架构师提供的文本描述。世纪中叶的现代运动在俄克拉荷马州诺曼的小镇上发现了一个奇怪而又令人欢迎的家。它最著名的贡献者之一是有机爱好者布鲁斯·戈夫(BruceGoff)。戈夫在20世纪40年代成为著名建筑品牌的指导者和实践者。许多人认为，戈夫1950年的“贝夫格宫”(Bavinger House)是他大量作品的最高成就。

Text description provided by the architects. The mid-century modern movement found an odd yet welcoming home in the small town of Norman, Oklahoma. One of its most notable contributors was organic aficionado Bruce Goff. Goff came to popularity in the 1940’s as both instructor and practitioner of his eclectic brand of architecture. Goff’s 1950's Bavinger House is seen by many as the crowning achievement of his extensive body of work.

贝文格屋给戈夫同时代的自然主义现代主义带来了新的转折。在赖特使用平面和传统平面图的地方，戈夫引入了与众不同的平面图，将物质性与偏心空间混合在一起，以产生预期的效果。

The Bavinger House put a new twist on the naturalist modernism of Goff’s contemporaries. Where Wright used flat planes and conventional floor plans, Goff introduced distinctive floor plans, mixing materiality with eccentric spaces to produce a desired effect.

唤起了一种像城堡一样的土一般的感觉，房子在森林景观的衬托下升起，最终到达了它的终极点。墙壁是由当地采掘的“铁石”制成的，断断续续地用蓝色的大玻璃片代替。这额外增加了一个异想天开的魅力，这种有机的建筑成长。

Evoking a castle-like sense of earthy monumentality the home rises against the forested landscape, eventually reaching its ultimate point. The walls are made of locally quarried “ironstone” that is replaced intermittently with large blue pieces of glass cullet. This added extra gives a whimsical charm to this organic growth of architecture.

覆盖整个结构的螺旋屋顶由连接到中心桅杆的电缆支撑。外面的石墙似乎长出了景观，围绕着房子，增加了它与地球的联系。

The spiraling roof which covers the whole of the structure is supported by cables connected to the center mast. The exterior stone walls seem to grow out of the landscape and surround the house, adding to its connection with the earth.

内部由地板“吊舱”组成，从中轴线辐射出去。这些地面被悬挂在墙壁和中央支架上，当它们爬到顶点时。每个吊舱都有不同的用途，包括卧室、提取空间和书房空间，除非用窗帘关闭，否则所有这些空间都向下面的空间开放。

The interior consists of floor “pods” radiating off of the central axis. These floor planes are hung off of the walls and central support as they climb to their apex. Each pod serves a different purpose containing bedrooms, withdrawing space and study space, all of which are open to the space below unless closed off with curtains.

最近有传言说屋顶倒塌，为了修复和维护这座建筑而花费的资金越来越少，这一现代主义杰作的未来是不确定的。这是一个不幸的模式，正在被许多现代杰作所看到。尽管它的时代，巴林格屋仍然唤起了地球的理想，自然和象征性的建筑。

With recent rumors of roof collapse and waning funds to restore and maintain the structure, the future of this modernist masterpiece is uncertain. This is an unfortunate pattern that is being seen for many modern masterworks. Despite its age the Bavinger House still evokes ideals of earth-bound natural and symbolic architecture.