A Family House of Deceptive Simplicity in Bratislava

2019-03-14 14:24

When an elderly couple commissioned Slovakian architectural studio Compass Architekti to design a house for them in Jarovce, a quiet residential borough outside of the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, they only had three basic requirements: a small house, no stairs and lots of space for their nine grandchildren. Although simple in nature, grouped together these demands presented quite a challenge. How much of a challenge, you may ask, well, let’s just say as much as having to supervise your nine grandchildren playing about the house. The architects’ answer to their client's brief is appropriately both simple and canny, centered on an L-shape, modernist building that hems in a grassy courtyard. Think of the lawn area as the arena or stage where the children can play their hearts out and the outstretched house partly circumscribing it as the viewing area where they can be supervised from. Meanwhile, the house’s elongate footprint means there’s no need for a second floor, and therefore, no need for stairs.

当一个安老夫妇委托斯洛伐克建筑工作室罗盘阿尔奇泰克替他们设计一所房子时，在斯洛伐克首都布拉迪斯拉发的一个安静的住宅区，他们只有三个基本的要求：一个小房子，没有楼梯，他们的九个孙子也有很多空间。虽然本质上是简单的，但分组在一起的要求是一个挑战。一个挑战，你可能会问，好吧，让我们就像要监督你的9个孙子在家里玩耍一样多了。建筑师们“对他们的客户的简短回答”是简单而精明的，以L形、现代主义建筑为中心，坐落在一个长满草的庭院里。把草坪区域看作舞台或舞台，孩子们可以在那里玩耍，伸出的房屋部分地把它作为观看区域，在那里他们可以从那里得到监督。同时，房屋的细长足迹意味着不需要二楼，因此，不需要楼梯。

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The slender structure is topped by a cantilevered roof slab boldly banding together the two wings of the house. Curvilinear in shape, it extends towards the garden providing both visual cohesion, enhanced by the mirroring decking underneath, and solar shading; the latter is important because of the building’s orientation. In order to ensure that the yard enjoys unobstructed access to the sun, the house is located on the north side of the plot and the yard on the south. In conjecture with having the south-facing facades fully glazed in order to preserve visual connection between the playground and the interiors, this arrangement means that the house is fully exposed to sunlight. The cantilevered roof blocks solar penetration in the summer, its curvature shaped according to the sun’s trajectory, while permitting it during the colder months of the year as a means of passive heating.

细长的结构顶部是一个悬臂屋顶板，大胆地将房子的两翼绑在一起。曲线的形状，它延伸到花园，提供视觉的凝聚力，加强的镜像甲板下面，和太阳遮阳；后者是重要的，因为建筑物的方向。为了确保院子能畅通无阻地晒太阳，房子位于地块的北面，院子在南面。在猜测中，为了保持操场和室内的视觉联系，将南面的正面完全涂上玻璃，这意味着房子完全暴露在阳光下。悬臂屋顶在夏季阻碍了太阳的穿透，它的曲率是根据太阳的轨迹形成的，而在一年中较冷的几个月里，它可以作为被动加热的一种手段。

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The communal and private quarters are neatly separated in the house’s two wings. The former is designed as an open-plan living area, including dining and kitchen zones, as well as a partly partitioned study, all of which open up to the yard allowing the occupants to easily monitor the grandchildren when they are playing outside. Fully glazed on the one side, with additional clerestory windows on the back, this space allows the daylight to come inside. The private quarters, on the other hand, are placed behind a wooden wall that ensures privacy. Running parallel to the wall is an access corridor that also connects the living room on the one end and the main entrance on the other. On the back of the house, a small private garden accessible from the master bedroom becomes a refuge when the children are making a ruckus. Meanwhile, at the intersection of the two wings, the cantilevered roof creates a perfect space for outdoor dining and lounging.

这所房子的两翼整齐地隔开了公寓楼和私人住宅。前者被设计成一个开放式的起居区，包括就餐区和厨房区，以及一个部分分隔的研究区，所有这些都向院子开放，让居住者在外面玩耍时可以很容易地监视孙辈。一面是完全玻璃化的，背面有额外的牧师窗户，这一空间允许日光进入室内。另一方面，私人宿舍则放在一堵木墙后面，以确保隐私。与墙壁平行运行的是一条通道，其一端连接客厅，另一端连接主入口。在房子的后面，当孩子们吵吵闹闹的时候，从主卧室进入的一个小的私人花园变成了一个避难所。同时，在两个机翼的交汇处，悬臂屋顶为户外就餐和休闲创造了一个完美的空间。

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The interior design boasts a minimalist, modernist sensibility summarized in the exposed concrete roof, the screed flooring and the neutral color palette of white and grays which is gently complemented by the use of oak for wall cladding and occasionally punctuated by splashes of black in the form of furniture, light fittings and window frames. Sparsely furnished, the living room evinces a sense of spaciousness while providing ample room for the children to roam around when the bad weather confines them inside. Either way, the house is a haven of family life and sophistication.

室内设计以暴露的混凝土屋顶、平板地板和白色和灰色的中性调色板为代表，具有极简、现代感，它被橡木用作墙面，偶尔还会被家具、灯饰和窗框等形式的黑色点缀。起居室设备简陋，在恶劣的天气把孩子们困在里面的时候，给他们提供了充足的空间，让他们感觉到了一种宽敞的空间。无论哪种方式，这座房子都是家庭生活和世故的避风港。