这栋海滨住宅是应一客户要求,在南非西开普省Hermanus的Voelklip一块空地上而建,要适合一个四口之家居住。这块空地狭长成矩形,从向阳街道和山脚延伸至丛林里那些波浪起伏的树木上方,及南侧的灌木林和海边。这块空地有一定的坡度,但较缓和,这种地势为设计层次鲜明的生活空间提供了机会;卧室位于地表,会客室和餐室置于其上方,但却都可以欣赏到美丽的海景。空间加倍的卧室和厨房形成了这个住宅的核心,也将大海和内部明亮的台阶、游泳池和花园连接起来。主庭院可以用来作为一个即通风又明亮的大型户外娱乐场所。 另外还选用了一些即加强海边住宅特色,也同时增加精致细节触感的材料,像通往公共区域的白色水泥石子地面,通往会客厅、餐室及地表卧室的刷了石灰的橡木地面, 开了窗户的混凝土天花板,外部的木制平台、外墙,提供安全隐私保护的屏壁和百叶窗。 The brief called for a beach house suitable for a family of four, on a vacant site in Voelklip, Hermanus, Western Cape, RSA. The site is a long thin rectangular subdivision stretching from the sun facing street and mountain side to the undulating tree tops of the milkwoods and fynbos and the coastline on the South. The gently sloping site presented the opportunity for a split-level living space allowing lounge, dining to be placed above the bedrooms on the ground level, all enjoying dramatic sea views. The double volume family room and kitchen form the heart of the home and form the connection between the sea facing accommodation and the internal sunny terraces, pool and garden. The main garden courtyard functions as a large wind free and sunny outdoor entertainment environment. Materials were selected to enhance the beach-house character of the building while at the same time adding touches of sophisticated detail: white cement screed floors to the public circulation areas; lime washed oak floors to the lounge, dining area and lower-ground floor bedrooms; off shutter concrete ceilings; and external timber decks and pergolas, cladding, screens and shutters providing security, privacy and protection.