架构师提供的文本描述。这座新房子建在一个紧挨着的城市工地上，坐落在海拔100米的悬崖边上。楔形块体有正北-南的一面，邻近的建筑物非常接近东西向的边界。

Text description provided by the architects. This new house is built on a tight urban site, perched on the edge of a cliff 100metres above the ocean. The wedge shaped block has a due north-south aspect with neighbouring buildings very close to the boundaries on the east west.

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大鳍墙将入口和流通的功能与起居室和花园分开，为上层卧室的机翼提供隐私和结构支持。

Large fin walls divide the separate functions of entrance and circulation from the living areas and garden, providing privacy and structural support for the upper level bedroom wing.

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房子的主要起居区被设计成将花园空间与海洋连接起来，并利用街区的几何形状，它向悬崖的边缘延伸。精心布置的结构墙，高水平的玻璃和屋顶形式创造了一个宽敞的客厅与丰富的自然光，通风，隐私和壮观的景观。

The main living areas of the house are designed to link the garden space with the ocean and to take advantage of the geometry of the block, which widens towards the cliffs’ edge. Careful placement of structural walls, high-level glazing and roof form has created a generous living room with an abundance of natural light, ventilation, privacy and spectacular views.

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通过使用地面混凝土地板和砖墙来提供热质量，这座房子被设计成具有热效率。水合地板下采暖是在整个生活区使用，以提供冬季的温暖.客厅的深色地砖，在清晨吸收温暖，减少海洋的眩光。高级百叶窗和吊扇用于所有房间的自然光和通风。

The house has been designed to be thermally efficient, through the use of concrete floors and masonry walls at ground level to provide thermal mass. Hydronic under-floor heating is used throughout the living areas, to provide winter warmth. The dark floor tiles in the living area, absorb warmth and reduce glare from the ocean in the early morning. High-level louvres and ceiling fans are used to allow natural light and ventilation in all the rooms.

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有大型地下雨水池，总容量超过5000升，供应用于冲洗厕所、给花园浇水和洗衣服的水。在能源效率和可持续性方面，住宅和花园很容易居住，而且经济实惠。这所房子为业主提供了轻松而美丽的空间，让他们在这里生活、娱乐和欣赏外面的自然世界。

There are large sub-floor rainwater tanks with an overall capacity of more than 5000 litres, which supply water used for flushing toilets, watering the garden and washing clothes. The house and garden are easy to inhabit and perform extremely economically in terms of energy efficiency and sustainability. This house provides the owners with relaxed and beautiful spaces in which to live, entertain and appreciate the natural world beyond.

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