Architects: Studio Toggle Project: F.LOT Elegant Minimalist House Team: Hend Almatrouk, Gijo Paul George, Abid Naqvi, Abdul Rashid, Yahia Galal Location: Al Bida’a, Kuwait Project Year 2016

建筑师：Toggle工作室项目：F.LOT优雅的小型房屋团队：Hend Almatrouk，Gijo Paul George，Abid Naqvi，Abdul Rashid，Yahia Galal Location：Al Bida‘a，2016年科威特项目

Description by architect: The F.LOT house can be described as a minimal composition of 2 seemingly floating masses intersecting at right angles. A 5m cantilever adds drama and gives the composition its unique character.

建筑师的描述：F.LOT的房子可以被描述为两个看似漂浮的物体在直角相交的最小组成。一个5米的悬臂增加了戏剧，并赋予其独特的构图特点。

The challenge was to cater for the clients need for a clean open design at while tackling the issues of privacy and shade from the desert heat. Inspired by Donald judd’s compositions and Barragan’s work, we strived to create a composition that would shield itself from the desert sun by the virtue of its aesthetics. The form evolved from our attempts to create dramatic self-shading volumes using perpendicular intersections and cantilevers. Clean lines and use of white emphasize the purity of form.

我们面临的挑战是要满足客户的需求，在解决沙漠暖气的隐私和遮阳问题的同时，设计一个干净的开放式设计。在唐纳德·贾德的作品和巴拉根的作品的启发下，我们努力创造出一种能以其美学的美德遮挡沙漠太阳的构图。这种形式是从我们的尝试中演变而来的，我们试图用垂直的交叉口和悬臂来创造戏剧性的自影体积。干净的线条和白色的使用强调了形式的纯洁性。

The house features a 15m long pool which appears to float above the parking. The pool bisects the longitudinal volume which houses the main social spaces and the living quarters.The open-plan ground floor is organized on either side of the pool, which is quite clearly the focal point of the house. These spaces flow into each other connected by a bridge which is enclosed by panoramic sliding windows. The barrier free design of the ground floor is emphasized by the open kitchen and dining, with sliding-folding doors, giving unrestricted access to the landscape/deck and the pool.

这所房子的特色是一个15米长的游泳池，它似乎漂浮在停车场上方。游泳池的纵向空间分为主要的社交空间和居住小区，开放式的底层是在游泳池的两侧组织起来的，这显然是房子的焦点所在。这些空间通过一座由全景滑动窗包围的桥梁相互连接。开放式厨房和餐厅强调一楼的无障碍设计，设有滑动折叠门，可不受限制地进入景观/甲板和游泳池。

The basement houses the ‘Dewaniya’ (traditional Kuwaiti gathering space for men), parking for 3 cars under the floating pool, and the staff quarters. The Dewaniya opens into a large courtyard at the basement level, covered in white pebbles, which breaks up the harsh Kuwaiti sun and lights up the basement spaces in a glow of diffused natural light.The first floor houses the private living quarters and is lit by panoramic windows on both sides. Aluminum louvers and deep recessed balconies offer effective sun-protection and mitigate the heat gain due to the large window openings.

地下室里住着“dewaniya”(传统的科威特男子聚会空间)，在浮动水池下停了3辆车，还有工作人员宿舍。德瓦尼娅进入地下室层的一个大庭院，上面覆盖着白色的鹅卵石，它打破了强烈的科威特阳光，在散发出的自然光的辉光下照亮了地下室空间。第一层是私人住宅，两边都有全景的窗户点亮。铝百叶窗和深凹阳台提供有效的防晒和减轻热增益，因为大窗口开口。

An austere palette of white plaster, exposed concrete and white epoxy flooring gives the social spaces a sense of ethereal openness reminiscent of an art gallery. The first floor on the other hand features solid teak wood and rough-cut travertine cladding giving the living spaces a warmer texture.

一个简朴的调色板白色灰泥，暴露混凝土和白色环氧地板给社会空间一种虚幻开放的感觉，让人想起一个艺术画廊。另一方面，一楼的特色是实心柚木和粗糙切割的石灰华包层，给生活空间带来了温暖的质感。