© Bill Ellzey

c.Bill Ellzey

这个项目是对客户想要在圣路易斯谷(海拔8500英尺)的高甜品中建造一个小的退路的回应。有令人叹为观止的圣克里斯托山和大沙丘国家纪念碑。该地区以其宁静和环境独特性而闻名。这所房子的设计不仅是为了应对这种环境，而且也是为了利用该网站独特的灵性。

This project is a response to a client’s desire to build a small retreat in the high dessert of the San Luis Valley (elevation +8,500 ft.) with stunning views of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Great Sand Dunes National Monument. The area is known for its serenity and environmental uniqueness. The house is designed to not only respond to that environment but also to take advantage of the unique spirituality of the site.

 © Bill Ellzey

c.Bill Ellzey

房子被认为是一个单一的体积围护，包裹和折叠自己，形成和定义三个主要的室内空间，并将房子与景观联系起来。主要的室内空间用于生活、就餐和烹饪。主空间两侧的另外两个空间作为主卧室套房和传统的纹身垫冥想空间，毗邻一个用作禅宗冥想岩石花园的室外房间。大面积的玻璃被用来捕捉视图，允许被动的太阳方向和模糊内外的区别。这所房子在建筑和维修方面都是相对便宜的。由于该房产地处偏远和离网系统，每年有300多个太阳日，面积为1600平方米。英国“金融时报”。房子是用太阳能光伏系统供电的。这片七英亩的土地尽可能不受干扰。

The house is conceived as a single volumetric enclosure that wraps and folds around itself to form and define three major interior spaces and tie the house to the landscape. The primary interior space is used for living, dining and cooking. The two other spaces flanking the primary space serve as master bedroom suite and a traditional tatami mat meditation space adjacent to an outdoor room that is used as a Zen meditation rock garden. Large areas of glass are used to capture the views, allow for passive solar orientation and blur the distinction between inside and outside. The house is designed to be relatively inexpensive both in construction and maintenance. As the property is remote and off-the-grid system and, having more than 300 sun days per year, the 1,600 sq. ft. house is powered with a solar energy photovoltaic system. The seven-acre site has been left undisturbed to the fullest extent possible.