架构师提供的文本描述。息肉是一个简单的外建与多种可能的用途。该项目由一个聚碳酸酯外壳和一个裸露的木框架组成。屋顶，地板和墙壁的“折叠”，以建立所有其他材料和方法的垂直界限。白色半透明聚碳酸酯面板发出足够的光到内部，同时从外部给出结构逻辑的暗示。建筑物是光线和阴影的代表，利用日光的时间特性。

Text description provided by the architects. The polypod is a simple outbuilding with a multitude of possible uses. The project consists of a polycarbonate shell and an exposed wooden frame. The roof, floor, and wall "fold" to establish the vertical limits of all other materials and methods. The white translucent polycarbonate panels emit enough light to the interior while giving a hint of the structural logic from the outside. The building is an agent of light and shadow and takes advantage of the temporal quality of daylight.

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托马斯博士为这个项目做了一个非常简单的简报。我需要一个地方来存放一些东西，我有5，000.00美元，而且大楼一定很漂亮。这座建筑本质上是一座“原始小屋”。这里没有(永久性的)系统(暖通空调、水、电)，所以这座建筑可以自由地表达建筑。该结构由中心1‘-0“的2×4连续矩形排架构成。斜撑是杆架施工中最普遍的横向支撑方法，但在柱形结构中，对空间和建筑整体的规模和比例也起着很大的作用。这种结构与薄薄的半透明的皮肤相映成趣，传达了建筑的主要戏剧性，一种光与影的关系。还有一个相当复杂的关系，板的平整度(当正面被阳光照耀)和相反的阅读深度创造的阳光透过空间(从对面的观众)。这些都是由聚碳酸酯材料的半透明性和该项目所尊重和促进的质量所赋予的自然惯用性和模棱两可之处。

Dr. Thomas had a very simple brief for the project. “I need a place to store some things, I have $5,000.00 and the building has to be beautiful”. The building is essentially a “primitive hut”. There are no (permanent) systems (HVAC, water, electrical) so the building was free to be a pure expression of architecture. The structure is made with a series of 2 x 4 continuous rectangular bent frames at 1’- 0” on center. Diagonal bracing is the most ubiquitous method of lateral bracing in stick frame construction, but in the polypod it is also in service to the scale and proportion of the space and building as a whole. The structure, set against the thin translucency of the skin, conveys the primary drama of the building, a relationship of light and shadow. There is also a rather complex relationship of the flatness of the panels (when frontally lit by sunlight) and conversely the reading of depth created by sunlight cast through the space (from the side opposite the viewer). These are the natural reciprocities and ambiguities granted by the translucency of the polycarbonate material and the qualities, which the project honors and promotes.

 Polypod Exploded

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设计/构建团队由David和我组成，对我们来说，保持在预算范围内是非常重要的。不仅仅是因为显而易见的原因(这不是我们应该做的吗？)但是，作为一个证明，架构可以实现任何预算。该项目有一个限制，即材料(聚碳酸酯面板除外)必须在当地的“现成”五金店购买，没有特别订单。这是出于明显的预算要求，但也是为了证明建筑可以用日常材料制造。

The design/build team consisted of David and myself and it was very important for us to stay within the budget. Not only for the obvious reasons (isn’t that what we are supposed to do?) but, as a proof that architecture can be achieved with any budget. There was a limit place on the project that materials (with the exception of the polycarbonate panels) had to be purchased at the local hardware store “off the shelf”, no special orders. This was done for obvious budgetary requirements, but again, also as a proof that architecture can be made with everyday materials.

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由于聚碳酸酯面板的(相对)高成本，我们必须创造性地选择和详细的材料，以保持在预算范围内。对每一个细节的关注都是建筑过程中的一个不断的指令，例如：大卫没有支付运费，而是在塔尔萨(距费耶特维尔约120英里)捡起聚碳酸酯面板。扣除天然气和大卫的每小时费率后，拿起这些面板(而不是把它们装船)节省了大约一半的运费。另一个例子是在木材结构上选择紧固件/聚碳酸酯面板的附件。我们想要一个无形的连接，在那里，紧固件将隐藏或隐藏时，查看建筑物的外部和内部。我们考虑了许多可能性，其中大多数都需要外来材料或耗费时间的劳动力，或者在最坏的情况下两者兼而有之。我们在一个白色的小钉子中找到了一个完美的紧固件，它的头部足以将聚碳酸酯材料固定在结构上，但在五到六英尺远的地方，它还不够突出。使用这些紧固件只需3.50美元的材料和大约四个小时的劳动。这是许多项目中的一个例子，其中所需的结果是体系结构、结构和组装系统的效率。

Because of the (relatively) high cost of the polycarbonate panels, we had to be creative with how materials were selected and detailed in order to stay within the budget. This attention to every detail was a constant directive for the building process, for example: instead of paying for shipping, David picked up the polycarbonate panels in Tulsa (about 120 miles from Fayetteville). After factoring in gas and David’s hourly rate, picking up the panels (instead of having them shipped) saved about half the price of shipping. Another example is the choice of fasteners/attachment of the polycarbonate panels to the wood structure. We wanted an invisible connection where fasteners would be concealed or hidden when viewing the exterior and interior of the building. We considered many possibilities, most of which required either exotic materials or time-consuming labor, or in the worst cases, both. We found the perfect fastener in a small white exterior nail with just enough head to hold the polycarbonate material to the structure but not obtrusive enough to be seen from five or six feet away. Using these fasteners only cost $3.50 in material and about four hours of labor. This is one example of many in the project where the required outcome was an efficiency of the architecture, construction, and systems of assembly.

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