架构师提供的文本描述。客户对这所房子的要求很简单。功能上，最大限度地扩大可用面积和合并绿化。在美学上，用石灰华作为建筑装饰。在他的旅行中受到意大利城市景观的启发，石灰华也会表达这座房子。

Text description provided by the architects. The client’s brief for this house was simple. Functionally, to maximize usable area and to incorporate greenery. Aesthetically, to use travertine copiously as an architectural finish. Inspired by the Italian urban-scape during his travels, so too would travertine express this house.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)

这座房子被组织成两个平行的街区，由一座玻璃围封的桥连接起来。这两个街区之间的分离使得日光可以向下流到地下室空间。厚厚的石灰华墙和巨大的悬垂被放置在西侧，以限制从严酷的午后阳光中获得的热量。入口、起居空间和卧室纵向布置，以利用自然交叉通风和日光。为了加强土地利用而不以一座雄伟的建筑而告终，这四层房屋有一层沉入地下，另三层则远离通道。

The house is organised as two parallel blocks connected by a glass enclosed bridge. The separation between the two blocks allows daylight to stream down to basement spaces. Thick travertine walls and large overhangs are placed on the western side to limit heat gain from the harsh afternoon sun. The entry, living spaces and bedrooms are arranged longitudinally to take advantage of natural cross ventilation and daylight. In order to intensify land use without ending up with an imposing structure, the four storied house has one level sunk into the ground and the other three set away from the access road.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)

为了尽可能容纳更多的绿色和“蓝色”空间，花园和水体遍布整个房子。一楼的居住和就餐区面向游泳池和鱼池。地下室的娱乐室和客房对天空开放，自然光线和通风通过一个沉陷的苔藓花园庭院。三层平顶既是娱乐平台，又是屋顶花园。

To accommodate as much green and ‘blue’ space as possible, the gardens and water bodies are spread throughout the house. The living and dining areas on the ground floor face a swimming pool and a fish pond. The basement’s entertainment and guest rooms are open to the sky, with natural light and ventilation coming through a sunken moss garden courtyard. The third storey flat roof is both a recreational deck and a roof garden.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)

到达体验是由几层钙华墙精心安排的，这表明外面和内部之间有一个微弱的门槛。细节是有意最小化和精确的，以加强简单的质量和并列的坚实和透明。

The arrival experience is orchestrated by several layers of travertine wall that suggest a tenuous threshold between the outside and the inside. The detailing is deliberately minimal and precise to enhance the simplicity of the massing and the juxtaposition of solidity and transparency.

 first floor plan

二层平面图

居住区域狭窄的街区，厚厚的石板，多层次的花园和水体，确保房子在热带环境中保持凉爽，通风良好，并在柔和的日光下清洗。空隙、层和固体的三维组合为安静的反思和家庭互动创造了空间，为每一种情绪和时刻创造了一些空间。

The narrow blocks that house the living area, the thick stone cladding, multiple levels of gardens and water bodies ensure that the house remains cool in the tropical environment, well ventilated and washed in soft daylight. The three dimensional composition of voids, layers and solids creates spaces for both quiet reflection and family interaction, something for each mood and moment.

 © Jeremy San

(杰里米·桑)