架构师提供的文本描述。作为客户计划搬到弗吉尼亚州安娜湖的第一阶段，这家客房和车库成为进一步开发该网站的起点。它的设计创造了一个节约的先例，通过材料的选择和简单的施工方法。

Text description provided by the architects. As the first phase of a client’s planned move to Lake Anna, Virginia, this guest house and garage becomes the starting point for further development of the site. Its design sets a precedent of economy thru selection of material and simple methods of construction.

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这些方法还允许客户自己建造建筑物，并熟悉每一种材料和最合理的使用方法，为今后的维护提供最低限度的保障。这些材料，如混凝土砌块和锈蚀的波纹金属墙板，也以其永恒的敏感性将建筑物接地，并将其嵌入现场。

These methods also allowed the client to construct the building himself and become familiar with each material and the most sensible way to use it providing for minimal future maintenance. These materials, such as concrete block and rusted corrugated metal siding, also ground the building with their timeless sensibilities and embed it to the site.

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室内空间保留着这种实质意义的感觉。胶合板，现成的磨坊，水泥板和瓷砖带来了丰富的外部空间。居住空间被设计为轻盈和慷慨，让客户参与该网站。

The interior spaces retain this sense of essential materiality. Plywood, off-the-shelf millwork, cement board panels and porcelain tile bring the richness of the exterior inside. The living spaces were designed to be light-filled and generous to allow the client to engage the site.

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设计和施工过程成为客户和建筑师之间的一致交流，以试验材料和开发方法，以满足双方对组成、功能和寿命的渴望。

The processes of design and construction became a consistent exchange between the client and the architect to experiment with materials and develop methods that would satisfy both parties’ desires for composition, functionality, and longevity.

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