位于纽约市的建筑和城市化设计事务所Only If,已经完成了Narrow House的设计。窄屋位于布鲁克林Bedford-Stuyvesant社区,位于纽约市的一个非典型地段,宽13′-4″,深100’,比规范的25英尺宽的分区地段要细长。尽管它不符合标准,但该地块符合其他特定的标准,这使得该空地的开发成为可能。该项目是由建筑师自己发起、开发的,并由他们自己占用,他们在2015年获得了这块价值被低估的土地。

Only If, a New York City-based design practice for architecture and urbanism, has completed the Narrow House. Located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, the Narrow House is situated on an atypical New York City lot measuring 13’-4” wide by 100’ deep, which is slenderer than the normative 25-foot-wide zoning lot. Despite its non-conformity, the site met other specific criteria which enabled the development of the vacant lot. The project was self-initiated, developed, and is occupied by the architects themselves, who acquired the undervalued land in 2015.

在这样一个受限的场地上,”窄屋 “设计的主要问题不是形式或外观,而是日照和流通。事实上,分区法规主要决定了建筑的外部体量,它主要以黑色灰泥装饰。其余的立面,面向街道和后院,由玻璃幕墙组成,最大限度地增加了内部的日光,并与相邻的灰泥齐平的细节。

On such a constrained site, the main problem in the design of the Narrow House does not form or outward appearance, but rather daylight and circulation. In fact, the zoning regulations mostly dictate the exterior volume of the building, which is primarily finished in black stucco. The remainder of the façade, facing the street and rear yard consists of a glass curtain wall, which maximizes daylight to the inside and is detailed flush to the adjacent stucco.

除了两道侧墙外,房子的特点是没有内墙、房间和走廊。开放性–内部正好有11英尺的净空–使日光能够穿透整个房间,但也是一种不寻常的缺乏分隔。作为墙壁的替代,分层的部分在不同的家庭功能之间创造了空间上的区别。中央穿孔钢楼梯内的垂直空隙成为一个采光井,进一步将日光引入平面的中间。

Aside from two lateral walls, the house is characterized by an absence of interior walls, rooms, and corridors. The openness—exactly 11’ clear inside—enables daylight penetration throughout, but also an unusual lack of separation. In lieu of walls, the split-level section creates spatial distinctions between different domestic functions. The vertical void inside the central, perforated steel staircase becomes a lightwell, further introducing daylight towards the middle of the plan.

地面层略高于街道水平。它为生活、饮食和烹饪提供了开放的空间。一个28英尺长的酒吧体,用黑色穿孔金属、黑色染色橡木和黑色水磨石装饰,容纳了厨房组件。在一楼的后面,一个超大的玻璃转轴门通向后院,将生活空间延伸到外面。楼上,不同的楼层提供了两间卧室和一个工作研究室,它可以被改造成一个额外的第三间卧室。卧室通过胶合板体量与其他空间分开,包含浴室、壁橱和用于保护隐私的袋门。

The ground floor is raised slightly above street level. It provides open space for living, eating, and cooking. A 28-foot-long bar volume finished in black perforated metal, black stained oak, and black terrazzo accommodates kitchen components. At the rear of the ground floor, an oversized glass pivot door opens to the rear yard, extending the living space to the outside. Upstairs, different levels provide for two bedrooms and a work-study, which could be converted into an additional third bedroom. The bedrooms are separated from other spaces through a plywood volume, containing bathrooms, closets, and pocket doors for privacy.

侧墙由钢筋混凝土砌体单元(CMU)组成,地板是复合混凝土和波纹金属甲板。根据地段宽度,楼层的净跨度接近结构的最大极限,不需要额外的梁或支撑。整个地面都是浇筑的聚氨酯面层,天花板上的结构是暴露的。在没有内部剪力墙的情况下,该建筑在前后立面都有支撑,以保证横向稳定性。三个对角线钢支架也暴露在前立面后面。

The lateral walls consist of reinforced concrete masonry units (CMU), and the floors are composite concrete and corrugated metal deck. Based on the lot width, the clear span of floors is close to the maximum limit of the structure without requiring additional beams or support. Floors throughout are topped with a poured polyurethane finish, and the structure is exposed on the ceilings. Without interior shear walls, the building is braced at the front and rear façade for lateral stability. Three diagonal steel braces are also exposed behind the front façade.

Architects: Only If
Area : 262 m²
Year : 2021
Photographs :Iwan Baan, Naho Kubota
Manufacturers : Kaldewei, Alape, Bolidt, Sosoares, YKK AP, CEA Italy
Lead Architects : Karolina Czeczek, Adam Frampton
Mep Engineer : Plus Group Consulting Engineering PLLC
Structural Engineer : Reuther+Bowen, PC
Lighting Consultant : Dot Dash
City : Brooklyn
Country : United States