富兰克林是一个有四间卧室的住宅，是为一个有子孙后代的大家庭设计的，在假日期间，这个地方会被挤占。该地平静地坐落在布努荣人的土地上，沿着一条被茂密的灌木遮挡的道路，距离朴茨海的海湾约400米。沿着道路，小型沙质车道消失在树叶墙中，使人联想到海滨环境，尽管大部分种植是外来的。隐藏在树木后面的是一系列不起眼的郊区房屋，紧挨着场地后方的是一些奇怪的宝石。

Franklin is a four-bedroom residence designed for a single owner with an extended family of children and grandchildren that will overtake the place during holiday periods. Sitting calmly on the lands of the Bunurong people, the site is situated along a road screened with dense shrubs about 400 metres from the bay in Portsea. Along the road, small sandy driveways disappear into the wall of foliage, invoking a connection to the beachside setting, although much of the planting is exotic. Hidden behind the trees is a collection of unremarkable suburban houses with a couple of odd gems immediately to the site’s rear.

我们的客户对艺术的兴趣不拘一格，具体包括日本、希腊、土著和中世纪现代艺术，以及对日本设计的迷恋，该设计是对定义明确的设计概要的字面回应。设计大纲要求建立一个 “受日本启发的模糊的白色蚕茧”，它是私人的、和平的、新鲜的和有机的。一个可以生活、工作、聚会和玩耍的宁静的地方。不管是只有一个人还是一大群人，它都能适应居住者数量的变化，并且仍然能提供一种平静和静谧的感觉。

Informed by our clients’ eclectic art interests that specifically include Japanese, Greek, Indigenous and Mid-century Modern as well as a fascination of Japanese design in general, the design is a literal response to a well-defined design brief. The brief asked for a “Japanese inspired fuzzy white cocoon” that is private, peaceful, fresh, and organic. A tranquil place to live, work, gather and play. Something that can work with the shifting numbers of occupants and still provide a sense of calm and retreat, whether there is only one occupant or a full herd.

从背景上看，富兰克林回应了海滨环境的特点，而不是建成后的社区的更多郊区特点。设计线索来自于场地的落差，也就是后方，沿海的树梢基准线，南部边界上邻居的主要柏树篱笆，场地的方向，以及邻近地段的既定条件。对这些元素作出反应的目的是建立一种属于自然环境而不是建筑的感觉，并反过来建立一种安宁的建筑语言。
 
Contextually, Franklin responds to the characteristics of the beachside setting rather than the more suburban characteristics of the built neighbourhood. Design cues come from the fall of the site, which is to the rear, the coastal treetop datum, the neighbour’s dominant cypress hedge along the southern boundary, the sites orientation, and the established conditions of the neighbouring lots. The intent in responding to these elements is to establish a sense of belonging to the natural environment rather than the built, and in turn establish an architectural language of tranquility.

富兰克林的形式很简单。使用交叉层压木材（CLT）结构，包括地板、墙壁和屋顶/天花板，由澳大利亚种植的松树在维多利亚州加工制作而成，一个单层屋顶覆盖了一个简单的矩形，有一个大的北向切口。屋顶从场地的后部和低端与树篱持平，并以略微陡峭的角度上升到场地的坡度，使富兰克林能够轻轻地在前面的树和树篱线上弹出他的头。前面已经重新种植了本土沿海灌木，这将使街景植物屏风恢复到适合该地区的种植，并进一步增强海滩边的特色。

Franklin’s form is simple. Using cross laminated timber (CLT) structure including floors, walls, and roof/ceiling, made from Australian grown pine processed and fabricated in Victoria, a single skillion roof covers a simple rectangle with a large north facing cut out. The roof pitches from the rear and low end of the site level with the hedge and rakes up at a slightly steeper angle to the slope of the site allowing Franklin to gently pop his head above the tree and hedge line at the front. The frontage has been replanted with indigenous coastal scrub that will return the streetscape plant screen with planting appropriate to the area, and further enhance the beach side character.

现场的土壤都是沙子，可以相对容易地进行雕刻。虽然房子的正面是2层，但从街上看，它更像是一个单层的住宅。其目的是为了使房子的外表简陋，而内部充满温暖、光明、欢乐和规模。当你穿过车道，沿着一些花园台阶来到前门时，房子的规模就显现出来了，富兰克林用一面简单的木墙和屏风暗示着门外的景象。一扇中央略微内嵌的门标志着入口处，并热情地说，进来吧，让我给你看看我里面有什么。

The soil on site is all sand allowing for relatively easy sculpting and carving. While the front of the house is 2 storeys, from the street it reads more as a single storey dwelling. The intent is to be humble on the outside, and full of warmth, light, joy, and scale on the inside. The scale of the house is revealed as you traverse the driveway and descend some garden steps to the front door where you are greeted by Franklin with a simple timber wall and screened fenestration hinting at what is beyond. A central slightly inset door marks the entry point, and says warmly, come in and let me show you what I have inside.

Architects: Ola Studio
Area: 396 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs: Derek Swalwell
Manufacturers: Brodware, Jetmaster, Miele, Signorino, Artedomus, Ash, Candana, Graypants, Grazia and Co, Luxaflex, NavUrban, Nood, United Products, WK Marble & Granite, Xlam
Interior Design: Ola Studio
Builder: Sinjen
Architects:Ola Studio
Landscape:Fiona Brockhoff
City:Portsea
Country:Australia