Project: Rittenhouse House Architects: Terra Studio Interior Designer: Judith Drake Interior Structural Engineer: Rivera Structural Design Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Project size: 3600 ft2 Completion date 2018 Photography: Jeffrey Totaro

项目：里滕豪斯建筑设计师：Terra Studio室内设计师：Judith Drake室内结构工程师：Rivera结构设计地点：费城，宾夕法尼亚项目规模：3600英尺2，2018年竣工日期：照片：Jeffrey Totaro

This residence explores the relationship between new and existing architecture in Philadelphia’s historic Rittenhouse neighborhood. The owner purchased two adjacent sites occupied by a pair of two-story 1950’s brick houses, which the Philadelphia Historic Commission deemed “non-contributing” to the district. Prior to 1950, the two lots formed part of the backyard of the 1870s mansion that still fronts on Spruce Street. Further back in time, two stone houses occupied the lots. These were the houses of workers who served the industries that grew along the banks of the nearby Schuylkill River in the early 1800s.

这座住宅探索了费城历史悠久的里滕豪斯社区中新建筑和现有建筑之间的关系。房主购买了两处相邻的地块，这两处都是1950年两层高的砖房，费城历史委员会认为这些房屋对该地区“没有贡献”。1950年以前，这两块地构成了19世纪70年代豪宅后院的一部分，这座豪宅仍然面向云杉街。更早的时候，两座石屋占据了地块。这些都是工人的房子，他们为19世纪初附近的Schuylkill河沿岸的工业提供服务。

The central, vertical window delineates the front of the Rittenhouse house into two halves, referencing the double nature of the site’s past. This window also references the present; in accordance with the modernist notion that exterior form should express interior use, the vertical window follows the rise of the main stairway inside. The symmetrically composed façade and subtle classic detailing are a nod to the Georgian formalism of some of Philadelphia’s finest historic homes. The exterior materials – Pennsylvania brick, Indiana limestone, and metal roofing – are primary elements used in the neighborhood and link the home to its surroundings.

中央的垂直窗口把里滕豪斯房子的前部分成两半，代表了遗址过去的双重性质。这扇窗也参考了现在，按照现代主义的观念，即外部形式应该表达内部用途，垂直窗口跟随着内部主楼梯的上升。对称组成的外观和微妙的经典细节是对格鲁吉亚形式的一些费城最好的历史家园的认可。外部材料-宾夕法尼亚砖、印第安纳石灰石和金属屋顶-是社区使用的主要元素，并将房屋与周围环境联系在一起。

The stair hall is a lofty, vertical space connecting the four levels of the house to the double skylight above, which pours filtered light down its open length. The curve of the stair landing smooths the circulation path and softens the multilayered geometry. The rooms were designed to meet the owner’s desire for flowing spaces with clean, contemporary lines and an inundation of natural light. Custom wood and glass cabinetry add personal character to the modern comfort, displaying collections of family china, crystal settings and Boston terriers.

楼梯厅是一个高高的、垂直的空间，把房子的四层连接到上面的双天窗，上面的透光从它的开放长度中倾泻而下。楼梯着陆曲线平滑了循环路径，软化了多层几何结构。这些房间的设计是为了满足业主对流动空间的渴望，这些空间要有干净的、现代的线条和淹没的自然光。定制的木制和玻璃橱柜为现代舒适增添了个性，展示了家庭瓷器、水晶背景和波士顿小猎犬的收藏。

The space made available from the consolidation of two building lots allows an interior expansiveness that is unusual to find in an urban house. A common response to such a property would be to insert a garage into the house front. Although contrary to the city’s zoning code, garage-front parking is often sought as a variance to the rules. However, through an exploration of design possibilities with Terra Studio, the owner realized the negative impact of bringing her car inside. Since one of her goals of moving to Center City was to lessen her dependence on driving, it was a natural decision to keep the car out of the house. With the car gone, the interior was customized around all aspects of habitation while the home’s exterior was able to contribute to the neighborhood’s walkability and express a thoughtful dialogue between new and old in this historic urban setting.

两个建筑用地的合并所提供的空间允许在城市房屋中发现一种不寻常的内部扩张性。对这种财产的一个共同反应是在房子前面插入一个车库。尽管与城市的分区规则相反，车库前停车往往被视为违反规则。然而，通过与TerraStudio一起探索设计的可能性，车主意识到了把她的车带进去的负面影响。由于她搬到市中心城市的目的之一是减少她对驾驶的依赖，所以不让汽车进入房子是很自然的决定。随着车的消失，内部是围绕居住的各个方面定制的，而房子的外部能够为社区的可步行性做出贡献，并在这个历史悠久的城市环境中表达出新旧之间的深思对话。