Project: Counterbalance Loft Architects: Eggleston Farkas Architects Interior Design: Hensel Design Studios General Contractor: LZL Construction Structural Engineering: Quantum Consulting Engineers Location: Seattle, United States Size: 2805 ft2 Year 2016 Photography: Alex Hayden, Allan Farkas

项目：平衡阁楼建筑师：Eggleston Farkas建筑师室内设计：Hensel设计工作室总承包商：LZL建筑结构工程：量子咨询工程师位置：美国西雅图：2805英尺2，2016年摄影：Alex Hayden，Allan Farkas

Counterbalance Loft is a complete reworking of a 2-story urban loft, working within the context of the existing steel and heavy timber structure, creating a framework for the owners’ eclectic taste and lifestyle.

平衡阁楼是一个完整的2层城市阁楼的返工，在现有的钢和重型木结构的背景下工作，为业主创造了一个“折中的品味和生活方式”的框架。

Site: The top two floors and rooftop of a midrise building near the Space Needle. The building shell featured an industrial aesthetic of large steel moment frames, heavy timber beams and decking, as well as exposed utilities.

地点：靠近太空针的一座中高层建筑的顶部两层和屋顶。该建筑外壳的特点是工业美学的大型钢矩框架，重型木材梁和甲板，以及暴露的公用事业。

Program: The owners asked the design team to “thread the needle” in creating a “muscular yet soft” space that is eclectic and functional. They desired a large open kitchen, dining, and living area suitable for large parties, along with more intimate spaces for music, sitting, and sleeping. The owners also wanted to increase the amount of outdoor space and greenery in the design.

程序：业主要求设计团队“穿针引线”，创造一个“肌肉但柔软”的空间，是折衷的和功能性的。他们想要一个适合大型聚会的宽敞的开放式厨房、餐厅和客厅，还有更多的音乐、坐和睡觉的空间。业主还希望在设计中增加户外空间和绿化的数量。

Solution: To fit with the existing character of the building shell, a continuous multi-function steel frame was threaded through the center of the space, serving as an organizing element for the plan, a structural element for the expanded mezzanine, and support structure for barn doors. The mezzanine handrail forms a third steel frame, at a smaller, more personal, scale.

解决方案：为适应建筑外壳的现有特点，采用连续多功能钢框架穿过空间中心，作为规划的组织单元、膨胀夹层的结构单元和谷仓门的支撑结构。夹层扶手形成了第三个钢框架，在一个更小，更个性化的规模。

The furniture, curtains, and artwork form a softer, more eclectic, counterpoint. Large potted plants, the expanded entry terrace, roof deck, and new window boxes, further soften the muscular space, and allow for indoor outdoor living in the urban environment.

家具，窗帘和艺术品形成了一个更柔软，更折中，对立面。大型盆栽、扩大的入口平台、屋顶甲板和新的窗框，进一步软化了肌肉的空间，并允许室内室外生活在城市环境中。