该场地是莫里切斯湾一个不可预测和脆弱的自然生态系统的一部分，暴露在大风和海洋及海湾潮汐中，经常淹没该场地。连续的风暴对该地现有的、不符合规定的800平方英尺的棚屋和甲板造成了不可修复的破坏。
The site is part of an unpredictable and delicate natural ecosystem on Moriches Bay, exposed to both heavy wind gusts, and ocean and bay tides that frequently flood the site. Successive storms had irreparably damaged the site’s existing, nonconforming 800 square foot shack and deck.
方案
客户要求为一个多代同堂的家庭建造一所海滩度假屋。为了满足这个大家庭的需求，我们设计的房子有宽敞的公共空间供人娱乐，有私密的空间供人休息，有祖父母的主人套房，有父母的第二主人套房，还有孙子的双层房间。位于一个区域，新的结构被要求高于地面11英尺。现有的占地面积不能增加，导致建筑体积为36,000平方英尺，是一个40英尺x 30英尺x 30英尺的立方体。在这个体积内，有条件的空间（最大2400平方英尺），甲板和机械设备。
Program
The Clients asked for a house to serve as a beach retreat for a multi-generational family. In order to accommodate the extended family, we designed a house with generous public spaces for entertaining, intimate spaces for retreat and privacy, a master suite for grandparents, a second master suite for parents, and bunk rooms for the grandchildren. Located in a zone, the new structure was required to be 11 feet above grade. The existing footprint could not be increased, resulting in a building volume of 36,000 ft3, a 40ft x 30ft x 30ft cube. Within this volume are conditioned spaces (a maximum of 2,400 square feet), decks and mechanical equipment.
设计方案
这座房子被认为是一个漂浮在木桩上的立方体，盘旋在湿地上，是一个令人难以置信的简单的柏拉图式建筑，在其体积内隐藏着一个复杂的多层住宅和外部空间。途径是一条环绕的木板路，上升到切入立方体表面的高架入口。该项目包含了房屋的浮动形式与接地的原始混凝土箱之间的张力，其中包含了化粪池系统并种植了本地植物的花园。
Design Solution
Conceived of as a floating cube perched on timber piles, hovering over the wetlands, the house is a deceivingly simple platonic mass that conceals a complex multi-level dwelling and exterior spaces within its volume. The approach is a wrapping boardwalk that rises to the elevated entrance cut into the surface of the cube. The project embraces the tension between the floating form of the house with the grounded raw concrete box containing the septic system and planted with a garden of native plants.
外立面是由精心设计的开口组成的，掩盖了建筑的规模，突出了周围水面的风景。该设计有四个分层，使房子的每个区域都有独特的空间体验。在这里，有适合隐居的私密空间，也有适合娱乐的开放阁楼式空间。中央的楼梯将房子分成两边。在北面，公共聚会空间可以俯瞰海湾。在南面，私人卧室空间可以看到大海。
The façade is a playful composition of carefully located openings that obscure the scale of the building and highlight scenic views out to the surrounding water. The design has four split levels, allowing each zone of the house to have a distinct spatial experience. Within, there are intimate spaces for retreat and privacy, as well as open loft-like spaces for entertaining. The central stair divides the house into two sides. To the north, public gathering spaces overlook the bay. To the south, private bedroom spaces have views of the ocean.
鉴于有限的预算和一个没有基础设施的具有挑战性的场地，这所房子代表了将高设计、环境敏感性和资源的经济使用结合起来的共同努力。我们的工作室采用了设计-建造的项目交付方式，这与此密不可分。综合建筑和施工服务的灵活性不仅使我们的设计得到了更真实的实施，而且使预算和价值工程的过程更加灵敏，使项目能够在预算内交付。
Given the constraints of a modest budget and a challenging site with no infrastructure, the house represents the concerted effort to combine high design, environmental sensitivity, and economical use of resources. Integral to this was our studio’s design-build project delivery approach. The flexibility of integrated architectural and construction services allowed not only a truer implementation of our design but a more responsive budgeting and value engineering process that allowed the project to be delivered under budget.
Architects: Leroy Street Studio
Area : 2600 ft²
Year : 2014
Photographs :Christopher Payne, Esto
Manufacturers : Lynbrook Glass, Michael Daniel Metal Design, Studio Bertjan Pot
Lead Architects : Morgan Hare, Vivian Hsu
Structural Engineer : Blue Sky Design
Environmental Consultants : First Coastal Corporation
Construction Manager : LSS BLDG
Country : United States