架构师提供的文本描述。该项目位于费城中部的一个社区，由19世纪后半叶和20世纪初的住宅和工业建筑(主要是砖房)混合而成。该项目的发展源于一个主张，即自近30年前在这个社区建造的第一座新联排别墅将与它们的前身不同。在一片面向社区花园和公园的三角形土地上进行推测，这种简单的建筑形式旨在连接社区的居住和工业性质。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in a neighborhood of central Philadelphia with a mix of residential and industrial buildings, mostly brick, from the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth century the project developed from the proposition that the first new townhouses built in this neighborhood since almost thirty years ago would be different from their predecessors. Speculatively developed on a triangulated piece of land facing a community garden and park, the simple form of the buildings is intended to bridge the residential and industrial nature of the neighborhood.

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房屋之间的空间允许从街道到公园的视线，而公园以前是在空地空无一人的情况下开放的。一间17英尺高的起居室面朝公园的四栋联排别墅，以及顶层的一层甲板。紧缩的预算条件需要把重点放在整个空间，用cad削减栏杆和搁置用于经济和美学控制。滑动七英尺宽的墙壁，使空间感觉连接和连续的卧室。

Spaces between the houses allow sightlines from the street to the park that were formerly open when the lot was empty. A seventeen foot high living room faces the park in the four townhouses as well as a deck on the top floor. Tight budget conditions required the focus on the overall spaces with cad-cut railings and shelving utilized for economics and aesthetic control. Sliding seven foot wide walls allow the spaces to feel linked and continuous in the bedrooms.

 © Greg Benson Photography

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艺术家和设计师多里安拉帕杜拉贡献了明亮的墙壁颜色和窗户周围，反映了晚上的颜色，以及在主要的餐饮和生活空间壁画。

The artist and designer Dorian La Padura contributed bright wall colors and window surrounds that reflect color at night as well as a mural in the main dining and living space.

 © Greg Benson Photography

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该项目在完工前就在经济上售罄。在这个社区里，它既受到人们的爱戴，也受到人们的憎恨。那些认为使用砖块以外的任何东西都是负面的，而其他许多人则认为这是不同的，这两者之间似乎存在着分离。这个项目激发了一些模仿，这并不总是最真诚的奉承形式。

The project was successful economically selling out prior to completion. Within the community it was both loved and hated with little in between. There seemed to be a separation between those who saw the use of anything but brick as a negative while many others appreciated it’s differences. The project has inspired some imitation, which is not always the most sincere form of flattery.