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架构师提供的文本描述。这个网站是北方向的，实际上是正方形的，网球场的后面紧贴着一个网球场。它居住在一个街区相当大的社区中，混合了大多数独立的房屋。建筑物在工地上的位置是由10米的正面向后倾斜决定的。为了获得最大的北方曝光率和最大限度的后方POS，一个东西波段被定位在尽可能远的前方，提供最迅速的足迹。

Text description provided by the architects. This site  is north orientated and virtually square in dimension with a tennis court doglegged at the rear. It resides amongst a neighbourhood of sizeable blocks within an eclectic mix of mostly detached houses. The positioning of the building on the site was dictated by a 10m frontage set back. In order to gain maximum northern exposure and to maximise the rear POS an east-west band is positioned as far forward as possible offering the most responsive footprint.

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设计用来建立内部和外部之间的直接关系的房子包含两个纵向空间区，位于东西向脊柱的北部和南部，居住在北部和睡在南方。这些空间是由一个中央入口走廊组织起来的，它几乎对称地平分了前面的高度。

Designed to forge a direct relationship between inside and outside the house contains 2 longitudinal zones of space located to the north and south of an east-west spine -Living to the north and Sleeping to the south. These spaces are organised about a central entry corridor that bisects the front elevation almost symmetrically.

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在地面层面，虽然该建筑物只有一小部分位于边界上，但当局决定在边界与边界之间使用一个本质上不透明的屏幕(协助私隐)，并有一个明确指定的钢制“遮蔽”入口。这堵墙(就在街道下面)作为一个隐性平台，悬臂的一楼栖息和突出。

On the ground level whilst only a very small element of the building is located on the boundary, a decision was made to run an essentially opaque screen from boundary to boundary (aiding privacy) with a clearly designated steel ‘shrouded’ entry. This wall (just below street level) acts as a recessive platform over which the cantilevered first floor perches and takes prominence.

 Ground Floor Plan

锥形混凝土形式提供了一个镜头，以最大限度地看到前面(在新美化的里克埃克斯利花园)和后方(面向城市)，而东部和西部的高地是无窗的，并限制了邻居的视线。在地面水平，厨房和主人床在东边可以看到和进入隐蔽的花园微风路。后面的立面跟前面有相似的故事，尽管有一个开阔的地面平面，并且在北方居住空间的两个层次都强调了屋檐的保护。

The tapered concrete form provides a lens to maximise views to both front (over the newly landscaped Rick Eckersley garden) and rear (toward the city) whilst east and west elevations are windowless and restrict sightlines to neighbours. At ground level the Kitchen and Master Bed on the east have views and access onto secluded garden breezeways. The rear elevation follows a similar story to the front albeit with an open ground plane and accentuated eave protection to both levels of the northern living spaces.

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在内部，房子的设计是为了揭示一系列的空间结合紧凑和扩张性。从前门的狭小孔，一个人立即遇到一个双高度屋顶照明的进入画廊，几乎没有迹象表明什么是以外的。通过一个进一步压缩的洞口下降，揭示了一个广阔的生活区和一堵可遮挡的玻璃墙，框架未掺假进入后花园和游泳池。

Internally, the house is designed to reveal a sequence of spaces combining compactness and expansiveness. From the confined aperture of the front door one immediately encounters a double height roof lit entry gallery with little indication of what’s beyond. A descent through a further compressed opening reveals an expansive Living area and a wall of concealable glazing that frames unadulterated access to the rear garden and pool.

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主要的居住空间在形式上是简单的-高耸的和通风的。垂直和水平的材料连接是通过内部编织而成的(和外部一样)，具有纯净的体积和形式。白色灰泥用于实际用途，分散在木材、石头、钢铁和混凝土之间，为客户的生活方式、家具和艺术品提供了一个自然的背景。更亲密的房间继续这一触觉主题(例如，主人床上的皮革)满足客户对诚实、实用和舒适的室内设计的需求。

The main living spaces are left formally simple -lofty and airy. Vertical and horizontal material connections are woven through the interiors and are composed (as is the exterior) with a purity of volume and form. White plaster is used for practical purposes interspersed amongst timber, stone, steel and  concrete allowing a natural backdrop for the clients’ lifestyle, furniture and artwork.  The more intimate rooms continue this haptic theme (leather in the Master Bed for example) meeting the clients need for honest, practical and comfort driven interiors.

与所期望的中叶现代主义者简短的调色板，加上使用客户特别来源的石头在外部，是专为客户的需要设计。虽然在一些空间有很大的规模，房子是高度组织性和空间效率，与明确的分区，既支持家庭生活和个人隐私。特别令我们感到满意的是，这座房子是专门设计成一个美丽的背景，为这个家庭的生活-混合艺术，景观和自然舒适。

With nods to the desired mid century modernist brief thecompositional palette, along with use of the clients specially sourced stone on the exterior, is designed specific to client needs. Whilst there is significant scale in some spaces, the house is highly organised and space efficient, with clear zoning that supports both family life and individual privacy. Of particular satisfaction for us is that this house is designed specifically as a beautiful backdrop to this family’s life - blending art, landscape and natural comfort.

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Architects Matt Gibson Architecture

Location Melbourne, Australia

Category Houses

Project Year 2015

Photographs Derek Swalwell