Located in Chievo on the outskirts of Verona, near the Adige River, this elegant country house occupies a converted stone barn that has been thoroughly renovated by Milan-based architecture practice Studio Wok. Conceived as a spatial and material dialogue between the historic rural building and the architects’ contemporary interventions, the three-storey family home seamlessly combines the requirements of modern living with the setting’s agricultural heritage while also promoting sustainable design through energy efficiency, the use of local and recycled materials, and landscape preservation.

这家优雅的乡村别墅坐落在维罗纳郊区的基沃，坐落在Adigge河附近，占据了一个经过米兰的建筑实践工作室进行彻底翻修的转换石谷仓。在历史乡村建筑与建筑师“当代干预”之间的空间和物质对话中，三层家庭住宅将现代生活的要求与环境的农业遗产无缝结合，同时通过能源效率、使用本地和回收的材料以及景观保护，促进可持续的设计。

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Externally, the barn’s load-bearing walls have been stripped of their plaster to reveal a beautiful texture of river pebbles. Strategically placed windows and doors, framed by off-white Biancone marble sourced from local quarries, puncture the walls creating a playful geometrical composition. The windows, along with a pool-facing, double-height arch that has been re-opened, and floor-to-ceiling glazing on the side of the building, allow plenty of daylight to illuminate the interior and a plethora of views of the surrounding countryside. The use of local marble, stone and river pebbles reference Verona’s vernacular architecture as do the vertical wooden slats on the glazed side façade, modeled on the typical barn construction found in the area, which provide solar shading.

从外部看，谷仓的承重墙被剥去了灰泥，露出了河流鹅卵石的美丽质地。策略性放置的门窗，由当地采石场生产的非白色比安康大理石构成，穿透墙壁，创造出一种有趣的几何构图。这些窗户，连同重新打开的面向游泳池的双高拱门，以及从地板到天花板的玻璃窗，让充足的阳光照亮了室内，也让人们看到了周围乡村的许多风景。当地大理石、石头和小石子的使用借鉴了维罗纳的乡土建筑，也借鉴了釉面外墙上的垂直木质石板，该建筑以该地区典型的谷仓建筑为模型，提供太阳能遮阳。

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The use of natural materials continues in the interior of the house: Vicenza stone pavement defines the common areas on the ground floor while birch plywood cladding envelops the private quarters on the first floor, and exposed timber beams on the second floor reference the building’s former use. Having chosen an austere, minimalist approach in the design of the interiors, the architects have eschewed any decorative elements and have gone so far as to efface furnishings wherever possible, from door handles to balustrades. On the ground floor, a large living and dining room is centred on a double height space fronted by the glazed arch that opens up onto the garden, while a brick fireplace is the focal point of the library. Upstairs, the three bedrooms, which have been conceived as a wooden volume hanging from the building’s roof, are engulfed in the warmth of the natural timber finishes, whereas the family room on the top floor is a white-washed abode punctured by small windows and skylights.

房屋内部继续使用天然材料：维琴察石材路面确定了底层的公共区域，而桦木胶合板覆盖了一层的私人住宅，二层的裸露木梁则参照建筑物的过去用途。在室内设计中选择了一种简约的设计方法，建筑师们避开了任何装饰元素，并尽可能地擦去家具，从门把手到栏杆。在一楼，一个大型的起居室和餐厅集中在一个双高的空间，前面是玻璃拱门，通向花园，而砖墙壁炉是图书馆的重点。楼上，三间卧室被设想为悬挂在屋顶上的木质空间，被天然木材装饰的温暖所吞没，而顶层的家庭房间则是一个被小窗户和天窗刺穿的洁白的住所。

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The owners’ passion for preserving the property’s rural character is poetically encapsulated by their insistence on keeping intact the tall magnolia tree that is now the centre piece of the re-designed garden. Majestically standing by the pool, and framed by black metal edging that pops out against the white paving, the tree, which is as tall as the house and can be seen from all the rooms, not only provides a beautiful focal point but also casts mesmerizing shadows on the stone façade as the sun sets over the horizon, providing yet another graceful reminder that nature and the built environment ought to coexist in harmony.

业主们对保护庄园乡村特色的热情在诗意上体现在他们坚持要保持原状的厚朴树，而木兰树现在是重新设计的花园的中心部分。这棵树雄伟地站在池边，用黑色金属边沿衬托着白色的铺路，这棵树和房子一样高，从所有的房间都可以看到，它不仅提供了一个美丽的焦点，而且在石面上投射出迷人的阴影，就像太阳从地平线上落下一样。再一次优雅地提醒我们，自然与建筑环境应该和谐共存。

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