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架构师提供的文本描述。爆米花公寓是墨尔本郊区的一个新的多住宅混合用途开发项目，它平衡了新的商业中心、新兴住宅景观和邻近的公园之间的紧张关系。该项目包括52套公寓和两栋三层楼内的一家咖啡馆。

Text description provided by the architects. Peppercorn Apartments is a new multi residential mixed use development in suburban Melbourne that balances the tension between new commercial hub, an emerging residential landscape and neighbouring parklands. The development consists of 52 apartments and a café within two three-level buildings.

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图

简介是在大学山一处狭长的场地上进行的高性价比的高舒适性开发，这是一个新规划的城镇，位于邻近的RMIT和拉特罗贝大学(Latrobe University)。北临普林斯顿公园，提供良好的宜人设施和景观，南面是一个新的商业/零售区。

The brief was for a cost-effective high amenity development on a long narrow site in University Hill, a new masterplanned township to neighbouring RMIT and Latrobe University. The site is bordered by Princeton Park to the North providing good amenity and outlook, and a new commercial/retail zone to the south.

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该概念最大限度地利用北光和公园的前景公寓，利用一排住宅与线性的风格规划，使公园面向居住空间向北，私人卧室在凉爽的南方。大多数公寓都是通过私人步道进入南面，加强了公寓与新梅斯街景之间的联系。额外的通道是通过传统的大堂风格的入口，在每栋楼的尽头。

The concept maximises northern light and park outlook to apartments by utilising a single row of dwellings with linear through style plans that place park facing living spaces to the north and private bedrooms to the cooler south. Most apartment access is via intimate walk up entries to the southern façade, strengthening the connection between the apartments and the new mews streetscape. Additional access is via traditional lobby style entries at the termination of each building.

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这些建筑物有两个不同的特征，分别对公园和街道景观作出反应。适度的预算要求仔细考虑完成工作，并有效地插入丰富和纹理的选定区域。街景立面由木炭混凝土砌块组成，在步道上坡处被黑木所抵消。公园的一侧采用多层房屋的节奏，而不是与之相反，它由醒目的黑色叶片组成，由一条水平的纹理预制混凝土面板抵消，并用丰富的船帆木使其软化。

The buildings bear two different characters that respond to the park and the street scape respectively. The modest budget required finishes to be carefully considered, with selected areas of richness and texture inserted effectively. The streetscape elevation is composed of charcoal concrete block offset by Blackbutt timber at the walk up entries. Embracing the rhythms of multiple housing rather than working against it, the park side is composed of striking black blades, offset by a horizontal line of textured precast concrete panels and softened with rich shiplap timber.

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这一概念还最大限度地利用被动交叉通风和简单的屋顶结构允许直接收集雨水。该提案至少达到了六星级能源等级，并为未来居民提供了一个安全、耐用和实用的社区。

The concept also maximises passive cross ventilation and the simple skillion roof structure allows for straightforward collection of rain water. The proposal achieves a minimum six star energy rating and has been designed to provide a safe, durable and functional community for future residents.

Architects Bower Architecture

Location Bundoora VIC 3083, Australia

Category Apartments

Area 5608.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Shannon McGrath