Architects: Modal Design Project: Flower Residence Location: Venice, Los Angeles, California, United States Area 3263.0 ft2 Project Year 2016 Photographs: Nico Marques

建筑师：模式设计项目：花卉居住地点：威尼斯，洛杉矶，加利福尼亚州，美国面积3263.0英尺2项目年2016年照片：Nico Marques

The Flower Residence investigates the blurred relationship between private and communal living through a contextually sensitive structure that integrates passive sustainable building strategies.

花住宅通过一个环境敏感的结构来调查私人和公共生活之间的模糊关系，该结构整合了被动的可持续建筑策略。

A desire to nurture a close relationship between the client and tenant yet maximize individual living areas within the tight Venice-neighborhood site led to the question mark shaped building form. Two exterior “yards” were carved out from the building mass, each with its own unique solar requirements. The private yard gets early morning sun while the public yard get late afternoon sun. The public yard is shared between the upper and lower units and allows for both physical and visual interaction between residents.

一种培养客户和房客之间密切关系的愿望，同时在紧密的威尼斯社区内最大限度地扩大个人居住区域，这导致了问号形状的建筑形式。两个外部“庭院”是从建筑的质量，每一个有自己独特的太阳能需求。私人庭院得到清晨阳光，而公共庭院得到午后阳光。公共庭院在上下单元之间共享，并允许居民之间的物理和视觉交互。

The building form was then adjusted to allow for more privacy from the neighbors in the public yard and to optimize light penetration into the private yard.

然后对建筑形式进行了调整，以便从公共庭院中的邻居那里获得更多的隐私，并优化光线对私人庭院的穿透。

Architecturally the design uses materiality and application to resolve the client’s aesthetic differences. Traditional materials such as reclaimed wood siding salvaged from snow fences in Montana are integrated into a modern, streamlined structure. Their reverse board and batten application suggests a traditional palette but offers a more distinct, modern twist. Sloped roofs typically found on traditional homes and barns were used, but in standing seam metal. It tilts towards or away from the yards to maximize privacy and to optimize light penetration into the structure via skylights and light wells.

在体系结构上，设计使用实质性和应用程序来解决客户的美学差异。蒙大拿州从防雪栅栏中回收的复垦木护栏等传统材料被整合为现代、流线型结构。他们的逆向板和板条应用表明了传统的调色板，但提供了更明显的现代扭曲。斜面屋顶通常出现在传统的房屋和畜牧上，但在直立的接缝金属。通过天窗和光井，它可以朝向或远离堆场倾斜，以最大限度地提高隐私，并优化光线穿透结构。

Integrated sustainable systems help ensure comfortable living conditions year round. Concrete floors are warmed up by the sun and a hydronic heating system. Large sliding doors and operable skylights facilitate passive cooling. A close indoor-outdoor relationship extends living areas beyond the tight programmatic envelope, lending to a spacious, expansive feeling.

综合可持续系统有助于确保全年舒适的生活条件。混凝土地板被太阳和水热系统加热。大的滑动门和可操作的天窗便于被动冷却。一个密切的室内外关系扩展了居住区域，超出了严密的程序信封，让人产生了一种宽敞的、广阔的感觉。