Along the stunning coastline of Harbour Island in the Bahamas, forward thinking designers at de la Guardia Victoria Architects * Urbanists, Inc. have recently refurbished an old beach cottage with bright colours and beachy furniture in order to create the gorgeous Chatterbox House.

沿着巴哈马港湾岛令人惊叹的海岸线，德拉瓜迪亚维多利亚建筑师事务所的前瞻性设计师。最近，他们翻新了一座色彩鲜艳的海滨别墅和海滩家具，以打造华丽的Chatterbox小屋。

Located near the beaches of a little island village called Dunmore Town, the original building was a cottage that was first build in the late 1800s. It was the picture of old world Bahamian charm, but it was also in desperate need of some refurbishment when designers came across it.

位于一个名为邓莫尔镇的小岛屿村庄的海滩附近，最初的建筑是19世纪末第一次建造的小木屋。这是旧世界巴哈马人魅力的写照，但当设计师们发现它的时候，它也迫切需要一些翻新。

Since they were already updating its actual structure, teams opted to update the style and atmosphere of the cottage ever so slightly as well. While they absolutely wanted to say authentic to the original history and classic integrity of the old house, preserving as much of it as they could, they also wanted to add a quirky sense of contemporary cheer to the space.

由于他们已经在更新它的实际结构，团队选择更新小别墅的风格和氛围。虽然他们绝对想说真实的原始历史和经典完整的老房子，尽可能多地保存它，他们也想增加一种古怪的感觉，当代欢呼的空间。

Once the three storey house, with its expansive front porch and rooftop terrace, was structurally sound once more and ready to be inhabited anew, designers decided to decorate it with an undoubted sense of Caribbean influence but with an even more colourful twist than usual. A colour scheme heavy in light pink and bright turquoise was chosen, with several contrasting shades featured in fun, visually loud patterned pieces like hanging art and throw blankets.

这座三层楼高的房子，有着宽敞的前门廊和屋顶露台，在结构上又一次完好无损，准备重新有人居住，设计师们决定用一种毫无疑问的加勒比海影响感来装饰它，但却比往常更加华丽。选择了一个色彩方案，浓重的淡粉色和明亮的绿松石，与几个鲜明的阴影特色在有趣，视觉上大声的图案，如悬挂艺术和扔毛毯。

One particularly neat and surprisingly authentic detail is the tile inlay that adorns the front porch. Although it looks shining and new, it was actually a feature of the original house that has simply been redone in a precise reproduction of the first, which was damaged after years of seaside weathering.

一个特别整洁和令人惊讶的真实细节是装饰在前门廊的瓷砖镶嵌。虽然它看起来光彩照人，但它实际上是原来的房子的一个特征，它只是被精确地复制了第一个，在经过多年的海边风化后被破坏了。

The riles aren’t the only interesting thing about the porch, of course. Besides the fact that the beloved colour scheme follows visitors out into this open air seating area, there’s also the novelty of a comfortable and unique looking porch swing! A similar outdoor seating space exists at the top of the house as well, on a small, wooden rooftop terrace. Here, a full airy lounge area is afforded a beautiful view of the surrounding town and waterline.

当然，这些利尔并不是走廊唯一有趣的东西。除了爱的色彩方案跟随游客进入这个露天座位区域，还有一个舒适和独特的走廊摆动的新颖性！类似的室外座位空间也存在于房屋顶部，在一个小型木质屋顶平台上。在这里，一个通透的休息区可以看到周围城镇和水线的美丽景色。

Inside the house, the bedrooms are afforded stunning views as well. The master bedroom and both guests sleeping areas have large, breathtaking windows on each wall, giving dwellers an almost 360 degree view all around as they move through the house from room to room.

在房子里，卧室也能看到令人叹为观止的景色。主卧室和两位客人的卧室都有巨大的、令人叹为观止的窗户在每一面墙上，使居民几乎360度的看法，因为他们通过房子从一个房间到另一个房间。

Perhaps the absolute best view in the house, however, is above even the terrace we described with the outdoor escape style seating. Near the barn-style door that leads to the terrace, there’s actually a wooden staircase that leads to a “bird’s nest” at the very top of the house, giving visitors an actual 360 view without the interruption of window frames!

不过，也许这房子里的绝对最好的风景，甚至在我们描述的露台上，还有室外逃生风格的座位。在通向露台的谷仓式门附近，实际上有一个木制楼梯，在房子的顶部通向一个“燕窝”，让游客在没有窗户框架的情况下看到真实的360景色！

From the street, Chatterbox House presents an irresistibly fun sight that stands out from and yet, thanks to its whimsy and brightness, also somehow suits the beachy surroundings amidst which it is nestled.

从街道上看，Chatterbox House呈现出一种令人无法抗拒的有趣景象，尽管如此，由于它的奇思妙想和明亮，它也在某种程度上适合它所依偎的海滨环境。

Photos by Annie Schlecter

图片来源：安妮·施莱特

CATEGORIES: House

类别：房屋