奥特默之家是一座2200平方米的当代住宅，位于弗雷德里克斯堡附近得克萨斯州山庄的一个祖传家族牧场上。为了保持牧场的传统，一对年轻夫妇带着两个中等收入的孩子，表达了他们想要建造自己的家的愿望。

 Ottmer’s House is a 2,200 sqf contemporary home located on an ancestral family ranch in the Texas Hill Country, near Fredericksburg. In keeping with ranching tradition, a young couple with two children of modest means expressed their desire to construct their own home. 

该设计是从重新使用一个与现有的乡土结构相邻的地基板开始的。按照牧场的传统，家庭方面的工作被设想为一个基于资源可得性的连续过程，而不是最终确定的对象。为此，标准化木结构框架在一系列较重的木结构构件中交织在一起，方便了客户的劳动和修改。

The design started from the reuse of a foundation slab located adjacent to an existing vernacular structure. Following ranching tradition, work on the home is envisioned as a continuous process based on resource availability rather than a finalized object. For this reason, standardized wood frame construction was interwoven within a series of heavier timber members to facilitate ease of client labor and modification.

俯瞰南面的池塘，一个镀锌波纹金属的反光屏障保护着主要的结构和条件空间，同时创造了室外空间的间隙区。反光护盾中的切口和开口被战略性地放置在向乡村、池塘和车辆进场的视野中。

Overlooking a pond to the south, a reflective shield of galvanized corrugated metal protects the primary structure and conditioned spaces while creating interstitial zones of outdoor space. Cutouts and openings in the reflective shield are strategically placed to frame views to the countryside, pond, and vehicular approach. 

建筑物通过反射屏蔽的方向和形式，采用被动可持续设计的基本原则，在控制太阳热量的同时，充分利用自然光和通风的优点。

Through the orientation and form of the reflective shield, the building employs basic principles of passive sustainable design to take advantage of natural daylight and ventilation while controlling solar heat gain.

主要使用反射板金属、灰泥、暴露在现场的木材和天然石头，以及类似棚屋的保护围护形式，承认了希尔乡村地区在当代设计中独特的材料和当地的先例。

The primary use of reflective sheet metal, stucco, exposed wood and natural stones found on the site, as well as the shed-like form of the protective enclosure acknowledge the unique material and vernacular precedents of the Hill Country region in a contemporary design.