由迈克尔-肯德里克建筑事务所设计的Looking Glass Lodge是一个独特的林地休闲和度假场所，谨慎地设置在High Weald杰出自然风景区的一个自然空地上。小屋采用了低影响、以材料为导向的设计方法，隐藏在视野之外，与受保护的林地完美融合。
Looking Glass Lodge by Michael Kendrick Architects is a unique woodland retreat and holiday let, set discreetly within a natural clearing in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Shaped by a low-impact, material-driven design approach, the lodge is hidden away from view, blending seamlessly into the protected woodland.
作为当地的终身居民，客户对这个度假屋的愿景是提高该地区的生态生物多样性，保护野生动物，使客人能够了解和欣赏该地区的动物群、植物群和独特的历史和自然。小屋还寻求支持当地经济，为当地企业，如食品和饮料制造商，以及艺术家提供一个展示其产品和作品的平台。
As lifelong residents of the local area, the client’s vision for this holiday let is to enhance the ecological biodiversity of the area, protect wildlife and enable guests to understand and appreciate the fauna, flora, and unique history and nature of the area. The lodge also seeks to support the local economy, by providing a platform for local businesses, such as food and beverage makers, and artists to showcase their products and work.
作为当地的终身居民，客户对这个度假屋的愿景是提高该地区的生态生物多样性，保护野生动物，使客人能够了解和欣赏该地区的动物群、植物群和独特的历史和自然。小屋还寻求支持当地经济，为当地企业，如食品和饮料制造商，以及艺术家提供一个平台，展示他们的产品和作品。
As lifelong residents of the local area, the client’s vision for this holiday let is to enhance the ecological biodiversity of the area, protect wildlife and enable guests to understand and appreciate the fauna, flora, and unique history and nature of the area. The lodge also seeks to support the local economy, by providing a platform for local businesses, such as food and beverage makers, and artists to showcase their products and work.
在整个一年中，旅馆都充斥着自然光，而自动变色的电致变色玻璃则给予隐私，并限制过热和黄昏时的人造光溢出。最重要的是，使用这种玻璃还可以确保小屋不会干扰该地的蝙蝠活动，有助于确保这一受保护物种的长期栖息地。
Throughout the year, the lodge is flooded with natural light, while self-tinting electrochromic glass grants privacy and limits overheating and the spill of artificial light as dusk falls. Critically, using this glass also ensures that the lodge does not disrupt the site’s bat activity, helping to secure the long-term habitat of this protected species.
在内部，一个简单而温馨的布局包括一个带有原木燃烧炉的开放式生活空间。这使用了从现场倒下的树木中获取的木材，在冬季为小屋供暖–大大降低了小屋的运行成本，并创造了一个舒适的、具有斯坎迪风格的度假胜地。定制的、精心配置的厨房位于小屋的中心，而桦木胶合板轻轻地划分了布局，以创造一个更私人的卧室。
Within, a simple yet welcoming layout includes an open-plan living space with a log-burning stove. This uses timber sourced from fallen trees on-site to heat the lodge in winter – significantly lowering the lodge’s running costs and creating a comfortable, Scandi-inspired retreat. The bespoke, carefully-configured kitchen sits at the lodge’s heart, while birch-plywood joinery gently subdivides the layout, to create a more private bedroom The en-suite sees a free-standing bath make the most of the views out across the trees.
由位于黑斯廷斯的当地工匠建造，小屋的外部覆层和内部衬里采用相同的木材品种–西部红柏。在未完成的情况下，外部将自然风化为银灰色，让人联想到当地的风景，这将与内部舒适、温暖的色调形成对比。
Built by local craftsmen based in Hastings, the lodge features the same species of timber – western red cedar – on the external cladding and internal lining. Left unfinished, the exterior will weather naturally to a silver-grey color that is reminiscent of the local landscape, which will contrast the cozy, warmer tones of the interior.
在整个项目中，从制造到完成，场地的现有生态、栖息地和树线是关键的考虑因素。山庄的混合钢/木材框架结构采用了低影响的方法，避免了对现有树根的损害，确保不需要砍伐树木，并为野生动物保留了无障碍通道。该项目还优先考虑了场外施工，以规避对场地的物流限制，并安全地实现最小的破坏性施工过程。
The site’s existing ecology, habitat, and treeline were key considerations throughout the project, from manufacture to completion. The lodge’s hybrid steel/timber-framed structure bears down on screw-pile foundations for a low-impact approach that avoids damage to existing tree roots, ensures no trees needed to be felled, and retains unobstructed access for wildlife. The project also prioritized off-site construction, in order to circumvent logistical limitations to the site, and safely achieve a minimally disruptive construction process.
该项目为该地的生物多样性提供了一个机会，以提高其目前的基线，包括清除目前在该地的入侵植物，并增加蝙蝠和鸟箱以鼓励本地植物的自然再生。
The build provided an opportunity for the site’s biodiversity to be enhanced above its current baseline, including removing invasive plants currently on site and adding bat and bird boxes to encourage the natural regeneration of native flora.
Architects: Michael Kendrick Architects
Area : 49 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Tom Bird
Manufacturers : Vectorworks, Ferm Living, Alexander Seifried & Richard Lampert, Firemaker, Forbes and Lomax, HAY, Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Søn, Havwoods, Joan Gasper, Johnson Bespoke, Lusso Stone, Mandarin Stone, Sage Glass, Secto, Silva Timber, Xavier Manosa and Mashallah
Lead Architects : Michael Kendrick Architects
Interior Designer : Looking Glass Lodge
Landscaper : Rutty Sark Gardens
Ecological Consultant : The Ecology Consultancy
Client : Looking Glass Lodge
Main Contractor : Client self-build
Structural Engineer : Momentum (Project Engineer – Pamela Ewang)
Program / Use / Building Function : Holiday let
Approved Inspector : East Sussex Building Control Partnership
City : Hastings
Country : United Kingdom