架构师提供的文本描述。卡特彼勒住宅的设计坐落在圣露西亚保护区的轻柔起伏的山丘上，旨在强调与这块土地的联系。住在悬崖五月的家后，客户带着对现代牧场房屋的热爱来到了这个项目，并在一个美丽的地点寻找一个环保意识的回应。卡特彼勒住宅在探索现代农场理念的同时，实现了可持续发展的元素：低水平的聚集，室内和室外空间紧密相连的开放式规划，以及非正式地以厨房为中心的主要生活区。

Text description provided by the architects. The design for the Caterpillar House, sited on the softly rolling hills of the Santa Lucia Preserve, sought to accentuate a connection to the land. Having lived in a Cliff May home, the client came to the project with a love of modern ranch houses and looking for an environmentally-conscious response to a beautiful site. The Caterpillar House implements sustainable elements while exploring a contemporary version of the ranch ideals: massing that is low and horizontal, an open plan with a strong connection between indoor and outdoor spaces, and main living areas which center informally on the kitchen.

 © Joe Fletcher

乔·弗莱彻

从字面上和象征性地连接到现场，挖掘出来的土被重新用于建造墙壁。这些夯实的土墙对遗址的轮廓做出了轻微的弯曲，同时也起到了热质量的作用，从白天到晚上调节温度。收集雨水灌溉，三个水箱自豪地坐在附近的家园-一个明确的迹象，可供景观的水资源。大的朝南的玻璃门打开了主要的起居区，有一个大的有盖的当代门廊和一个带有遮阳篷的室外露台，可以扩展和缩小，以便有一个灵活的娱乐区来满足客户的需求。

Connecting literally and figuratively to the site, excavated earth was repurposed for the construction of the walls. These rammed earth walls gently curve in response to the site’s contours and also act as a thermal mass, regulating temperatures from day to night. Capturing rainwater for irrigation, three tanks proudly sit close to the home – a clear sign of the available water resources for landscape. Large south-facing glass doors open the main living area to a large covered contemporary porch and to an outdoor patio with sunshades that expand and contract to allow for a flexible entertaining area that responds to the client’s needs.

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玻璃、自然通风和可操作的遮阳也起到被动加热和冷却系统的作用，在夏天给房子降温，在冬天使房子变暖。集成光伏电池板使房屋能够产生其所有的能源需求，而不会影响到低矮屋顶对山的优美曲线。卡特彼勒住宅是中央海岸第一个利德白金定制之家。

The glazing, natural ventilation and operable shading also act as a passive heating and cooling system, cooling the house in the summer and warming the house in winter. Integrated photovoltaic panels enable the house to produce all of its energy requirements without compromising the graceful curve of the low roof against the hill. The Caterpillar House is the first Leed Platinum Custom Home of the Central Coast.

 © Joe Fletcher

乔·弗莱彻