Garður是Ytri Rangá河东岸的一大片土地。这是一片严酷的土地，植被稀少，是Hekla火山灰落下的结果。由于客户的远见卓识和承诺，通过种植和照料当地树苗，使贫瘠的地表得到保护，从而扭转了贫瘠的局面。Landhouse位于这个项目的中心，隐藏在许多起伏的沙丘下，这也是地形的特点。
Garður is a large parcel of land on the east bank of the Ytri Rangá river. It’s a harsh landscape with scarce vegetation the result of ash-fall from the volcano Hekla. Thanks to the client’s vision and commitment the denudation is being reversed by a remarkable reforestation program entailing the planting and tending of indigenous saplings to bind and shelter the barren surface. The Landhouse is located at the heart of this project, tucked under one of the many rolling dunes that characterise the topography.
起居室和厨房位于原地混凝土拱门之下的中心位置，两侧是卧室、浴室和入口大厅，依偎在坚固的托梁上。南北两面墙都是全玻璃，分别框住了赫克拉和拥抱阳光。混凝土地板被打磨成水磨石，露出玄武岩骨料和贝壳碎片，与内墙和配件的实心橡木木制品相映成趣。不久之后，烧木头的炉子用的火种应该会有充足的供应。
房子可能很小，但在这种环境下，规模几乎是无限的。巨大的土方护坡将房屋与更大的景观融为一体，为外部空间遮挡了恶劣的天气，并最终形成了温暖的草皮毯，包裹在屋顶上。
The living space and kitchen are centrally located beneath an in-situ concrete arch and are flanked by bedrooms, bathroom and entrance hall snuggled into sturdy buttresses. The north and south walls are fully glazed framing Hekla and embracing sunshine respectively. The concrete floor is polished to a terrazzo finish to reveal the basalt aggregate and shell fragments that tone with the solid oak carpentry of internal walls and fitments. Before long, kindling for the wood-burning stove should be in plentiful supply.
The house may be small but scale in this environment is virtually infinite. Substantial earthwork berms key the house into the larger landscape, shelter the external spaces from inclement weather and culminate as a warm turf blanket, wrapped over the roof.
建筑师：STUDIO GRANDA
年份：2014年
摄影：RUI FERREIRA
城市： GARÐUR
国家： ICELAND
Architects: STUDIO GRANDA
Year:2014
Photographs: RUI FERREIRA
City: GARÐUR
Country: ICELAND