瞭望屋

建筑场地对这所房子的设计有重大影响。在一座有300万年历史的火山的底部，有着强烈的地质历史，该遗址是一个朝北的20度斜坡，在平均海平面以上6,300英尺的地方，有着同样的避难所和前景。遗址由古代流淌的火山沉积物组成，散布着直径达15英尺的巨石，位于一片开阔的次生杰弗里松和白杉树林中。树干的垂直、平直的线条，因多年深陷的积雪而裸露出来，向着光线伸展。它们直立着，与山坡成一定角度，为远处垂直的地平线提供了一个恒定的参照。严寒的冬季让地面上的松针和松果稀疏而又部分覆盖。大片齐腰高的山竹簇拥在一起，以一种有机的模式爬上山坡。

The building site had a significant influence on the design for this house. Layered with intense geologic history at the base of a three-million-year-old volcano, the site is a north-facing 20-degree slope with equal parts refuge and prospect at 6,300 feet above mean sea level. Consisting of volcanic sediment from ancient flows and strewn with boulders up to 15 feet in diameter, the site is in an open stand of second-growth Jeffrey pine and white fir trees. The vertical, plumb lines of the tree trunks, stripped bare from years of deep snow fall, reach for the light. Standing upright at an angle to the slope, they provide a constant reference to the perpendicular horizon in the distance. The harsh winters leave the ground sparse yet partially covered with a mat of pine needles and cones. Large waist-high clusters of manzanita group together and climb the slope in an organic, opportunistic pattern.

主体空间的单一形式让人联想到一个小型滑雪小屋的感觉，生活和烹饪的单一空间。卧室隐藏在一个声学细节的加州胡桃木屏风后面。土质覆盖的入口层设有车库、游戏室、工艺室和滑雪储物柜。一条垂直通道穿过平面，到达南面的地面。混凝土墙延伸到斜坡上，提供滑雪者的通道。 

The singular form of the main space recalls the feeling of a smaller ski cabin with a single space for living and cooking. Bedrooms are concealed behind an acoustically detailed California walnut screen. The earth covered entry level houses the garage, playroom, craft room, and ski locker. A vertical access cuts up through the plan and arrives at grade to the south. Concrete walls extend into the slope and provide skier access. 

由当地沙子和骨料制成的20英寸厚的绝缘混凝土墙形成了一个地面形式，延伸到屋顶以封闭空间。全高的开口与结构上的玻璃滑动门为空间打开了盛行的西南风。混凝土墙体延伸到温暖的室内环境之外，在两端创造了外部领地。为了符合建筑围护结构的角度，延伸的墙体继续向斜坡延伸，几乎是闭合和连接，但很快就停止了，留下一个缺口。十英尺宽的开口让倾斜的地势倾泻到建筑形态中。

Insulated 20-inch-thick concrete walls made from local sand and aggregate build a ground form that extends to roofs to enclose space. Full-height openings with structurally glazed sliding doors open the space to the prevailing southwesterly breezes. The concrete walls extend beyond the warm interior environment to create exterior territories at each end. Angled to conform to the building envelope, the extended walls continue into the slope, nearly closing and connecting, but stopping short to leave a gap. The ten-foot-wide opening allows the sloped grade to pour into the building form.

红橙色的玻璃暗示了冷却岩浆的颜色，参考了场地的地质学，并提供了一种温暖的方法。光芒延伸到室内，使入口和中央楼梯沐浴在光线中。在东面，一条与场地相邻的空地滑雪通道为该计划在斜坡上的建造方式提供了灵感：房屋的体量内有一个狭窄的槽，反映了滑雪道的连续空间。这个槽将独立的区域与房屋整体内不同程度的隐私连接起来。

Red-orange glass suggests the color of cooling magma, referencing the site's geology and offering a warm approach. The glow extends to the interior, bathing the entry and central stair in light. To the east, a cleared ski access adjoining the site informed the way the plan is built into the slope: a narrow slot within the house's massing mirrors the continuous space of the ski run. This slot connects independently zoned territories with various levels of privacy within the house as a whole.

材料的色调是简洁的，包括混凝土、玻璃和胡桃木。玄武岩，用于整个地板，有助于将房子与散落在周围景观中的火山玄武岩巨石联系起来。增强的绝缘水平（R80屋顶）加上辐射加热地板和高效率的机械设备，减轻了能源使用。为了应对最近加州的野火危险，建筑形式的混凝土和钢结构外墙具有抗火性和低维护性。这里的可持续发展设计整合的重点是能量的保留。

The material palette is minimal, including concrete, glass, and walnut. Basalt, used for floors throughout, helps to tie the house to the volcanic basalt boulders strewn throughout the surrounding landscape. Enhanced insulation levels (R80 roof) coupled with radiantly heated floors and high efficiency mechanical equipment mitigate energy usage. In response to recent California wildfires danger, the concrete and steel exterior of the built form is resistant to fire and low maintenance. Sustainability design integration here is focused on retention of energy.

Project: Lookout House

Design firm: Faulkner Architects

Location: Truckee, California

Faulkner Architects project team: Gregory Faulkner, Christian Carpenter, Jenna Shropshire, Gordon Magnin, Darrell Linscott, Breanne Penrod, Garrett Faulkner

Architecture: Faulkner Architects

Interior and Lighting Design: CLL Concept Lighting Lab, LLC

Civil Engineering: Shaw Engineering 

Structural Engineering: CFBR Structural Group

Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical Engineering: MSA Engineering Consultants

Energy Modeling: MSA Engineering Consultants

Contractor: Rickenbach Development and Construction, Inc.

Photography: Joe Fletcher Photography