Designed by Brooks   Scarpa, the Yin-Yang House is a net-zero energy single-family home in a quiet Venice, CA neighborhood. The design objective was to create a space for a large and growing family with several children, which would create a calm, relaxed and organized environment that emphasizes public family space. The home also serves as a place to entertain, and a welcoming space for teenagers as they seek social space with friends.

由布鲁克斯斯卡帕设计，阴阳屋是一个纯零能源的单身家庭住宅在一个安静的威尼斯，加利福尼亚州。设计的目标是为一个有几个孩子的大家庭和成长中的家庭创造一个空间，这将创造一个平静、放松和有组织的环境，强调公共家庭空间。家也是娱乐的场所，也是青少年与朋友一起寻求社交空间的欢迎场所。

The Yin-Yang House is organized around a series of courtyards and other outdoor spaces that integrate with the interior of the house. Facing the street the house appears to be solid. However, behind the steel entry door is a courtyard, which reveals the indoor-outdoor nature of the house behind the solid exterior. From the entry courtyard, the entire space to the rear garden wall can be seen; the first clue of the home’s spatial connection between inside and out. These spaces are designed for entertainment, and the 40 foot sliding glass door to the living room enhances the harmonic relationship of the main room, allowing the owners to host many guests without the feeling of being overburdened.

阴阳住宅是围绕着一系列庭院和其他与房子内部相结合的室外空间组织起来的。面对街道，房子看起来很坚固。然而，在钢制的入口门后面是一个庭院，它揭示了房子在坚固的外部背后的室内外性质。从入口庭院，可以看到整个空间的后花园墙；第一线索，家庭的空间连接之间的内外。这些空间是为娱乐而设计的，通往客厅的40英尺滑动玻璃门增强了主房间的和谐关系，使业主能够接待许多客人而不感到负担过重。

The tensions of the house’s exterior are subtly underscored by a 12-inch steel band that hews close to, but sometimes rises above or falls below the floor line of the second floor – a continuous loop moving inside and out like a pen that is never lifted from the page, but reinforces the intent to spatially weave together the indoors with the outside as a single space.

12英寸的钢带巧妙地突显了房子外部的紧张，这条钢带靠近二楼的地板线，但有时会上升或下降-这是一个连续的循环，就像一支从未从纸上拿出来的钢笔，但它强化了将室内和室外空间编织成一个单独空间的意图。

Scale manipulation also plays a formal role in the design of the structure. From the rear, the house appears to be a single-story volume. The large master bedroom window and the outdoor steps are scaled to support this illusion. It is only when the steps are animated with people that one realizes the true scale of the house is two stories.

比例操纵在结构设计中也起了正式的作用。从后面看，房子似乎是单层卷。大的主卧室窗口和室外台阶被缩放以支持这种幻象。只有当台阶与人一起动画时，人们才意识到房子的真实规模是两层。

The kitchen is the heart of the house, with an open working area that allows the owner, an accomplished chef, to converse with friends while cooking. Bedrooms are intentionally designed to be very small and simple; allowing for larger public spaces, emphasizing the family over individual domains. The breakfast room looks across an outdoor courtyard to the guest room/kids playroom, establishing a visual connection while defining the separation of uses. The children can play outdoors while under adult supervision from the dining area or the office, or do homework in the office while adults occupy the adjacent outdoor or indoor space.

厨房是房子的心脏，有一个开放的工作区，可以让主人，一个有成就的厨师，一边做饭一边和朋友聊天。卧室被有意设计成非常小和简单；允许更大的公共空间，强调家庭而不是单独的领域。早餐室通过室外庭院向客房/儿童游戏室望去，在定义用途分离的同时建立视觉联系。孩子们可以在成人的监督下从餐厅或办公室到户外玩耍，或者在办公室做家庭作业，而成年人则占据相邻的室外或室内空间。

Many of the materials used, including the bamboo interior, composite stone and tile countertops and bathroom finishes are recycled, and reinforce the environmental DNA of the house, which also has a green roof. Blown-in cellulose insulation, radiant heating and a host of other sustainable features aids in the performance of the building’s heating and cooling.

许多使用的材料，包括竹子内部、复合石材和瓷砖台面和浴室饰面，都是回收的，并加强了房子的环境DNA，也有一个绿色的屋顶。吹入纤维素隔热层、辐射加热和一系列其他可持续特性有助于建筑的加热和冷却性能。

The active systems in the home include a 12 KW solar photovoltaic panel system, the largest such residential system available on the market. The solar panels also provide shade from the sun, preventing the house from becoming overheated. The owners have been in the home for over nine months and have yet to receive a power bill.

家庭中的主动系统包括一个12千瓦的太阳能光伏电池板系统，这是市场上最大的太阳能光伏电池板系统。太阳能电池板还提供遮阳，防止房子过热。业主已经在家里呆了九个多月了，还没有收到电费单。

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