架构师提供的文本描述。位于圣卢西亚山的自然保护区，橡树林和陡峭的草地的遗址强烈地影响和启发费尔德曼建筑的房子Ocho的设计。为了减少房屋聚集造成的影响，并保留场地线，该建筑被安置在地面上，悬垂的屋顶上种植着高大的乡土草。房子也被分成了一系列的亭子，以减少它的整体质量。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in a nature preserve in the Santa Lucia Mountains, the site of oak forests and steep meadows strongly impacted and inspired Feldman Architecture’s design for House Ocho. In order to reduce the impact of the home’s massing and to preserve site lines, the building settles into the ground and overhanging roofs are planted with tall native grasses. The house is also divided up into a series of pavilions to lessen its overall mass.

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经过一个入口树林后，游客可以看到不同建筑元素之间和上方的远处景色。当他们被吸引到开阔的视野中时，他们被从林荫的山脊引到一个大露台，作为房子的室外起居室。几乎每一个房间都有通向陆地的宽阔的门，让这个朴素的家感觉更宽敞。

After passing through an entry grove, visitors can see distant views between and over the various building elements. As they are drawn into the widening view, they are led down from the tree-lined ridge to a large terrace that serves as an outdoor living room for the house. Nearly every room has wide doors that open to the land allowing the modest home to feel much more spacious.

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知道房子往往会被业主使用，没有他们的孩子或客人，这两个客人的卧室被拉离主房子。当只有主人在家时，客人的机翼可以关闭，电和热。外部走廊进一步减少了热控制空间的数量。

Knowing that the home would often be used by the homeowners without their children or guests, the two guest bedrooms are pulled away from the main house. When only the owners are home, the guest wing can be shut off, electrically and thermally. External hallways further reduce the amount of thermally controlled space.

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业主对网站的尊重转化为几个对环境敏感的设计决策。为了进一步将房屋与土地联系起来，整个房子都采用了带有风化钢口音的天然木材和混凝土调色板。除了让房子融入景观，绿色屋顶允许雨水在现场被吸收，并确保房子在炎热的夏季保持凉爽。还实施了被动式太阳能设计战略：大窗户将混凝土地板和挡土墙暴露在早晨的阳光下，从而尽量减少对人工热的需求。

The owners’ respect for the site translated into several environmentally sensitive design decisions. To further tie the house to the land, a natural palette of wood and concrete with weathered steel accents is incorporated throughout the house. In addition to allowing the house to blend into the landscape, the green roofs allow rain water to be absorbed on-site and ensure that the house remains cool in hot summer months. A passive solar design strategy was implemented as well: large windows expose the concrete floors and retaining walls to the morning sun, thus minimizing the need for artificial heat.

带有集成光伏电池的天窗产生柔和的过滤光，同时也有助于为房子供电。对环境敏感的建筑材料，如可持续收获的木材和从牛仔布制造废料制成的绝缘材料，在整个家庭都有具体规定。最后，在房子附近的大草甸重新种植了乡土草和野花，这些野花既耐旱又具有耐火能力。

Skylights with integrated photovoltaic cells produce a soft filtered light while also helping to power the house. Environmentally sensitive building materials such as sustainably harvested lumber and insulation made from denim manufacturing waste were specified throughout the home. Finally, the large meadows adjacent to the house have been replanted with native grasses and wildflowers which are drought-tolerant and also provide fire resistance.

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