架构师提供的文本描述。这个房子的客户正在寻找一套房子，最终将成为他们的全职住所，但也可以作为一个度假，度假和聚集的地方在过渡期间。

Text description provided by the architects. The clients of this home were looking for a house that would eventually become their fulltime residence but could also serve as a getaway, vacation and gathering place in the interim.

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位于不列颠哥伦比亚省Cortes岛的荒凉湾南端，由天然花岗岩基岩组成，包含一个戏剧性的半岛和悬崖，作为Cortes湾以及西雅图和温哥华游艇俱乐部的防风林。

Located at the south end of Desolation Sound on Cortes Island, British Columbia, the site is formed of natural granite bedrock and contains a dramatic peninsula and cliff which serve as a windbreak for Cortes Bay as well as the Seattle and Vancouver yacht clubs. 

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在南面，房子暴露在佐治亚州的直线上，在冬天的风暴中风速和盐雾都非常高。为了抵御强风，房屋结构被嵌入基岩中，用钢柱和裸露的木地板梁使房屋能够从山坡上悬臂起来。钢横撑抵抗强风带来的巨大侧向力。

To the south, the house is exposed to the Straight of Georgia which delivers extremely high wind speeds and salt spray during winter storms. To withstand the high winds, the house structure is embedded into the bedrock with steel columns and exposed wood floor beams allowing the house to cantilever off the hillside. Steel cross braces resist the large lateral forces brought by the high winds.

房子的入口处与基岩平齐，由视觉上坚实的混凝土形式组成，形成入口空间，并将房屋锚定在现场。从入口处，一个人进入中心的伟大的房间，其中包括生活，餐饮和厨房，所有与广阔的视野，直超越。

The entry side of the house sits level with the bedrock and is made up of visually solid concrete forms that create the entry space and anchor the house to the site. From the entry, one accesses the central great room which includes the living, dining and kitchen, all with expansive views to the straight beyond. 

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主集合空间向南向外甲板开放，由一个11英尺高的24英尺宽的定制滑动门构成。这间很棒的房间两侧有一间客房，西边有一间客房，还有一间主套房，可以捕捉东方的晨光。

The main gathering space opens up to a south facing exterior deck by way of a grand 11ft tall by 24ft wide custom sliding door. This great room is flanked by a guest suite and study to the west and a master suite that captures the morning sunlight from the east.

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