架构师提供的文本描述。这座紧凑型海滩别墅位于北印第安纳州密西根湖附近，由建筑师约翰·德沙沃设计，是为芝加哥的妇科机器人外科医生南希·丘奇博士设计的。这位医生想要远离她繁忙的城市实践，在那里她和她的丈夫查理杰特可以娱乐朋友，做他们的园艺和放松。“南希医生”早期培养的金属雕塑家的美感，以及她对当代艺术和中世纪家具收藏的渴望，以及迪沙沃的德国现代主义背景。

Text description provided by the architects. This compact beach house located near Lake Michigan in Northern Indiana was designed for Dr. Nancy Church, a Chicago based robotic gynecological surgeon by architect John DeSalvo. The Dr. wanted to have a retreat away from her hectic city practice where she and her husband Charlie Jett could entertain friends, do their gardening and relax. The aesthetic of the home grew out of “Doctor Nancy’s “ early training as a metal sculptress, her desire to house her contemporary art and mid century furniture collection and DeSalvo's German modernist background.

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结果是一个矩形的体积，最大限度的内部空间，建立了所需的挫折和高度津贴。它的木框架和开放式龙骨结构是一个16英尺宽，48英尺长，23英尺高的体积和一个额外的块在后面的浴室，洗衣和储存。整个结构是稳定和支持的大量浇筑到位，粗糙完成混凝土壁炉，形成结构支持和家庭的心脏。

The result is a rectangular volume that maximizes the interior space by building up to the required setbacks and height allowances. It’s wood frame and open joist construction is a 16 feet wide, 48 feet long and 23 feet high volume with an additional block at the back for bathrooms, laundry and storage. The entire structure is stabilized and supported by the massive poured in place, rough finish concrete hearth that forms the structural support and heart of the home.

因为坡面沙丘只有50宽120深。挡土墙在顶部，侧面和底部的场地放置在挫折中，必须首先建造一个水平可建的地区。这所房子的设计是在现有街道上方14英尺高的平地上，由沙丘的斜坡保护着，不受北面的影响。有限的结果区域是最大的设计挑战和最大的礼物，在创造这个小房子的视觉影响，远远超过其面积。实现这一目标的关键是在地面上创造一个宽大的高度；11英尺高的娱乐空间给人留下的印象是一个更大的脚印。通过二楼平面图的双高体积为家庭创造了一个聚集中心点，并进一步开放了整个楼层的空间，充分利用了视觉上和体积上的面积。

Because the slopped sand dune site was only 50 wide by 120 deep. Retaining walls at the top, side and bottom of the site placed within the setbacks had to be constructed first to create a level buildable area. The house was designed to set on the leveled site 14 feet above the existing street and protected from north by slope of the dune. The restricted resultant area was the biggest design challenge and greatest gift in creating this small home with a visual impact that far exceeds its square footage. The key to fulfilling this was to create a generous height at the ground level; The 11 foot clear height entertainment space gave an impression of a much larger footprint. A double height volume cut through the second floor plan created a gathering center point for the home and further opened up the space across floor levels to take full advantage of square footage both visually and volumetrically.

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为了在视觉上加强空间的透明度和开放性，一个带有T台桥的穿孔钢楼梯和2个睡觉的阁楼。内部和外部楼梯半透明弯曲板形式坐在一个中心矩形管梁，并提供一个抗滑踏板。不锈钢电缆栏杆和外露的紧固件钢栏杆支持完成楼梯设计的内外。

To visually reinforce the transparency and openness of the space a perforated steel stair with catwalk bridges the 2 sleeping lofts. The interior and exterior stairs translucent bent plate form sits on a center rectangular tube beam and offers a slip resistant treads. Stainless steel cable balustrade and exposed fastener steel railing supports complete the stair design both inside and out.

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直线厨房混合了定制和现成的物品。底座橱柜是专为房主设计的，围绕着标准的家用电器。冰箱塔容纳了一个柜台深度单位，是购买没有前面板，所以竹子贴面面板可以合并为一个整体的外观。成本效益高的上层橱柜来自宜家，由橱柜制造商组装而成。LED条形灯被添加到里面，给空间提供一个环境照明，并创造一个雕塑效果内的物体。好的设计不是成本问题，而是思想问题。

The linear kitchen mixes custom and off the shelf items. The base cabinetry was designed for the homeowner around standard appliances. The refrigerator tower houses a counter depth unit that was purchased without front panels so bamboo veneered face panels could be incorporated for a integrated look. The cost effective upper cabinets come from Ikea and were glued assembled by the cabinet maker. LED strip lights were added inside to give an ambient illumination to the space and create a sculptural effect to objects within. Good design is not a matter of cost but of thought.

 © David Robert Elliot

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可持续的设计方面包括房屋定位，在南部和北部放置短海拔。为了避免取暖，在南面放置了最少的窗户；15英尺高的乡土草在屋内种植，提供遮荫和稳定沙丘景观。家庭的自然冷却装置包括室内双高度的空隙，它充当烟囱，让空气上下流动。为了保持屋顶露台遮阳，太阳遮阳盖在结构上。他们的雕塑不仅软化了家园的几何学，而且让人回想起湖面上船只的风帆词汇。三角定制的面板由梅梅的外部网状遮阳材料制成，拉紧与帆配件的张力，这些配件被固定在钢柱上，固定在护墙上。

Sustainable design aspects include the homes orientation which places short elevations to the south and north. Fewest windows were placed to the south façade to avoid access heat gain; 15 feet tall native grasses planted around the home offer shade and stabilize the dune landscape. Naturally cooling devices of the home include the interior double height void that acts as a chimney drawing air up and out. To keep the roof terrace shaded, sun shades top off the structure. Their sculptural from not only softens the geometry of the home but recall the sail vocabulary of the boats on the lake. The triangular custom fabricated panels made from Mermet exterior mesh shade material are pulled in tension with sail fittings that are fastened to steel posts secured to the parapet walls.

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房子的外部使用了密封金属屋面材料，因为它的冷却效果和耐用性。印第安纳州西北部的天气是极端的，夏季气温可达华氏100度，冬季湖效应会使雪在几个小时内倾泻到该地区。立式立缝材料既具有热反射性、防锈性，又与当地土话中的垂直谷仓壁板非常吻合。它还向北印地安那州钢铁厂的传统致敬。

The exterior of the home uses Pac-Clad metal roofing material for its cooling effect and durability. Weather is extreme in the Northwest Indiana where temperatures can reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit in summer and winter lake effect snow can dump several feet onto the area within hours. The vertical standing seamed material has both a heat reflective quality, rust resistant and a raw aesthetic very much in keeping with the vertical barn siding that is a part of the local vernacular. It also pays homage to its northern Indiana steel mill heritage.

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另一个可持续的想法是保持住宅的碳足迹小，并降低嵌入式材料的成本。建筑师和承包商都必须使用当地的工匠和产品，因此生产或运输没有太多的能源成本；回收和回收木材用于室内家具和甲板、短木板地板以利用整棵树都是议程的一部分。

A further sustainable idea was keeping the homes carbon footprint small and reducing embedded material cost. It was important to both architect and contractor to use local craftsmen and products so there were not a lot of energy costs for production or shipping; reclaimed and recycled lumber for interior furniture and decking, short board floor planking to utilize the entire tree were all part of the agenda.

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最终的结果是一个充满光线和空气的毗连空间，建在允许的地面区域，它在底层提供了高效的850平方英尺，在第二层又提供了550平方英尺，这是一个令人印象深刻的巨大的生活空间，它利用了精心选择的森林景观，看起来更像是花园的一部分，而不是一个内化的盒子。唯一的分隔空间是一个可移动的四面板磨砂玻璃隔墙，隔离主卧室阁楼的隐私。

The end result is a contiguous space full of light and air, built to allowable ground area, which gives an efficient 850 square feet on the ground floor and another 550 on the second an impressive large living volume that takes advantage of select secured wooded views and seems more a part of the garden than an internalized box. The only separation in the space is a movable four panel frosted glass partition that isolates the master bedroom loft for privacy.

案文由美国国际律师协会约翰·迪沙沃提供。

Text provided by John DeSalvo, AIA.

 © David Robert Elliot

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