Project: Carbon Neutral House Architects: Whispering Smith Location: Scarborough, Perth, Australia Area: 70m2 Year 2018 Photographer: Benjamin Hosking

项目：碳中立屋建筑师：耳语史密斯地点：澳大利亚珀斯斯卡伯勒：2018年摄影师：本杰明·霍斯金

Whispering Smith’s House A is a challenge to the status quo of housing in Perth. The sustainable apartment-house hybrid is designed for small lots and uses commercial materials in an innovative way to achieve a tight footprint and carbon neutral status. The brief was to take a 175m2 block under Perth’s single bedroom dwelling code, and make an affordable and sustainable home for Whispering Smith’s Director, Kate and her partner Matt. Carbon Neutral House A is 70m2 of compact, flexible and delightful spaces which are capable of hosting a dinner party for 30 guests, illustrating that small can be big.

窃窃私语史密斯的房子A是一个挑战，现状的住房在珀斯。可持续的公寓-房子混合是专为小面积和使用商业材料，以一种创新的方式，以实现紧凑的足迹和碳中性的地位。简短的是采取175平方米的街区根据珀斯的单卧室住宅代码，并建立一个负担得起和可持续的房子，为怀辛史密斯的导演，凯特和她的伴侣马特。碳中立屋A是70平方米的紧凑，灵活和愉快的空间，能够主办一个晚宴30人，说明小可以是大。

House A was the first house of three in development by feminist architecture firm, Whispering Smith, in partnership with Kate’s father. The diminutive footprint of the house was designed to maintain the existing mature trees and 1950’s house on site, with House A being allocated to the land left over.

“A屋”是女权主义建筑公司WhisingSmith与凯特的父亲合作开发的第一座由三人组成的住宅。这座房子的小脚印是为了维护现有的成熟树木和1950年的房屋，A屋被分配给剩余的土地。

The house is a product of highly efficient planning and employed commercial tilt- up concrete construction methods to achieve a tighter - taller footprint. The project relied heavily on craft, detailing and a raw material or ‘wabi-sabi’ spec to provide amenity - delight in the small footprint. Whispering Smith merged spaces and volumes to achieve simultaneous privacy and openness without the need for doors and walls. When the cost of the build is considered in conjunction with the reduced investment in the land purchase it is apparent that innovative architecture meant the project was a financially viable one for its millennial occupants.

该房屋是一个高效的规划和采用商业倾斜混凝土施工方法，以实现更紧密的产品。

House A’s front garden makes use of the verge as a native garden and outdoor living area and has increased the amenity of both the occupants of the house, the residents of the street and the local birdlife. Landscaping House A’s verge provides an important cultural and environmental benefit, as well as replacing the much-needed green space for occupants as cities densify. Other sustainable aspects of the house include an underground raintank, solar panels, recycled materials and an internal drying line.

A房的前花园利用边缘作为本地花园和户外居住区，增加了居住者、街道居民和当地鸟类生活的舒适性。美化房屋A的边缘提供了一个重要的文化和环境利益，以及取代迫切需要的居住者的绿色空间，因为城市密集。房子的其他可持续的方面包括地下雨水，太阳能电池板，再生材料和内部干燥线。

The soft grey concrete planes absorb and reflect the surrounding natural landscape, and House A’s minimal form is in stark contrast to its ubiquitous brick and tile neighbors. In the evenings, the house almost disappears into the late afternoon light, softly reflecting the colors of Scarborough’s sunsets. The design of House A was originally intended to challenge the status quo of oversized and low-quality housing in WA. Since its completion, the Carbon Neutral House project has evolved to become a platform for Whispering Smith to share the positive power of architecture.

软灰色混凝土平面吸收和反映周围的自然景观，而房子的最小形式是鲜明的对比，它无处不在的砖和瓷砖邻居。晚上，房子几乎消失在傍晚的阳光下，柔和地反射出斯卡伯勒日落的颜色。A房的设计最初是为了挑战佤邦超大型低质住宅的现状。自完成以来，碳中和屋项目已经演变成一个平台，让斯密斯分享建筑的积极力量。