这个家是对国家的尊重。栖息在埃德加河畔，俯瞰着砂岩悬崖和铁棍树，埃德加河之家设计成与自然相通。与其说它主宰着景观，不如说它提供了一个作为系统的一部分简单生活的机会。与其说场地适合房子，不如说我们让房子适合场地。埃德加河畔的房子是由一系列起伏的体量组成的，这些体量步入了景观，与场地的坡度相呼应。它是室内和室外、光线和黑暗环境的连续体，在一系列的空间中蜿蜒而行，用原始的自然材料包覆。它在选址和规划方面是简单而诚实的，精确地框定了周围树木的视野。
This home is respectful of the country. Perched on the banks of Edgar’s Creek, overlooking sandstone cliffs and iron bar trees, Edgars Creek House is designed to connect to nature. Instead of presiding over the landscape, it offers an opportunity to live simply as part of a system. Rather than fitting the site to the house, we fit the house to the site. Edgar’s Creek House is made up of a series of undulating volumes that step into the landscape, responding to the slope of the site. It is a continuum of indoor and outdoor, light and dark environments, winding and stepping through a series of spaces, clad in raw, natural materials. It is simple and honest in its approach to siting and planning, precisely framing views of surrounding trees.
场地西侧是埃德加河的主要景观，我们同时通过天窗打开、遮蔽和通风。在产生一个微环境的同时，通过其屏幕过滤光线，天窗随着天气和季节的变化而变化，使居民在他们的环境中立足。天窗形成了一个露天的脊柱，从这个脊柱开始，住宅被分解成三个元素，三个亭子。一个用于睡觉，一个用于洗澡，一个用于生活–每个亭子都围绕着一个中央庭院。院子和每个亭子都有一个深思熟虑的观点，那就是铁皮树和蜿蜒的小溪的景观。
With a primary outlook of Edgar’s Creek to the west of the site, we simultaneously opened, shaded, and ventilated the house through a brise soleil. Producing a microenvironment while filtering light through its screen, the brise soleil fluctuates with the weather and seasons, grounding the residents in their environment. The brise soleil forms an open-air spine, from which the home is broken down into three elements, three pavilions. One for sleeping, one for bathing, one for living – each framing a central courtyard. The courtyard and each pavilion are grounded with a thoughtful view of a landscape of iron bark trees and the meandering creek beyond.
埃德加的小溪之家回应了当地灌木丛的物质特性。一面夯土墙挡住了南部的立面，与下面小溪的砂岩悬崖相似。与周围的树木相似，每个亭子都用原始的铁树皮包覆。这里没有瓷砖–潮湿的地方用澳大利亚铁树皮装饰，而厨房则采用Messmate台面和原始黄铜防溅板。整个地板是回收的塔斯马尼亚橡木，但下沉式客厅除外，它是用石头装饰的。所有的水龙头都是未加工的黄铜和定制的弯曲铜管，并配有简单的黄铜管座。面向西面的中庭是由灰铁皮柱子和铁皮推拉门组成。这座房子被设计成退缩在景观中，优先考虑庇护和避难所。Edgar’s Creek House是一个宁静的避难所，它具有质感、简单和诚实。
Edgar’s Creek House responds to the materiality of its local bushland. A rammed earth wall shields the southern facade, resembling the sandstone cliffs of the creek below. Similar to its surrounding trees, each pavilion is clad with raw ironbark. There are no tiles – wet areas are finished in Australian Ironbark decking, while the kitchen features Messmate bench tops with a raw brass splashback. The flooring throughout is recycled Tasmanian Oak with the exception of the sunken living room, which is finished in stone. All tapware is raw brass and custom-bent copper pipe with simple brass hose cocks. Facing west, the brise soleil is made of Grey Ironbark posts with Ironbark sliding doors. The house is designed to recede into the landscape, prioritizing shelter and sanctuary. Edgar’s Creek House is a peaceful retreat that is textural, simple, and honest.
可持续发展声明。在 “呼吸”，我们总是把道德置于美学之上。更小的占地面积，更少的应用装饰，更坚固的材料，以及更有效的施工–最终目的是减少建造，给予更多。埃德加河的房子被设计成在运行中不使用化石燃料。它包括两个5,000升的地下雨水箱，一个用于热水加热的电热泵，以及水力加热和带有电池储存的屋顶太阳能阵列板。设计时将材料的可持续性放在首位，材料都是可回收的，可循环的，并尽可能在当地采购。消除了多余的装饰，材料都是原始和暴露的。双层玻璃的断热倾斜窗和升降滑门确保了室内环境的严密性。这与住宅的被动式太阳能方向相辅相成，提高了热性能和内部温度的稳定性。此外，在整个亭子里，我们还仔细注意了用冲孔的开口和木质屏风来过滤夏季的炎热阳光。
Sustainability Statement. At Breathe, we always prioritize ethics over aesthetics. Smaller footprints, less applied finishes, more robust materials, and more efficient construction – ultimately aiming to build less and give more. Edgar’s Creek house is designed to be fossil fuel free in operation. It includes two 5,000-litre underground rainwater tanks, an electric heat pump for hot water heating, and provisions for both hydronic heating and rooftop solar array panels with battery storage. Designed with material sustainability at the forefront, materials are recycled, recyclable, and locally sourced where possible. Eliminating superfluous finishes, materials are left raw and exposed. Double-glazed thermally-broken tilt-and-turn windows and lift and slide doors ensure a tightly sealed indoor environment. This complements the home’s passive solar orientation, improving thermal performance and internal temperature stability. Additionally, careful attention has been paid to filtering the hot summer sun with punched openings and timber screens throughout the pavilions.
Architects: Breathe Architecture
Area : 275 m²
Year : 2019
Photographs :Tom Ross
Manufacturers : Fisher & Paykel, Ambiance Lumiere, Binq, Briggs, Brodware, Earth Structures Peninsula, Eco Outdoor, Led Lux, Mark Tuckey Egg Cup, Par taps, Urban Salvage
Builder : Never Stop Group
ESD : Nick Bishop ESD
Structural Engineers : FORM Structures, Keith Long & Associates
Project Architect : Madeline Sewall
Design Director : Jeremy McLeod
Program / Use / Building Function : Dwelling
City : Coburg
Country : Australia