Ephemeral Edge是位于纽约市以北三小时车程的一个周末度假和退休住宅。作为一个隐居地，项目的目标是对比城市的快速时间感和压力，并延长日常时间流逝的享受和感性，这在开放的景观中经常被强调。延长时间的感觉是通过利用场地的优势来实现的–一个森林覆盖的山坡，其中有一个建好的池塘，可以俯瞰远处的风景。设计是由四个场地条件决定的：池塘的弯曲边缘，建造池塘所需的扭曲的河岸，森林空地的边缘，以及远处景色的宁静之美。

Ephemeral Edge is a weekend retreat and retirement home located three hours north of New York City. As a retreat, the goal of the project was to contrasts the rapid sense of time and pressure of the city and extend the enjoyment and sensuousness of the everyday passage of time that is often highlighted in the open landscape. The sense of extended time is accomplished by taking advantage of the site—a forested hillside which contains a constructed pond and overlooks a distant view. The design is informed by four site conditions: the curving edge of the pond, the torqued banks necessary to construct the pond, the spindly edge of the forest clearing, and the quiet beauty of the distant view.

池塘反映了生活在这里的短暂的一面–光线在其表面的变化以及温度的日常和季节性波动。池塘边缘的延伸与动态的曲线屋顶和露台无缝连接，将这些特质引入房屋。 房屋的扭曲形式与池塘的扭曲堤岸相呼应，需要在山坡上构建平坦的环境。屋顶/墙完成了下部填充的岸和上部雕刻的岸之间的扭曲。

The pond reflects the ephemeral aspects of living here—the changing light across its’ surface and the daily and seasonal fluctuations of temperature. The sweep of the pond’s edge joins seamlessly with the dynamic curvilinear roof and deck drawing these qualities inside the house. The twisted form of the house responds to the torqued banks of the pond, required to construct flatness on a hillside. The roof/wall completes the twist between lower filled bank and upper carved bank.

精致的森林边缘为结构提供了参考。钢筋作为树干和树枝从三个基础墙中出现，使房子漂浮在水面上。结构和天窗的放射状计划跟随太阳–依次用森林的光和影填充房子的私密空间。池塘和远处的景色始终存在于房子中。 在入口处，用餐空间与远处的景色一致，门穿过房子，将亲密的餐桌与更大的景观连接起来。

The delicate forest edge informs structure. Rebar emerges from three foundation walls as trunks and branches that float the house over the water. The radial plan of structure and skylights follows the sun—sequentially filling the intimate spaces of the house with the light and shadow of the forest. The pond and the distant view are always present in the house. At the entry, where the dining space aligns with the distant view, doors open through the house, joining the intimate table to the larger landscape.

Architects: Dean-Wolf Architects
Area: 2000 ft²
Year: 2017
Photographs: Paul Warchol
Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Lutron, B&B Italia, Benjamin Moore, Blu Bathworks, Bosch, Colonial Bronze, DuraVent, Duratherm, Duravit, FSB, Flos, Grohe, Ingo Maurer, Maloya Laser, Miele, Minka Aire, NEWPORT BRASS, Rohl, Sherwin-Williams, +22
Lead Architect: Kathryn Dean
Landscape Architect: Reed Hilderbrand
Geotechnical Engineering: Crawford & Associates
Landscape Contractor: Webster Landscapes
Associate Partner:Chris Kroner
Technical Consultant:Charles Wolf
Project Team:Zachary Rousou
Engineering:Hage Engineering
City:Austerlitz
Country:United States