架构师提供的文本描述。在这个新家，客户简介是一个低维护的家，以容纳一个不断扩大的家庭与定期客人。位于半乡村的环境，一个小时的中央商务区，这房子是设计独立于公共供水，煤气，下水道和电力。该设计包含了一系列户外空间，作为生活空间的延伸。空间的正北方向和房子的形状是为了让太阳加热空间在冬季和自然通风在夏季。

Text description provided by the architects. In this new home the client brief was for a low maintenance home to accommodate an expanding family with regular guests. Located on a semi-rural context, one hour from the CBD the house is designed to operate independently of public water, gas, sewerage and electricity. The design incorporates a range of outdoor spaces as an extension of the living spaces. Spaces are orientated due north and the shape of the house is designed to allow the sun to heat spaces during winter and to naturally ventilate during summer.

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在这所新房子里，客户的简报是为了一个低维护的家，以容纳一个不断扩大的家庭和固定的客人。他们想要一个好玩的家，让他们能够随着时间的推移定制和成长。位于半乡村的环境，一个小时的墨尔本，房子的设计功能独立于水管，煤气，下水道和电力。

In this new house the client’s brief was for a low maintenance home to accommodate an expanding family with regular guests. They wanted a playful home that would allow them to customise and grow into it over time. Located in a semi-rural context, one hour from Melbourne, the house is designed to function independently of mains water, gas, sewerage and electricity.

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我们决定把帐篷做成实心.我们认为这在概念上、结构上、环境上和经济上都是对简报的适当反应。在整个过程中，良好的建筑实践创造了一个张力，我的愿望，表达这个想法更字面意思。一名可持续性顾问指导了所有材料的选择。外墙和屋顶是绝缘的，轻量化的结构和装饰。壁炉和混凝土地板提供热质量。Ecoply是用于庭院表面和径向锯银顶灰为外部板和板条覆层。

We decided on a backbone concept of a tent-made-solid. We found this a conceptually, structurally, environmentally and economically appropriate response to the brief. Throughout the process good building practice created a tension with my desire to express this idea more literally. A sustainability consultant guided the selection of all materials. External walls and roof are insulated lightweight structure and finish. The fireplace and concrete floors provide the thermal mass. Ecoply is used for the courtyard surface and radially sawn Silver Top Ash for external board and batten cladding.

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这所房子被安置在现存的树木中，以尽量减少砍伐。优化了平面图的深度(南北)、天花板高度、空气循环、集热和控制季节直接自然光，优化了被动太阳能效率。这段简略形成了散乱的居住和公用建筑布局。避免内部阴影的需要通过将建筑物安排在一个广场上解决了。中间的空间发展成了室外的生活区。在一块占地面积为一公顷的地方引入一座四合院，这为一片原本开放的土地提供了隐秘和等级制度。

The house was positioned amongst existing trees to minimise felling. The depth (north south) of the plan, height of ceilings, circulation of air, catchment of heat and controlling seasonal direct natural light were refined to optimise the passive solar effectiveness. The brief crystallized into a loose arrangement of discreet living and utility buildings. The need to avoid internal overshadowing resolved itself by arranging the buildings in a square. The spaces in-between then grew into outdoor living areas. Introducing a courtyard house to a one hectare site offered seclusion and hierarchy into an otherwise open field.

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其结果是一个由户外空间组成的房子，这些空间是居住区域的延伸，这些空间之间的相互作用形成了走廊、门廊、猫步和微风道。所有这些都结合在一起，提供了一系列的室内外体验。屋顶景观直接响应内部功能，巨大的生活空间和较低的悬吊在宿舍。屋顶边缘是表示为上层，斗篷在外墙上，继续与地面在后方。

The result is a house comprised of outdoor spaces that are an extension of living areas, the interplay of which form verandah, portico, catwalk and breezeway. All combine to offer a spectrum of indoor and outdoor experiences. The roofscape directly responds to the interior functions, monumental over the living spaces and low slung over dormitories. The roof edge is expressed as an upper layer, a cloak over the external walls that continues on to meet the ground at the rear.

更深的外部颜色将房子融入周围丛林的阴影中。相反，庭院采用较浅的颜色，从而突出了庭院作为一种内部类型。建筑过程揭示了太阳研究中的设计力量。山加菲成为这个计划的重要组成部分，并继续对我的工作感兴趣，就像太阳的历史意义一样。

Darker external colours integrate the house into the shadows of the surrounding bushland. In contrast the courtyard employs a lighter colour thus accentuating the courtyard as a type of interior. The architectural process revealed a design force in the study of the sun. Sciagraphy became an essential part of this scheme and continues to be an interest in my work as does the significance of the sun historically.

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