Architects: McKinney York Architects Project: Ridge Oak Residence Location: Austin, Texas, United States Photography: Leonid Furmansky

建筑师：麦金尼·约克建筑师项目：岭橡树居住地：得克萨斯州奥斯汀，美国摄影：Leonid Furmansky

From the architect: Our clients purchased this site high on a ridge overlooking Lake Austin and the Pennybacker Bridge. The property came with a house which proved ill-matched to their needs but which nestled neatly amid beautiful live oaks. In choosing to commission a new home, they asked that it also tuck under the limbs of the oaks and maintain a subdued presence to the street.

来自建筑师：我们的客户购买了这个地点高在山脊俯瞰奥斯汀湖和彭尼贝克大桥。房子里有一栋房子，证明不符合他们的需要，但却整齐地安置在美丽的橡树中间。在选择委托一个新家时，他们要求它也盖在橡树的枝条下面，并在街上保持一种克制的姿态。

Extraordinary efforts such as cantilevered floors and even bridging over critical root zones allow the design to be truly fitted to the site and to co-exist with the trees, the grandest of which is the focal point of the entry courtyard. Of equal importance to the trees and view was to provide, conversely, for walls to display 35 paintings and numerous books. From form to smallest detail, the Ridge Oak residence is quiet and subtle.

特别的努力，如悬臂地板，甚至架设在关键的根部区域，使设计能够真正适合现场，并与树木共存，其中最宏伟的是入口庭院的焦点。对树木和景观同样重要的是，反过来，提供墙壁展示35幅画和大量书籍。从形式到最小的细节，岭橡树住宅是安静和微妙的。