架构师提供的文本描述。这座位于墨尔本郊区Toorak的新房子是为一个新加坡传统家庭设计的，是对澳大利亚城市环境中亚洲庭院房屋类型的解释。从表格中减去一系列庭院，以创造一个开放的水平，让居民能够看穿这些空间。庭院标出了空间的轮廓，这在院落中比现代开放式设计更为明显。

Text description provided by the architects. This new house in the Melbourne suburb of Toorak was designed for a family of Singaporean heritage and is an interpretation of the Asian courtyard house typology for an Australian urban setting. A series of courtyards are subtracted from the form to create a level of openness that allows the residents to see through the spaces. The courtyards punctuate the delineation of space, which is more pronounced in a courtyard house than contemporary, open-plan design.

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彼得·克拉克

通过空间的进展是精心设计的，创造了一种没有使用墙壁或物理隔板的房间存在的感觉。其结果是和谐的，仔细校准的空间，无缝过渡之间的内外。结构简单，美观精致，灰泥使平衡与板条可操作的屏幕创造了固体和流体之间的并列。

The progression through the spaces is carefully engineered, creating a feeling of the presence of rooms without the use of walls or physical dividers. The result is the harmonious, carefully calibrated spaces that seamlessly transitions between inside and outside. The structure is simple and aesthetically refined, the stucco render balancing with slatted operable screens creating the juxtaposition between solid and fluid.

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彼得·克拉克

进入这座房子的目的是要把客人带到房子的中心。这所房子是围绕着一个有围墙的庭院建造的，允许一楼向外开放。

The entry to the house was designed to take guests into the very heart of the house. The house is built around a walled courtyard allowing the ground floor to be left open to the outside.

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彼得·克拉克

这座建筑设计得离地面很近。在起居区中使用的抛光混凝土地板延伸到庭院中，在底层生活和外部花园区域之间形成了一种流动。

The building is designed to sit close to the ground. The polished concrete floor used in the living areas extends out into the courtyards creating a flow between the ground floor living and the external garden areas.

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彼得·克拉克

大型钢制百叶窗环绕主卧室与儿童及客人卧室机翼之间的连接。石板的密度不同，以便让光线进入，但不能从附近的房屋观看。这张12米长的细木工长椅从厨房一直延伸到餐厅和客厅，其设计目的是创造一个水平凹槽来展示物体。

Large steel shutters wrap around the link between the master bedroom and the children’s and guests’ bedroom wing. The density of the slats varies to allow light in but not views from neighbouring houses. The 12-metre joinery bench which extends from the kitchen through to the dining and living rooms was designed to create a horizontal recess in which to display objects.

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