Architects: Nic Owen Architects Project: Shadow House Location: Melbourne, Australia Project size: 127 m2 Completion date: 2018 Photographer: Christine Francis

建筑师：尼克·欧文建筑师项目：影子屋位置：澳大利亚墨尔本项目规模：127平方米完工日期：2018年摄影师：克里斯汀·弗朗西斯

Text provides by Nic Owen Architects: The existing dwelling, titled “O’Brian house,” is an Art Deco house created in 1938 for John Patrick O’Brian, a librarian. The property is significant due to the highly distinctive gabled and hipped roof, as expressed by unusual brick window hood details and the curved entry porch formed all set on a corner site.

文本由尼克欧文建筑师：现有的住宅，名为“奥布赖恩豪斯”，是一个艺术装饰房子创建于1938年约翰帕特里克奥布赖恩，图书管理员。这一属性是重要的，因为高度独特的门墙和倾斜的屋顶，表现为不寻常的砖窗罩细节和弯曲的入口门廊都形成在一个角落的地点。

The owners required more usable space, light, better relationship to the outside, an extra bedroom plus a modern fit-out throughout.

业主需要更多的可用空间，光线，与外界更好的关系，一个额外的卧室和一个现代化的合身贯穿始终。

Our approach was to create a shadow of the existing form, a modern sympathetic “copy” of the O’Brian house which offers a simple homogeneous sculptured form, carefully positioned to complement the original building. The Shadow house had to offer privacy from the busy south facing side street whilst benefit from northern sunlight. Therefore, the new monolithic form is windowless to the south side street with the ground floor set back to the south boundary. The roof form mirrors the existing roof pitch, the 1st floor is set against the north boundary (away from the street) to respect the original house form and present the original house chimney. Careful thought and detail went into the design of the external skin of the new building to ensure a simple clean aesthetic, removing all superfluous visual elements.

我们的方法是创造一个影子的现有形式，现代同情的“副本”的奥布赖恩房子，它提供了一个简单的同质雕塑形式，精心定位，以补充原来的建筑。阴影屋必须提供隐私，从繁忙的南面小街，同时受益于北方的阳光。因此，新的整体形式是无窗的南侧街道与底层向南的边界。屋顶形式反映了现有的屋顶间距，第一层设置在北边界(远离街道)，以尊重原来的房屋形式，并提出原来的房子烟囱。经过仔细的思考和详细的设计，设计了新建筑的外皮，确保了简单、干净的美学，消除了所有多余的视觉元素。

The Majority of the existing house was retained, with only the rear skillion, wet room fit-outs and an internal wall removed. The ground floor living area was opened up with the addition of a meals area. The existing bathroom was enlarged and functions as an ensuite / bathroom. The first floor contains a third bedroom with adjacent ensuite. There is a large 4.7m x 0.6m skylight on the north side of the 1st floor roof offering light to the bedroom and ensuite whilst still providing privacy from the street / neighbours. A retractable awning over the skylight regulates light and temperature.

现有房屋的多数被保留下来，只有后面的Sklin，潮湿的房间装修和拆除的内墙。一楼的起居区被开放，增加了一个用餐区。现有的浴室扩大了，作为一个套房/浴室。一楼有一间带有相邻套房的第三间卧室。一楼屋顶的北侧有一个4.7米x 0.6米的天窗，为卧室和套房提供照明，同时还提供街道/邻居的隐私。天窗上方可伸缩的遮阳篷调节光线和温度。

One unique feature of the house is the “hidden” sliding side gate. The council would not allow off-street parking or a dedicated cross over. Therefore, a rear side fence secretly slides back into the house wall to provide vehicle access if required!

房子的一个独特的特点是“隐藏”滑动侧门。市议会不允许在路边停车或设立专门的交叉路口。因此，后面的篱笆偷偷滑回房子的墙壁，以提供车辆的通道，如果需要的话！

The shadow house, a three-bedroom inner city residence on a small site offers a sympathetic response to historically sensitive inner-city living.

这座影子屋是一座位于一个小场地上的三居室内城住宅，它对历史上敏感的内城生活提供了一种同情的回应。