对于喜欢简约风格的科雷拉夫妇来说，这次翻新并没有那么简单。卡萨·卢娜·阿莱格拉(Casa Luna Allegra)公司的设计师辛西娅(Cynthia)和迪诺·科雷拉(Dino Corella)是一对已婚夫妇，他们打算在安静并且绿树成荫的洛杉矶郊区抚养两个女儿，无意中发现了这座位于该市鲍德温维斯塔区(Baldwin Vista)的房产。迪诺说：“这是市中心非常多样化并且成熟的社区，同时它也有很棒的公园可以供我们的孩子玩耍。”

For a couple who prefers simplicity, this renovation wasn’t quite that. Cynthia and Dino Corella, the married designers behind the firm Casa Luna Allegra, were looking to raise their two daughters on the quiet, tree-lined streets of suburban Los Angeles when they came across this property in the city’s Baldwin Vista area. It’s a centrally located neighborhood that’s very diverse and established, and for our kids, it also has great parks, Dino says.

迪诺想用前门来表达自己的想法，所以他也亲自设计了大门。他说：“它的大小让你在进入家中之前就知道会发生什么。”迪诺指出，“实际上，我在完成草图之前就选择了把手。因为它太长了，我们不得不将它垂直放置。白橡木的垂直板岩设计与过长的把手完美融合，并使房屋的外观更具斯堪的纳维亚风格的特点。”

Dino wanted the front door to make a statement, so he also designed it himself. The scale of it gives you a sense of what to expect before entering the home, he says. I actually selected the handle before I finished the sketch. Since it’s so long, we had to place it vertically. The vertical-slate design of the white oak complements this, and adds dimension to the more Scandinavian-style exterior, Dino notes.

这栋房子建于1948年，是一幢位于在角落里的破旧的单层建筑，看上去很简单。它的油漆已经剥落，屋顶的轮廓也不平整，但正如迪诺自信地开玩笑说的那样，“只要你做了几次翻修，它们就不会有太大的不同。”他们在2020年1月购买了这所房子，这所房子充满了他们对新的一年和新的项目的期望。“在拆除的同时我开始制定我的计划，”迪诺回忆道。“在疫情爆发前，我们一直在按计划推进。”

The house itself, which was a 1948, dilapidated one-story structure set on a corner lot, seemed straightforward enough. It had peeled paint and an uneven roofline, but as Dino confidently jokes, Once you’ve done a few renovations, they don’t differ too much. They bought the house in January of 2020, filled with the promise of a new year and a fresh project. I started to work on my plans alongside the demolition, Dino remembers. We were rolling along on schedule until the pandemic hit.

项目突然被推迟，建筑部门无限期关闭，但这并不是这对夫妇面临的唯一障碍。“当我们与前房主交谈时，我们发现他开始进行一些翻新，但很快意识到这将是一个巨大的挑战，于是就停止了，”辛西娅说出，“房子的地基、框架和下水道都有问题，我们还有很多事情要做。”

The project was suddenly delayed and the building department was indefinitely closed, but that wasn’t the only obstacle the couple faced. When we spoke to the previous owner, we found out that he started to do some renovations, but quickly realized it was going to be a huge challenge and stopped, Cynthia says of the unanticipated structural issues. She notes, The homes foundation, framing, and sewer had problems. There was a lot to do.

迪诺认为，面对这些不同障碍的最佳方式就是专注于工作。他的计划采用了房屋现有的中世纪线条，并选择让它们变得更接近现代农舍的线条。作为自然材料的背景，主屋将有四间卧室和三间浴室，而后面的客房将配备一间额外的卧室和浴室。“我喜欢把一个本来被忽视的家变成邻居们羡慕的地方”迪诺说。“我们希望每件事都经过我们的深思熟虑，包括最后收尾和过程中的细节。”

Dino decided that the best way to face these separate hurdles was to simply focus on the work. His thoughtful plan embraced the home’s existing midcentury lines and opted to push them more toward those of a modern farmhouse. A backdrop for a palette of natural materials, the main house would have four bedrooms and three bathrooms, while a guest house behind it would be equipped with an extra bedroom and bathroom. I like to take a home that has been neglected and turn it into the envy of the neighborhood, Dino says. We wanted everything to feel thoughtful, down to the finishes and details.

几个月后，当这个行业再次开始发展时，这对夫妇将注意力转向了房屋摇摇欲坠的地基，一些地方的地基下沉了 7 英寸，需要完全更换。“如果你从一座水平垂直的建筑物开始，那么你最终会得到一座水平垂直的建筑物，”迪诺说，他坚持建立一个坚实的基础。科雷拉夫妇在原本的空间内重建了框架，并重新设计了没有屋檐的前廊，然后将其与新的紫外线级窗户和无水箱热水器搭配，以提高能源效率。

Months later, when the industry began moving again, the couple turned their attention to the home’s crumbling foundation, which had settled up to seven inches in some areas and needed to be entirely replaced. If you start with a building that’s level and plumb, then you end up with a building that’s level and plumb, Dino says of his insistence on creating a solid foundation. The Corellas rebuilt the frame within the same footprint and redesigned the front porch without eaves, then paired it all with new UV-grade windows and a tankless water heater for increased energy-efficiency.

在室内，设计师指定选用了金色白橡木来保持连续性，同时将天花板设计成拱形，并用白色油漆覆盖所有墙壁。这种设计的效果在厨房中最为成功，几乎整个厨房都采用了这种设计。“我们不想要到处都是不锈钢，也不想要很多硬件，”辛西娅说。“用白橡木隐藏尽可能多的电器是一个关键问题。我们希望家既温暖又实用。”

Inside, the designers specified golden white oak for continuity, vaulted the ceilings, and swathed all the walls in white paint. The effect is especially successful in the kitchen, which sticks to this palette almost exclusively. We didnt want stainless steel everywhere, nor did we want a lot of hardware, Cynthia says. Concealing as many appliances as possible with white oak was a key concern. We wanted it to be warm and still functional.

不同类型的石材——比如厨房台面的石灰石和浴室地板的大理石——将纹理融入了这对夫妇所追求的极简主义美学中。

Different types of stone—like limestone for the kitchen countertops and marble for the bathroom flooring—incorporate a hint of texture into the extremely minimalist aesthetic the couple was after.

在装修已经结束，这对夫妇可以把这个项目看作是另一个征服的挑战。

“我们的生活方式一直很简单”迪诺说，

“在设计我们的家时，一切都是为了创造一个我们会喜欢的功能空间。

And now that the renovation has wrapped, the couple can view the project as another cha

llenge conquered. Our lifestyle has always been a simple one, Dino says. When it came to designing our home, it was all about creating a functional space that we knew we’d enjoy.

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