Colo Crossings将景观和住所交织在一起，以追求隐居。这座私人住宅位于悉尼中央商务区西北100公里处，坐落在科洛河上方的一个陡峭的斜坡上，它与居住者一起从城市中撤出，以一种乡村式的轻松方式融入其环境中，在一个无情的景观上进行封闭和精制。孤立 “具有新的含义，是对周围环境的庆祝。

Colo Crossings intersects landscape and shelter in the pursuit of retreat. Located 100 kilometers north-west of Sydney’s CBD, and sitting atop a steep slope above the Colo River, the private abode recesses into its setting alongside its occupants’ withdrawal from the city in a rural effortlessness, with containment and refinement perched atop an unforgiving landscape. ‘Isolation’ takes on a new meaning as a celebration of one’s surroundings.

该住宅是景观和建筑的三维编织，从四面八方被布满灌木的山脉包裹着，位于科洛河的拐弯处。环形的内部循环暗示了外部的地形，使居住者能够在房子里循环移动，伴随着西偏东的阳光和暴露的元素。U型的平面图，包含3间卧室，2间浴室，以及一个开放式的厨房和客厅，进一步将居住者包裹起来。水平形式采用了三色调的颜色方案，使建筑进一步融入景观：一个黑色的平台被固定在发黑的岩石架上，接着是灌木绿色的海运集装箱，在云层的反射作用下，顶上是银色的屋顶景观。

A 3-dimensional weave of landscape and building, the home is wrapped in bush-laden mountains from all sides, within a bend in the Colo River. Looped internal circulation alludes to the external topography, allowing occupants to move cyclically through the house alongside the passing east-westerly sun and exposed elements. The u-shaped floor plan, containing 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and an open plan kitchen and living room further wraps its arms around the occupant. The horizontal form utilizes a tri-toned color scheme, which assimilates the building further into the landscape: a black platform is anchored onto the blackened rock shelf, followed by bush green shipping containers, topped with a silvered roofscape under the reflective kinetics of the clouds.

客户希望有一个撤退的地方，这一点被延伸到了探索方面；人们可以实际地穿越科洛河，也可以从景观中的环形小径的玻璃框架后面穿行。轮椅山脊曲线的水平视线与中央体量中毫无悬念的垂直度并列。屋顶形式的特点是一个熟悉的坡度形状，在瀑布池上方的山峰，有利于在崎岖的地形中孕育的家庭。从入口处的长廊来看，房子是一个观赏的外围，中央的玻璃走道是一个望远镜，突出了景观的直接性。

The clients’ brief for a place to retreat was extended towards exploration; one can traverse the Colo River physically, or from behind the glazed frames of looping trails in the landscape. Horizontal sightlines of the curve of Wheelbarrow Ridge beyond are juxtaposed with unsuspecting verticality in the central volume. The roof form is characterized by a familiar hipped shape that peaks above the plunge pool, facilitating domestic nurtured amidst the rugged terrain. From the entry promenade, the house is a periphery for viewing, the glazed central walkway serving as a telescope that foregrounds the immediacy of the landscape.

预算的考虑和与顾问的合作被用作支持资源丰富和撤退的哲学的机会。现成的容器和罐子，以及暴露的结构件，促进了施工的效率。现有的砂岩基岩形成了一个天然的地基，岩土工程和结构工程师与之合作，在一个容易发生滑坡的地区支撑建筑。钢结构固定在岩石上，裸露的构件是结构的一种表现形式；其设计是为了在未来几年内承受其环境。在内部，混凝土地板和一个胶合板厨房向原始的、未被破坏的环境点头示意。船运集装箱的墙壁和屋顶是双重绝缘的，以抵御该地区的高昼夜温差，并在每个集装箱内浇筑了新的混凝土板，以通过多个朝北的窗户促进热质量，此外还有光伏发电的板内加热。

Budget considerations and collaborations with consultants were used as opportunities to support the philosophy of resourcefulness and retreat. Ready-made containers and tanks, and exposed structural members, facilitated efficiencies in construction. The existing sandstone bedrock formed a natural footing which the geotechnical and structural engineers worked with to support the building in an area prone to landslides. The steel structure anchors into the rock, with exposed members as an expression of the structure; designed to withstand its context for years to come. Internally, concrete flooring and a plywood kitchen nod towards the raw, untampered surroundings. The shipping container walls and the roof are double insulated against the high diurnal range of the area, and a new concrete slab was poured into each container to facilitate thermal mass through multiple north-facing windows, in addition to photovoltaic powered in-slab heating.

科洛河的农村环境和丛林防火规定要求设计必须与当地的情况相适应，包括自我收集和对水负责。倾斜的屋顶和水箱收集水用于消费，而中央水池在发生火灾时提供保护。静静地依偎在一起的形式与其崎岖的背景保持着平衡和对立；暗示着在任何时候都有可能安静地浸泡或防御火灾。

The rural setting and bushfire regulations of Colo River mandate design which is idiosyncratic to its place, including self-collection and accountability for water. The peaked roof and water tanks collect water for consumption, whilst the central pool provides protection in the event of a fire. The quietly nestled form is in constant balance and antithesis with its rugged context; insinuating the potential for a quiet dip or defense against blaze at any point.

Architects : Benn + Penna Architecture
Area : 215 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Tom Ferguson, Sean Tran
Lead Architects : Andrew Benn, Sean Tran, Rachel Allsop
Architects : Benn + Penna Architecture
City : Lower Portland
Country : Australia