Architects: Design Initiative Project: Mountain Brook House Project Team: Phillip Woods Home Builder, BBG-S, Barnett Jones Wilson, European Kitchens of Alabama, MDM Design Studio, Patti Woods Interiors Location: Mountain Brook, Alabama, United States Size: 2,500 sf Photography: Graham Yelton

建筑师：设计倡议项目：山溪屋项目组：菲利普·伍兹建筑，BBG

The original Mountain Brook house was designed in 1963 by Fritz Woehle, FAIA, a local Birmingham architect known for his expressive modern design. Like many of Fritz’ projects, it is specific to the client and responds directly to the surrounding context.

最初的山溪房子是由弗里茨·沃尔(FritzWoehle，FAIA)设计的，他是当地伯明翰的建筑师，以富有表现力的现代设计而闻名。与Fritz的许多项目一样，它是特定于客户端的，并且直接响应于周围的上下文。

Benched into the site, the original design consists of a round volume (the ‘drum’) with the program organized radially, a brick wall that interrupts the form and creates the central dining room, a fireplace that separates the living room from the front entry, and a rectangular exterior deck. It was designed with full-height glass at the perimeter of the round volume to take advantage of the views out to the beautiful landscape. While most of the program is oriented toward the exterior, the dining room is internally focused with a conical ceiling and diffuse skylight. Unfortunately, as the house changed hands and through subsequent renovations, much of the original intent was lost.

最初的设计由圆形立体声(“鼓”)组成，节目以径向方式组织，一堵砖墙打断了形式，创造了中央餐厅，一个壁炉把起居室和前面的入口隔开了，还有一个长方形的外甲板。它的设计与全高度的玻璃在周边的圆形体积，以利用视野外的美丽的景观。虽然大部分节目是面向外部，餐厅是内部集中与圆锥天花板和漫射天窗。不幸的是，随着房子的易手和随后的翻新，许多原来的意图都失去了。

The current owners are fond of modern design and admired Fritz’s work. In addition, the owners have also always wanted a glass house in the woods somewhere. With this in mind, Design Initiative developed a solution that would balance the existing with the new. A primary goal of the project was to restore the original intent of the design while updating the residence to function for their needs. A space to entertain guests, as well as display their extensive art and artifact collection was also important.

现在的业主喜欢现代设计，欣赏弗里茨的作品。此外，业主也一直想在树林里的某个地方建一座玻璃房子。考虑到这一点，DesignInitiative开发了一个解决方案来平衡现有的和新的。该项目的一个主要目标是恢复设计的原意，同时更新住宅以满足他们的需要。一个娱乐客人的空间，以及展示他们广泛的艺术和艺术品收藏也是很重要的。

Responding to these needs, new windows replace the walls at the perimeter of the ‘drum’, opening up the views back onto the site. A two-story glass volume at the original deck location links the upper and lower levels and increases the amount of usable square footage. The interior spaces are connected through a unified material palette and circulation path around the interior of the ‘drum’. A steel clad fireplace that opens up to the dining room and the living room, houses mechanical, audio, and storage functions.

响应这些需求，新的窗口取代了“鼓”周边的墙壁，打开了站点上的视图。在最初的甲板位置，一个两层的玻璃体积将上下层连接起来，并增加了可用面积的数量。内部空间是通过一个统一的材料调色板和循环路径连接在“鼓”的内部。一种钢制壁炉，通往餐厅和起居室，具有机械、音频和存储功能。