Gale’s Residence是对位于吉隆坡郊区丘陵地带的70年代排屋的全面改造。我们的任务是重新配置布局，将一个黑暗、封闭、设计不良的室内空间改造成一个明亮、宽敞、有序的空间。在开始的时候，我们与业主进行了长时间的沟通，要么对现有的框架进行升级改造，要么扩建第二层（这在该地区是一种常见的情况，其基本动机是优化价值）。最终决定升级改造并停留在优化一层楼的模式上，是因为业主希望增强建筑的原始特征。

Gale’s Residence is a complete remodeling of a 1970s terrace house located in a hilly suburb of Kuala Lumpur. The brief was to reconfigure the layout and to transform an interior that was dark, cloistered, and suffered from many poorly designed spaces; into one that feels bright, spacious, and well organized. At the onset, lengthy conversations took place with the owner to either up-cycle the existing frame or instead extend with a second floor (a common scenario in the region with the underlying motive to optimize value). The final decision to up-cycle and to dwell in optimizing the one-storey model resulted from the owner’s desire to enhance the building’s original character.

在保留原有框架的同时，进行了重要的干预，以适应新业主的要求。重新审视的布局现在将房子整齐地划分为两个独特的区域，一边是客厅、餐厅、厨房和其他公共空间，另一边是卧室和浴室。人们进入前门（一个全宽的双折叠窗，与前花园保持着充分的视觉连续性），进入一个开放的空间，通过家具和地板装饰的变化，房子的公共区域被巧妙地分割成几个 “微型空间”。

While retaining the original frame, important interventions were made to accommodate the new owner’s requirements. The revisited layout now divides the house neatly into two distinctive zones, the living, dining, kitchen, and other common spaces on one side, and bedrooms and bathrooms on the other. One enters the front door (a full-width bi-folding window that maintains full visual continuity with the front garden) to an open plan whereby the house common areas are subtly segmented into several ‘micro spaces’ through furniture and changes in floor finishes.

为了增加和谐与舒适感，我们还研究了东南亚本土的被动冷却技术，使居住者在一天中感到舒适（尽管热带地区的温度和湿度很高）。实现这一效果的主要装置在于一个中央庭院，它同时具有采光井、通风井和房屋不同空间之间的连接的功能。

To add a sense of harmony and comfort, we also looked at Southeast Asian vernacular passive cooling techniques that allow occupants to feel comfortable throughout the day (despite harsh temperatures and humidity typical of the tropics). The main device to that effect lies within a central yard that functions simultaneously as a light well, a ventilation shaft, and a connector between the different spaces of the house.

通过拆除隔墙和恢复中央庭院（被以前的业主破坏了），我们能够创造一个宽敞明亮的开放式室内空间。在这个过程中，我们还保留并磨光了用餐区和前客厅的现有水磨石地板，恢复了所有开口处的现有通风块和再生金属格栅元件。通过打开天花板，我们还为房子提供了一个增强的崇高感。

By removing partition walls and reinstating the central yard (that had been condemned by previous owners) we were then able to create a generous and bright open-plan interior. In this process, we also retained and buffed the existing terrazzo floors at the dining area and the former living room restored existing ventilation blocks and reclaimed metal grille elements at all openings. By opening up the ceiling, we have also provided the house with an enhanced sense of loftiness.

总的来说，我们的干预是关于对比的；与街道的关系是关于隐私的，高大的砖墙因此创造了一个边界，而内部则通过大面积的玻璃向花园的景色完全开放。外部主要是粘土砖和黑漆钢，而内部则充满了光线，反射出各种颜色和质地。因此，房子提供了享受明亮的开放空间的机会，同时也允许在其周围环境之外的隐秘的安静时刻。在此基础上，再加上业主不拘一格的家具和有品位的艺术品收藏，共同创造了一个独特的定制住宅，散发着迷人的魅力和特色。

Overall our intervention has been much about contrasts; the relation to the street is about privacy, with tall brick walls thus creating a boundary, while the interior opens up fully to the garden view with large expanses of glass. Where the exterior is mainly clay bricks with black painted steel, the interior is filled with light-reflecting on various colors and textures. The house as a result offers the opportunity to enjoy bright open spaces while still allowing for reclusive quiet moments off its immediate surroundings. To this were added the owner’s eclectic furnishing and tasteful collection of artworks that all come together to create a unique bespoke home that oozes charm and character.

从本质上讲，盖尔住宅的各种升级改造，以及重新恢复的乡土被动冷却方法，都证明了单层露台类型仍然是在城市中生活的最佳舒适模式。

Essentially the various up-cycled aspects of Gale’s Residence together with the reinstated vernacular passive cooling methods are proof that the single-story terrace typology remains a suited model to live with optimum comfort in the city.

Architects : Gibert&Tan
Area : 120 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Pixelaw Photography
Manufacturers : Terreal, Toto, GNG Tiles, Panasonic, Signature Kitchen
Lead Architect : Michael Gibert
Contractors : TSH Construction
Design Team : Yong Hon Weng, Lye Jocelyn
Architects : Gibert&Tan
City : Kuala Lumpur
Country : Malaysia