20世纪是建筑学科最具启发性和进步性的世纪之一，理查德-纽特拉就是这样一位贡献者，他对住宅设计的推进在现代建筑中留下了他的印记。在考夫曼大厦之前，纽特拉在1927-1929年间为加州洛杉矶的菲利普-洛弗尔及其家人设计了洛弗尔大厦。洛弗尔宅是纽特拉职业生涯的转折点，使他成为建筑界的焦点。
The 20th Century was one of the most inspiring and progressive centuries for the discipline of architecture; Richard Neutra was one such contributor that has left his mark on modern architecture with his advancement of residential design. Prior to the Kaufmann House, Neutra design the Lovell House for Philip Lovell and his family in Los Angeles, California between 1927-1929. The Lovell House was the turning point in Neutra’s career, putting him on the architectural radar.
洛弗尔宅邸是为洛杉矶山上活跃的、注重健康的洛弗尔家族设计的。 这座房子是美国国际风格的早期范例，它唤起了勒-柯布西耶和弗兰克-劳埃德-赖特所制定的原则。
The Lovell House was designed for the active, health conscious Lovell family in the hills of Los Angeles. The house is an early example of the International Style in the United States that evokes principles that were developed by Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright.
这栋房子由一系列重叠的平面组成，并不拘泥于赖特的比例，而是将赖特的平面装置与勒-柯布西耶鲜明的流线型美学相结合。
The house consists of a series of overlapping planes that do not stick to Wright’s proportionality; rather they are a hybrid of Wright’s planar devices combined with Le Corbusier’s stark, streamlined aesthetic.
房子依附在陡峭的悬崖边上，它被垂直地悬挂起来，以承接洛杉矶的全景。 由于房子是垂直悬空的，所以房子的体量与街道是断开的，街道由一条混凝土走道衔接，将居住者带入房子的上层，也就是生活区，并将他们从玻璃包裹的大楼梯上发出，通往客厅和外面的游泳池。
The house clings to the side of a steep cliff; it is perpendicularly suspended to take on the panoramic views of Los Angeles. Since the house is suspended perpendicularly, the volume of the house is disconnected from the street, which is bridged by a concrete walkway that brings the inhabitant into the upper level of the house, which is the living quarters, and issues them down a large staircase encased in glass that leads into the living room and to the pool outside.
房子的下层，也就是起居室，按照开放式的规划，通向庭院和游泳池。 在室外靠近游泳池的地方，人们开始理解重叠平面的空间组织和支撑悬臂体量的领航员。
The lower level of the house, the living room, follows an open plan that leads out to the patio and swimming pool. It’s outside near the pool that one begins to understand the spatial organization of the overlapping planes and the pilotis that support the cantilevering volumes.
Lovell House让人想起Le Corbusier的风格和美学。朴素的墙体在林立的地形中显得格外突出；带状的窗户提供了广阔的视野和大量的光线进入室内空间。
The Lovell House is reminiscent of Le Corbusier’s style and aesthetic. The stark while walls stand out among the wooded terrain; the ribbon windows offer expansive views and a significant amount of light to enter the interior spaces.
很明显，Neutra受到了国际风格和Corbusier别墅的影响，以至于人们进入和穿过房子的方式与Corbusier的建筑长廊相似；然而，居住者不是在屋顶花园结束，而是从房子的顶部向低层的天井和游泳池移动。
It’s clear that Neutra was influenced by the International Style and Corbusier’s villas, so much so that the way in which one enters and moves through the house is similar to Corbusier’s architectural promenade; however rather than ending at the roof garden the occupant moves from the top of the house towards the patio and swimming pool on the lower level.
Lovell House号称是美国第一座使用钢结构的房子，这种钢结构通常出现在摩天大楼建筑中–Neutra在纽约和芝加哥的Holabird & Roche公司工作时就学会了这些新技术。
The Lovell House is claimed to be the first house in the United States to use a steel structure that is typically found in skyscraper construction – Neutra learned these new techniques when he was working in New York and with Holabird & Roche in Chicago.
然而，钢结构并不仅仅是由钢柱、钢梁和领航员来支撑的，它只是房子结构系统的一部分。 因为房子是悬挂在悬崖边上的，它是由一根系在岩石上的拉索拴在悬崖上的。这座房子的构造相当有趣，除了钢结构与张力缆绳集成之外，这座房子实际上是最早使用枪石的建筑之一。
洛弗尔之家是一个首创的建筑，它让纽特拉在国际上名声大噪，并将洛弗尔之家引入建筑地标。
However, the steel construction is not just supported by steel columns, beams, and pilotis, but it is only part of the structural system of the house. Because the house is suspended on the side of a cliff, it is tethered to the cliff by a tension cable that is tied into the rocky terrain. The house’s construction is rather interesting in addition to the steel structure integrated with tension cables; the house is actually one of the first uses of gunite .
The Lovell House is an architecture of firsts, which gave rise to Neutra’s International fame and introduced the Lovell House as an architectural landmark.
建筑师：Richard Neutra
年份：1929年
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城市： LOS ANGELES
国家：美国
Architects: Richard Neutra
Year: 1929
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City: LOS ANGELES
Country: UNITED STATES