阳光峡谷的房子是为一个四口之家设计的，位于博尔德以上五英里的岩石峡谷中的一个高山山坡上。一个被松树和冷杉树密林包围的小木屋曾经占据了这个地方。2010年，四英里峡谷大火蹂躏了这片土地，将小木屋和4.5英亩的百年老树烧为平地。当灰烬沉淀后，剩下的是花岗岩露头、陡峭的山坡和新发现的广阔的视野。这片荒芜的土地与世纪之交的博尔德的无树景观极其相似。重新发现那个时代的建筑语言，特别是该地区的采矿和农业遗产，提供了必要的设计灵感。虽然房屋的坡屋顶形式和质朴的材料让人想起了该地区早期的乡土气息，但该设计试图建立一种自己的语言–反映出目前的环境和地理位置，并为其所特有。

The Sunshine Canyon house, designed for a family of four, is located on a high alpine hillside in a rocky canyon five miles above Boulder. A small cabin, surrounded by a dense forest of pine and fir trees, once occupied the site. In 2010, the Four Mile Canyon fire ravaged this property, burning the cabin and 4.5 acres of 100 year-old trees to the ground. When the ash had settled, what remained were granite outcrops, steep slopes, and newly revealed expansive vistas. The barren site eerily resembled the treeless landscape of Boulder at the turn of the century. Rediscovering the architectural language of that era―particularly the region’s mining and agricultural heritage―provided the necessary design inspiration. While the home’s gabled roof form and rustic materials recall the area’s early vernacular, the design seeks to establish a language of its own―reflective of and specific to its current context and geographic location.

房屋的阶梯式外形为场地的崎岖特征提供了一个平衡点。 一个突出的花岗岩露头确立了基准点，并通过一个钢制的人行桥将住宅与景观联系起来。该结构被插入到相邻的山坡上，使住宅在视觉上顺着场地的自然轮廓层层递进。两个线性体量–一个包含家庭生活空间，另一个是卧室–被堆叠和旋转，以优化太阳能的获取，并从每个房间捕捉不同的景观。悬臂形式创造了下面的阴凉保护空间和上面充满阳光的生活空间。

The stepped form of the house provides a counterbalance to the site’s rugged features. A prominent granite outcropping establishes the datum and links the home to the landscape via a steel footbridge. The structure is inserted into the adjacent hillside allowing the home to visually cascade down the site’s natural contours. Two linear volumes―one containing family living space, the other bedrooms―are stacked and rotated to optimize solar access and to capture different views from each room. The cantilevered forms create shady, protected spaces below and sun-filled living spaces above.

裸露的横梁（含85%的回收材料）、生锈的钢包层和工业尺寸的谷仓门在视觉上将住宅与社区的农村根源联系起来，但主要是为了创造一个防火、免维护的结构。

Exposed beams (with 85% recycled content), rusted steel cladding, and industrial-size barn doors visually link the home to the community’s rural roots, but principally serve to create a fire- resistant, maintenance- free structure.

一个3.5千瓦的光伏阵列，加上高效的电器和LED照明，每月平均电费为9美元。封闭式和开孔式泡沫保温材料，带低辐射玻璃的双层和三层窗户，以及滚动的谷仓门百叶窗，使房子夏凉冬暖。暖气是由96%效率的锅炉、水力辐射地板管和高效燃木炉提供。轻盈、开放的设计，很少的墙壁使日光和微风自然地穿过房屋的各个角落。

A 3.5kW photo-voltaic array, combined with high efficiency electric appliances and LED lighting, produce an average monthly electric bill of $9. Closed and open cell foam insulation, double and triple pane windows with low-e glass, and rolling barn door shutters keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Heating is provided with a 96% efficiency boiler, hydronic radiant floor tubing, and a high efficiency wood burning stove. A light, open plan, with few walls allows daylight and breezes to naturally filter through all sides of the home.

Architects: Renée del Gaudio
Area: 2760 ft²
Year: 2013
Photographs: David Lauer
Manufacturers: Loewen, Wittus, Flatiron Steel
City：BOULDER
Country：UNITED STATES