架构师提供的文本描述。客人住宅，位于一个屏障岛，设置在一个成熟的橡木吊床沿萨拉索塔湾。木结构受到两个因素的启发。

Text description provided by the architects. The guest residence, located on a barrier island, is set within a mature oak hammock along Sarasota Bay. The wooden structure was inspired by two elements.

首先，所有者的一个句子程序，上面写着，“…”尊重土地，其他人也会跟着“。其次，西海岸风形成的活橡树影响了客房的结构形态。

First, the Owner’s one sentence program which read, “…respect the land, and the rest will follow”. Secondly, the live oak trees which were shaped by the coastal winds from the west, influenced the structural form of the guest house.

主人要求建造一座“树中的房子”。一个小项目：一间卧室、浴室、带小厨房的起居室和一个阁楼，以提供北邻房产之间的隐私，同时提供广阔的橡木吊床和沿海水道的景观。

The Owner requested a “house in the trees.” A small program: one bedroom, bath, living area with kitchenette, and a loft, is organized to provide privacy between a neighboring property to the north, while offering broad views of the oak hammock, and Intercoastal Waterway. 

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选择了Glulam光束，因为它们能够将空间周围的结构折叠起来。

Glulam beams were selected for their ability to enfold the structure around the space. 

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松木层合梁在整个空间上弯曲，模糊了墙和屋顶之间的区别。其结果是东西两面都是开放的建筑，而北面则是坚固的私人建筑。

The laminated pine beams, which curve over the entire space, blur the distinction between wall and roof. The result is an open structure to the east and west, yet solid and private to the north.

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底层包括一个小的皮艇储藏室和一个有盖的伊贝甲板。阁楼内部，主要由曲梁定义，暗示水生海湾环境和木船船体建造。船用搭接柏木墙板用于包覆外墙和内弯墙。

The ground floor includes a small storage room for kayaks, and a covered Ipe deck. The loft interior, defined primarily by the curved beams, alludes to the aquatic bay environment, and wooden boat hull construction. Ship lap cypress siding is used to clad the exterior walls and interior curved wall.

该招待所位于高度管理的FEMA洪泛区，要求提高楼层水平。

The guest house is located in a highly regulated FEMA flood zone requiring elevated floor levels. 

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为了保持橡木吊床的健康，这座房子是由一个专门的钢桩基础系统支撑的，以避免树根干扰和尽量减少对橡树的不良影响。因此，所有现存的树木都得到了保护。

To preserve the health of the oak hammock, the house is supported on a specialized steel piling foundation system designed to avoid root disturbance and minimize sub grade impacts to the oaks. As a result, all existing trees were preserved.

设计的目的是唤起一个有机的建筑，受其影响，并反映其网站。

The design is intended to evoke an organic architecture that is influenced by, and reflective of its site.

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