Architects: Envelope Architecture   Design Project: Forest Retreat Location: Northern California, United States Photography: Richard Barnes

建筑师：信封建筑设计项目：森林撤退地点：北加利福尼亚，美国摄影：理查德·巴恩斯

The clients sought a family forest retreat hidden in the forested hills of Northern California, where an extended community of family, friends and colleagues could gather. We wondered, What if the forest itself was the house?

这些客户寻求一个隐藏在北加利福尼亚森林丘陵中的家庭森林避风港，在那里可以聚集一个由家人、朋友和同事组成的大社区。我们在想，如果森林本身就是房子呢？

Rather than a singular building, the house comprises a cluster of tent cabins—three sleeping quarters and a living-dining commons—rising into the forest canopy on stilts and linked by wood paths and gathering places. Extending our investigation into liminal structures, we aimed to foster playfulness and conviviality braced by affinity with family and friends.

这座房子并不是一座单一的建筑，而是由一组帐篷小屋组成-三个睡眠区和一个生活-用餐区-高高耸立在高跷上的林冠上，由木质小径和聚集处连接起来。扩大我们对阈结构的研究，我们的目标是培养与家人和朋友的亲缘关系所支持的游戏性和愉快性。

The tented roofs and walls allow a connection with the natural setting—its sounds and changing seasons—while large clear and mirrored-bronze glass windows frame views of the landscape and neighboring “rooms.” Wood-framed walls and floors lend warmth and support the comforts of modern living, deep within the forest. Here, the forest and house are one with indoor and outdoor rooms suspended between the treetops and canopy floor.

帐篷屋顶和墙壁允许连接自然环境-它的声音和变化的季节-而大型，透明和镜像-青铜玻璃窗框架景观和邻近的“房间”。木框架墙和地板提供温暖和支持现代生活的舒适，在森林深处。在这里，森林和房子是一个室内和室外的房间悬挂在树梢和树冠地板之间。