其目标是建立一个在环境和经济措施方面表现最佳的家园。具体来说，即使在现代住房和贷款环境下，它的设计也是以可评估的价值建造的，同时尽可能少的维护和使用成本。其方法是设计一座以信封为中心的建筑，它可以很容易地将自己编织成一个成熟的社区。

The objective was to create a home with the highest possible performance in environmental and economic measure. Specifically, it was designed to be buildable at an appraisable value, even in the modern housing and lending climate, while having as little maintenance and utility costs as possible. The approach was to design an envelope-centric building that could easily weave itself into an established neighborhood.

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这使得家庭在能源效率方面达到了帕西夫豪斯的标准，并在大衰退之后利用了不良资产。最终选择的价格和耐用性，暗染色松树，钢，混凝土和石膏。墙面、楼梯及上层均为聚氨酯建筑级胶合板，橱柜均为预制，高光泽白色。空间整合，使紧凑的计划宽敞。

This allowed for the home to reach Passiv Haus standards for energy efficiency and take advantage of distressed properties in the wake of the great recession. Finishes were selected for affordability and durability, featuring dark stained pine, steel, concrete and gypsum. Walls, stairs and the upper floor are urethaned construction grade plywood and cabinets are prefabricated, high gloss white. Spaces are integrated to make the compact plan spacious.

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在主要层面上，一个单一的空间包含了所有的公共生活功能。在上层，一条单一的循环路径围绕着一个集中的、分隔的浴室，卧室辐射出去。窗户的放置，以拥抱居住的可能性，边院与后院一体化。该住宅目前正在开发与客户在圣保罗，明尼苏达州，并作为一个综合交付服务产品提供给公众。

On the main level, a single space encompasses all public living functions. On the upper level, a single circulation path loops around a centralized, compartmentalized bathroom with bedrooms radiating out. Windows are placed to embrace the possibility of inhabiting side yard integrated with back yard. The home is currently in development with a client in Saint Paul, Minnesota and available to the public as an integrated delivery service-product.

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