曾经有一段时间，屋顶就是屋顶。大多数情况下，它只是坐在那里挡雨，但更重要的是，它看起来像一个屋顶。屋顶会以这样的方式保持自己的形象，用活泼的屋檐、随意的臀部和坚定的脊线，让世界知道这所房子是一所房子。这的确是一项崇高的任务。然而，在大多数情况下，屋顶对活跃下面的房间几乎没有作用。
Once was a time when a roof was a roof. Mostly it just sat up there to keep the rain off, but more importantly, it looked like a roof. A roof would hold itself in such a way, with its jaunty gables, casual hips and firm ridges, to let the world know that this house is a house. A noble task indeed. Yet, for the most part, a roof would do precious little to enliven the warren of rooms below.
通过Hip & Gable，Architecture建筑公司向庄重的、长期服务的加州平房致敬，同时引诱它多说一点，多做一点。我们从研究它的方式开始：它的深色基座、砖砌的烟囱、勾勒的壁架、棱角分明的屋檐和深邃的、有伤痕的眼睛。我们效仿这些方式，为古老的魅力注入现代元素。然而，事情真正变得聪明的地方是屋顶。
With Hip & Gable, Architecture Architecture pays homage to a dignified, long-serving Californian Bungalow, while enticing it to say a little more and to do a little more too. We began by studying its ways: it’s darkened plinth, bricked chimney stacks, outlined fascias, ribbed gables and deep, bruised eyes. We emulated these ways, lending contemporary inflection to old charms. Yet it was the roof where things really got smart.
事实上，屋顶仍然是一个屋顶。它在房子上，为居住者提供庇护。但是，以前的天花板是低而平的，现在则是宽大而多样的。一个温和的底部已经被揭示出来；它提升和下降，遮蔽和照亮，塑造了房子的许多房间和情绪。
Indeed, the roof is still a roof. It rests over the house and it shelters its occupants. But where the ceilings were once low and flat, now they are generous and varied. A gentle underbelly has been revealed; it lifts and dips, shades and illuminates, shaping the many rooms and moods of the house.
从后院看去，一个躺着的臀部随意地耷拉在卧室一侧，而一个细心的屋檐则站在更正式的生活空间上。它们并排在一起，就像狗的耳朵，一个警觉，另一个俏皮，准备迎接接下来的任何事情。
From the backyard, a reclining hip casually slouches over the bedroom wing, while an attentive gable stands to attention over the more formal living spaces. Side by side, they are like the ears of a dog, one alert and the other playful, ready for whatever comes next.
Architects: Architecture Architecture
Area : 696 m²
Photographs :Peter Bennetts
Manufacturers : Colorbond, Dulux, Ampelite, Formica, George Fethers, Helio Screen, Laminex, Lexan Themoclick, Lysaght, Rutso Concreting, Timberzoo, Viridian
Builder : Grenville Architectural Construction
Design Team : Nick James, Michael Roper, Chloe Piper, Anna Nguyen
Engineer : Meyer Consulting
Country : Australia