架构师提供的文本描述。索诺马的这一农业财产是由两名科学家拥有的。丈夫经常在里面工作，但也喜欢在他的笔记本电脑的其他工作地点工作。妻子参与了许多农业项目，包括保留橄榄园、收获橄榄和制作橄榄油；养蜂；广泛的园艺和其他各种利用索诺玛美丽气候、土壤和选址的努力。妻子拥抱“本地”运动，把她的橄榄和蜂蜜带到当地的市场和餐馆。

Text description provided by the architects. This agricultural property in Sonoma is owned by two scientists. The husband often works inside, but also prefers alternative work locations where for his laptop computer. The wife is involved with a number of agricultural projects, keeping olive orchards, harvesting olives and making olive oil; bee keeping; extensive gardening and various other endeavors that take advantage of Sonoma’s beautiful climate, soils and siting. Embracing the “locavore” movement, the wife brings her olives and honey to local markets and restaurants.

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原来的房子占地25英亩，没有真正的基础设施，也不符合节约用水和消防安全的新法规要求，也没有为农场提供足够的电力。客户要求一种新的结构，以利用该网站的山坡景观，同时反映他们温和的生活方式，如此深深地参与户外生活。他们还要求新结构“脱离电网”，将所有公用事业都埋在地下，并要求对场地进行改进，以避免受到侵蚀。

The 25-acre site of the original house had no real infrastructure and met none of the new code requirements for water conservation and fire safety, and did not provide adequate power for farm use. The client requested a new structure that would take advantage of the site’s hillside views, while reflecting their modest lifestyle so deeply engaged with outdoor life. They also requested that the new structure be “off the grid”, with all utilities buried, and that site improvements be implemented to avoid erosion.

规划与空间开发

Program and Spatial Development

这所房子只有850平方英尺，坐落在橄榄园的顶端。选址利用盛行的微风和阴凉处，同时利用一个现有的空地，使树木不被移除。目的是建立一个节能的，紧凑的住宅，客户可以坐在阴凉的地区，娱乐，并享受在当地的农田景观。

The house, only 850 sqf, is situated towards the top of an olive orchard. The siting takes advantage of the prevailing breezes and shade, while utilizing an existing open area so that no trees were removed. The goal was to create an energy efficient, compact dwelling where the clients could sit in shady areas, entertain, and enjoy views across the local agricultural lands.

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布局与材料

Layout and materials

这所房子由三层楼组成，与山坡连成一层。入口层包括一个完整的走廊浴室，以及一个带浴室和阳台的卧室。夹层包括厨房和饮食柜台，直接连接到同一层的餐厅甲板。在较低的层是起居室的等级与相邻的甲板。地板、台阶和墙砖是一种软灰色石灰石。木制品是橡木，染成灰色，插入透明的丙烯酸树脂。树脂穿过橱柜的表面，吸收阳光。这种金属是涂上油漆的钢，台面上是灰色的生态复合材料.

The house is organized on three levels that descend with the hillside. The entry level contains a full hallway bath as well as a bedroom with a bathroom and balcony. The mezzanine contains the kitchen and an eating counter, with a direct connection to a dining deck at the same level. On the lower level is the living room at grade with an adjacent deck. Floors, steps, and wall tile are a soft grey limestone. The woodwork is oak, stained grey with inserts of clear acrylic resin. The resin catches sunlight as it moves across the cabinetry face. The metal is painted steel and the countertops a grey eco-composite.

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外部以浅灰色锌为主，以3/8英寸的水平接缝和垂直方向的重叠节理为代表。有一些最小的红木区域，染成灰色的细节在南部和东部的正面。窗户系统是自定义的，用钢制的毛条漆成灰色，与锌相匹配。板条，红木防晒霜为卧室和入口甲板提供纹理，隐私，和阴影。楼梯上的水平天窗将日光带到室内，同时用陶瓷护板减轻热量的增加。

The exterior is predominantly light-grey zinc expressed in horizontal panels with 3/8” joints running horizontally and overlapping joints in the vertical direction. There are some minimal areas of redwood, stained grey as a detail on the south and east facades. The window system is custom, with steel mullions painted grey to match the zinc. Slatted, redwood sunscreens for the bedroom and entry deck provide texture, privacy, and shading. Horizontal skylights over the stair bring daylight to the interior while mitigating heat gain with a ceramic frit.

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家具大多是定制的内置件，因为房间的尺寸很小，空间必须以高效的方式使用。一个更豪华的，大型淋浴与10英尺高的玻璃俯瞰山坡，庆祝的景观，并把室外作为居民的功能生活的一部分。

Furnishings are mostly custom built-in pieces as the room dimensions are small, and space must be used in a highly efficient manner. A more luxurious, large shower with 10-foot high glass overlooking the hillside, celebrates the view, and brings the outside indoors as a part of the residents’ functional lives.

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这房子既宏伟又亲切。我们把有限的面积集中在几个选定的区域，这样每个区域看起来都很慷慨。两层之间有开口，这样人们就可以轻松地交谈和体验从房子内的一系列地方看到的景色，从北面有一扇银色窗户的秘密窗座到从客厅看到的广阔的大视野。隐藏的壁橱和储藏室这样的细节，是为了让用户享受到效率和美学的融合。

The house is at once grand and intimate. We concentrated the limited square footage in a few select areas so that each actually seems quite generous. There are openings between levels so that one is able to converse easily and experience the view from a series of places within the house, from a secret window seat with a sliver window to the north to the large expansive view from the living room. Details like hidden closets and storage recesses are meant to delight the user with the confluence of efficiency and aesthetics.

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