架构师提供的文本描述。密歇根州的许多家庭都有一种传统，就是在靠近该州湖泊集合的小屋里度过周末和假期。希金斯湖被认为是最壮观的内陆湖泊之一和空巢谁委托这间小屋，希望能够分享这些资源与他们的大家庭和许多朋友。为了做到这一点，他们要求有一个很大的聚集地来做饭、吃饭和放松，并为20个成年人提供睡觉的空间。

Text description provided by the architects. Many families in Michigan share a tradition of spending weekends and vacations in cottages adjacent to the state’s collection of lakes. Higgins Lake is considered one of the most spectacular of the inland lakes and the empty-nester’s who commissioned this cottage wanted to be able to share this resource with their large family and many friends. In order to do so, they requested a large gathering area for cooking, eating and relaxing and space to sleep twenty adults.

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与邻近的房屋相比，平房的面积相对较大，这个项目的中心挑战是在狭窄的场地上安装一座大型建筑，而不是压倒邻居，但仍要利用周围的风景。我们的解决方案位于房屋的中心，并将建筑的整体体积分解成四个较小的体积，以便更好地融入周围环境。

Given the relatively large size of the cottage compared to the neighboring houses, the central challenge of this project is fitting a large building onto a narrow site without overwhelming the neighbors, but still taking advantage of the views. Our solution locates the house in the center of the site and breaks the overall volume of the building down into four smaller volumes to better incorporate it into the surroundings.

此外，这一策略为房子的每个房间带来了大量的光和空气，同时可以看到湖和周围的森林。起居室和主套房位于高级以上，而其余的卧室则被部分掩埋，以进一步缩小房屋的表面尺寸。居住小区有一大片面向湖面的玻璃，并在房子的南侧增加了玻璃窗，以利用冬季的被动取暖。房子的湖边有一个巨大的甲板，在温暖的月份里可以看到风景，同时扩大居住空间。

Additionally, this strategy brings substantial amounts of light and air into every room of the house while allowing for views out to the lake and surrounding forest. The living quarters and master suite are located above grade while the remaining bedrooms are partially buried to further diminish the apparent size of the house. The living quarters have a large expanse of glass facing the lake and additional glazing along the south side of the house to take advantage of passive heating in the winter. A large deck on the lake side of the house provides views while extending living space in the warmer months.

 © Jeff Garland Photography

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