湖畔小屋

公司：	mwworks	类型：	建筑
地区：	美国	标签：	别墅私宅

坐落在1.7英亩的场地上的一个郁郁葱葱的次生林中，在北面的悬崖上，可以俯瞰Hood Canal，远眺Dabob 湾。设计为重新利用现有的地基，新建筑只有20多英尺见方。项目利用简单的形式，对森林的抽象化，并用鲜明的外观与温暖明亮的内部形成对比。

Situated on a 1.7-acre site, the Little House is nestled into a lush second growth forest on a north facing bluff overlooking Hood Canal with distant views to Dabob Bay. Designed to repurpose an existing foundation, the new building is just over 20 feet square. The simple form is abstracted against the forest—a stark exterior contrasting a warm bright interior.

业主住在在德克萨斯州休斯敦，但也曾与家人在附近的塞贝克外的一处房产分享过许多夏天。他们喜欢南部运河的景色，并想象着在这里建立一个属于自己的小型休闲场所。早期的设计讨论集中在创造一个紧凑、现代的结构，既简单又便宜的建筑。有意限制现有的占地面积（1140平方英尺），这个概念是从这个前提下发展起来的，最终形成了一个简单的盒子，在屋顶和墙壁上都有大的雕刻开口，有选择地拥抱美景和自然光。

The owners live full time in Houston, Texas but have shared many summers with family at a nearby property outside Seabeck. They loved the wildness of the southern Canal and imagined a small retreat here of their own. Early design discussions focused on creating a compact, modern structure that was both simple and inexpensive to build. Intentionally restrained on an existing footprint (1,140 square feet), the concept grew from this premise – a simple box with large carved openings in both the roof and walls that selectively embrace the views and natural light.

当人们从南边走近场地，会看到一个薄薄的顶棚，这标志着入口，并框住了下面运河的景色。更加透明的北立面和西立面将景观和远处的景色引入空间。南面和东面立面的主要景观是向着水面的，而南面和东面立面则保持了大部分的实体，屏蔽了来自车道和邻近房子的干扰。

Visitors approach the site from the south. A thin canopy marks the entry and frames views of the Canal below. The more transparent north and west elevations pull the landscape and distant view into the space. With primary views toward the water, the south and east elevations remain mostly solid, shielding views from the driveway and neighboring properties.

天窗刻在屋顶上，将光线和星空的景色带到床头和淋浴间。绷紧的氧化黑雪松和黑色的水泥填充板覆盖着外部，而浅色油漆的中密度纤维板和柔软的松木胶合板温暖而明亮的内部。在房子西边阳光明媚的角落，一个大天井伸入景观中，将建筑与更大的场地连接起来，同时也是通往水边的小径系统的跳板。

Skylights carve into the roof, bringing light and views of the stars over the bed and into the shower. Taut oxidized black cedar and blackened cement infill panels clad the exterior while lightly painted MDF panels and soft pine plywood warm and brighten the interior. On a sunny western corner of the house a large patio reaches out into the landscape and connects the building to the larger site while serving as a jumping off point to the trail system wandering down to the water’s edge.

小面积的空间最终成为管理设计过程的有效工具。重点放在本质上，而额外的东西则被欲望和非常有限的预算删去。由此产生的项目希望抓住现代小木屋的精髓，一个体积小，但比它的边界大得多的空间。

The small footprint ultimately served as an effective tool to govern the design process. Focus was placed on the essentials and extras were edited out by both desire and a very humble budget. The resulting project hopes to capture the essence of the modern cabin—small in size but much larger than its boundaries.