导到每个江景花园房子的尽头，落在一张纸上的3层楼，形成一个戏剧性的瀑布，就像中国古典园林里的雨幕一样。雨水被收集在一个80‘长的共用池塘里，在微风习习的日子里，这个池塘为房屋提供了一些自然的冷却。

Riverview Gardens is a series of 3 identical houses located in Austin, Texas, one block north of Lake Austin (now Lady Bird Lake). The homes were inspired by Hamilton pool, a deep natural escarpment which forms a dramatic waterfall near Austin. In the spirit of that waterfall, rainwater is directed to the end of each Riverview Garden house and falls 3 stories in a sheet to form a dramatic waterfall, not unlike the rain screen found in classical Chinese gardens. The rainwater is then collected in an 80’ long shared pond which on a breezy day provides some natural cooling to the houses.

陈柏芝工作室

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每个单元包含2000平方英尺的条件空间和同等数量的室外居住空间。这些单位从地面上升起，提供有盖的停车场和下面的娱乐区域，同时利用树线上方湖泊的景观。每所房子的计划都是沿着轴线向河流延伸，在房屋之间建立半私人庭院，以形成主要的景观。空间组织是由湖景驱动的。

Each unit contains 2000 square feet of conditioned space and an equivalent amount of outdoor living space. The units are raised off the ground to provide covered parking and a recreation area below while capitalizing on views of the lake above the tree line. Each house’s plan is stretched on axis toward the river to frame the primary view while creating semi-private yards between the houses. Spatial organization is driven by the view of the lake.

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一系列的玻璃和植物屏风把每一层的主要空间隔开，每一层都在面向湖的公共空间和对岸的私人空间之间形成了一个过滤器。当一个人从公共空间转移到私人空间时，湖面的视野逐渐受到阻碍，保留了该计划的组织重点，同时允许越来越多的隐私。

A series of glass and vegetative screens divide the primary spaces on each floor, each creating a filter between the public space facing the lake and the private space on the opposite side. As one moves from public space to private, the view of the lake is gradually obstructed, retaining the plan's organizational focus while allowing increasing amounts of privacy.

陈柏芝工作室

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房子是整体的东西轴和完全开放的玻璃在北/南轴，允许不间断地看到湖。最小的足迹确保了大的共用庭院与戏剧性的40英尺高的巴西硬木墙。一堵仙人掌墙，就像画家迭戈·里维拉(Diego Rivera)传奇性的墨西哥城工作室围栏，将把这些地块固定在街道上。

The houses are monolithic on the east/west axis and completely open with glass on the north/south axis allowing uninterrupted views to the lake. The minimized footprint ensures large shared yards with dramatic 40' tall Brazilian hardwood walls. A cactus wall, like painter Diego Rivera’s legendary Mexico City studio fence, will frame the lots at street level.

陈柏芝工作室

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每栋建筑轴线上的空间间隔完全是玻璃的，这样就可以共享视图。中央庭院是流通的一部分。院子的框架是透明的玻璃墙，不间断地通过室内房间和湖边的视野。庭院允许私人进入外部，并创造半私有的外部空间。所有屋顶表面都是可占用的。主屋顶被设计成一个部分封闭的“房间”，高的半透明的面板确保隐私，框架视图，并反射天空的光。

Spatial partitions along each building's axis are entirely glass to allow shared views. A central courtyard serves as part of the circulation. The courtyard is framed by clear glass walls allowing uninterrupted views through the interior rooms and out to the lake. The courtyard allows private access to the outside and creates semi-private exterior spaces. All roof surfaces are occupiable. The main roof is designed as a partially enclosed “room” with tall translucent panels ensuring privacy, framing views, and reflecting the light of the sky.

陈柏芝工作室

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作为设计师和建设者，Bercy Chen Studio有机会实施创新的系统和细节。与结构工程师的设计合作使得即使是这些相对较小的房屋也能展示一些结构装饰。就像一个倒立的比萨塔，房子的顶部最大体积的悬臂超过了中间的音量，而中间的悬臂则在底座上。由此形成的形式延伸到湖面，为每个层次提供充足的阴影。

Working as both the designer and builder gives the Bercy Chen Studio opportunity to actualize innovative systems and details. A design partnership with structural engineers enabled even these relatively small homes to exhibit some structural fetes. Like an inverted tower of Pisa, the top most volume of the house cantilevers over the middle volume, which cantilevers over the base. The resulting form reaches out toward the lake and provides ample shading for each level.

为了追求戏剧、极简主义、经济和能源效率，工作室测试了各种策略，以使半透明的外墙面板系统尽可能具有绝缘性。最终，警察面板、漆包木钉和普通家庭泡沫塑料包装的组合达到了所有外墙的最小值r-8。

Ever striving for drama, minimalism, economy and energy efficiency, the studio tested various strategies for making the translucent exterior wall panel system as insulative as possible. Ultimately a combination of policarb panels, enameled wood studs, and ordinary household bubble wrap achieved a minimum value of r-8 for all exterior walls.

透明度在工程中的重要性要求仔细考虑玻璃的设计。陈柏西利用了他们团队中制作者的专业知识，定制了所有的门窗，甚至包括手柄和门闩。

The importance of transparency in the project demanded careful consideration of glazing design. Bercy Chen utilized the expertise of fabricators on their team to custom build all windows and doors, even down to the handles and latches.