架构师提供的文本描述。这所房子居住在海拔1，450米的海拔2，200平方米的半干旱气候地带。气候带最高气温在38℃以上，最低气温略低于-8°C，12月至3月有罕见降雪，但有普通霜冻。根据世界自然基金会的说法，无论是从物种丰富度还是从地方多样性来衡量，吉娃娃沙漠都可能是世界上生物多样性最丰富的沙漠。

Text description provided by the architects. The house resides in an splendid semi-arid climate plot of 2,200 m2 at an elevation of 1,450 m above sea level. The climate zone has maximun temperatures above 38° C and lows reaching slightly below -8° C with rare snowfall but common frost from December to March. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Chihuahuan Desert may be the most biologically diverse desert in the world, whether measured on species richness or endemism.

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这所房子坐落在山坡上一处天然的悬崖上，面向东方，背对着来自北方的风，我们有幸欣赏到这座城市和山谷的全景山。房子有一个钢和混凝土混合结构，加上外部的石头表面，以创造一个和谐的环境。里面的墙壁是白色的灰泥，而天花板两旁都是木头。

The house occupies a natural ledge in the hillside, facing the view to the east and turning its back to the winds coming from the north, we have privileged the views to the city and the panorama hills of the valley. The house has a mixed structure of steel and concrete, plus outer faces of stone to create a rapport with the surroundings. The inside walls are in white stucco, while the ceilings lined with wood.

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房子被发展成一个漂浮的体积和一个半埋藏的平台。主楼层可容纳客厅、餐厅、厨房、工作室和主卧室。地下室可容纳一间多用途房和三间卧室。所面临的挑战是创造一所房子，其中每个室内空间通常被提及不止一个外部空间，在景观和建筑之间创造一种连续性，并超越内部和外部的传统区别。

The house is developed as one floating volume and a semi buried podium. The main floor accommodates the living and dining spaces, kitchen, studio and the master bedroom. The basement accommodates a multipurpose room and 3 bedrooms. The challenge was to create a house in which each interior space is generally referred to more than one exterior, creating a continuity between landscape and building and transcending conventional distinctions between inside and outside.

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