架构师提供的文本描述。这是对19世纪40年代一座列入名单的砂岩村舍的翻修，这座别墅在1980年代得到了大量增加。房子的前部不能改变，在现有的山脊线上也看不到任何额外的东西。村舍内部，包括砂岩墙在内，状况很差，因此采取了隐藏策略，新的石膏板皮覆盖了村舍后壁的所有墙壁和现有的两扇窗户。

Text description provided by the architects. This is a renovation of an 1840s heritage listed sandstone cottage which was substantially added to in the 1980s. The front of the house could not be altered and any addition was not to be visible above the existing ridge line. The interior of the cottage, including its sandstone walls, was in poor condition, so a strategy of concealment was adopted where a new plasterboard skin covers all walls and two existing windows in the back wall of the cottage.

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原前窗保留，但覆盖织物贴片，以提供隐私，但承认光。前门是唯一的原始元素在内部可见。上世纪80年代新增的部分被拆除，新的门窗安装在现有的开口上，而车库门窗屋顶内的阁楼被拆除，并增加了一个完整的第二层。该项目的第一个概念创新是庭院上的桥梁。主楼太小，无法容纳客户的三间卧室和两间浴室。这座桥允许主卧室和套间位于物业后面的车库上方，但与孩子们的卧室在同一层仍有物理连接。

The original front windows are retained but covered with fabric scrims to provide privacy but admit light. The front door is the only original element visible on the interior. The 1980s additions were gutted and new windows and doors fitted to existing openings while the loft within the gabled roof of the garage was demolished and a full second level added. The first conceptual innovation in the project was the bridge over the courtyard. The main house was simply too small to accommodate the client’s brief for three bedrooms and two bathrooms.The bridge allowed for the main bedroom and ensuite to be located above the garage at the rear of the property but still physically connected to and on the same level as the children’s bedrooms.

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第二个概念是把庭院和车库(可以作为孩子们的游乐空间)整合到主要的生活空间中，这样室内看起来比实际大得多，把庭院放在房子的中心，让所有的空间都能看到它，创造一个鼓舞人心的生活环境。

The second concept was to integrate the courtyard and the garage (which can be used as a play space for the children) into the main living space so that the interior seems much larger than it actually is, and putting the courtyard at the centre of the house so that all spaces look out over it to create an inspiring living environment.

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房子有一个非常清晰的方案，下层分为四个大致正方形的空间，起居室(原来的砂岩小屋)，厨房和餐厅，庭院和车库(儿童游戏空间和额外的娱乐空间，当汽车被移走时)。上层有两间儿童卧室，浴室和公共书房，横跨庭院的桥梁和车库上方的主卧室和套间。

The house has a very legible plan with the lower level divided into four roughly square spaces, living room (the original sandstone cottage), kitchen and dining area, courtyard and garage (children’s play space and additional entertaining space when cars are removed). The upper level has two children’s bedrooms, bathroom and communal study, the bridge spanning the courtyard and the main bedroom and ensuite above the garage.

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我们与吉姆奥斯本合作材料，美化前花园和庭院。前面被认为是一个传统的平房花园与树木和灌木，以提供隐私，从繁忙的街道和公共汽车站外的大门。庭院被设想成一个由树篱和藤蔓组成的芬芳的花园，在现存的墙壁和一个日本枫树上训练，以提供一种强烈的色彩元素。

We collaborated with Jim Osbourne of Material on the landscaping of the front garden and courtyard. The front was conceived as a traditional cottage garden with trees and shrubs to provide privacy from the busy street and bus stop outside the front gate. The courtyard was conceived as a fragrant garden of hedges and vines trained over the existing walls and a Japanese maple to provide one strong element of colour.

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该设计包括一些简单的环境概念。采用可调玻璃百叶窗和大型滑动玻璃门进行自然通风。外铝遮阳窗和天窗遮阳百叶窗。再生木地板。保留了现有的砂岩小屋和20世纪80年代的贝壳。回收现有花岗岩铺路至庭院。为庭院内建的座位提供遮阳的桥梁。耗能低，寿命长，灯饰配件，节水型挂件和马桶水箱。一个乙醇燃烧生态智能壁炉已经安装在客厅，以取代原来的木材燃烧壁炉。

The design includes a number of simple environmental concepts. Natural ventilation by way of adjustable glass louvres and large sliding glass doors. External aluminium sun shading louvres to windows and skylights. Recycled timber flooring. Retention of the existing sandstone cottage and the shell of the 1980s additions. Recycling of the existing granite paving to the courtyard. The bridge providing shading to the built-in seat in the courtyard. Low energy long life light fittings and water saving tapware and toilet cisterns. An ethanol burning eco-smart fireplace has been installed in the living room to replace the original wood burning fireplace.

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