在与Cristina Albornoz一起进行了3年的研究之后，ZITA在安第斯摩尔兰设计并建造了房子，试图创造一个在这个具有高环境价值的脆弱生态系统中进行建设的范例。安第斯穆尔兰位于海拔3250米的摩羯座和巨蟹座内，由于其独特的植被能够从大气中吸收水分，以及其永久的云雾森林状态之间的关系，它长期生产水。这种云雾景观是地平线上的一个永久特征，永久地改变着视线的深度，并伴随着它掩盖和揭示了山脉。

Following 3 years of research alongside Cristina Albornoz, ZITA designed and built the House in the Andean Mooreland in an attempt to create an example of how to build within this fragile ecosystem with high environmental value. Located at an altitude of 3,250 meters above sea level and within the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer, Andean Moorelands is permanently producing water thanks to the relation between its unique vegetation capable of absorbing water from the atmosphere, and its perpetual cloud forest condition. This cloud landscape is a permanent feature on the horizon, permanently varying the depth of view and with it hiding and revealing the mountains.

为了寻求以轻盈的方式踩在植物表面上，房子矗立在混凝土柱子上，这些柱子被设计成不需要地梁将其连接在一起，因此避免了对地下水流的任何干扰。在支柱上，安装了一系列预制的木制门廊，并通过预制的OSB墙和屋顶系统连接在一起，作为结构隔膜，使房屋的皮肤成为其结构的一部分。通过预制房屋，施工时间和浪费都减少了。房屋的组装是100%手工完成的，因此避免了对重型机械的需求。

Seeking to step on the vegetable surface in a light manner, the house stands on concrete pillars which are designed to work without needing a floor beam tying them together and therefore avoiding any interruption to underground water flows. Atop the pillars, a series of prefabricated timber porticos are installed and tied together by means of a system of prefabricated OSB walls and roof which operate as a structural diaphragm making the house’s skin part of its structure. By prefabricating the house, both construction time and waste were reduced. The assemblage of the house was performed 100% by hand and therefore avoiding the need for heavy machinery.

该方案分为两个模块，由一个悬挂的阳光房连接。主模块容纳了主卧室和浴室，以及所有的公共区域。第二个模块包含两个房间和两个浴室。通过分割项目，房屋的规模被打破并缩小，两个模块最终拥有更大的外墙表面，允许多种多样的观点和透明度。公共空间面向主要的北摩尔兰景观，并有一个钢制的闭合装置，可以通过手动操作的链式升降机将其变成一个露台，使室内向外延伸。

The program is divided into two modules connected by a suspended sunroom. The main module holds the master bedroom and bathroom, and all communal areas. The second module contains two rooms and two bathrooms. By fragmenting the program the scale of the house is broken up and reduced, and the two modules end up having larger facade surfaces allowing for multiple and varied views and transparencies. The communal spaces face the predominant north Mooreland view and have a steel closing which can be actioned using a hand-operated chain hoist to transform it into a terrace allowing the interior to extend outwards.

在Mooreland的建筑在热舒适度方面也是一个挑战，因为温度可以在14°C和3°C之间摆动，年平均温度为8°C，平均湿度为85%。意识到这一挑战，房子实施了一系列的被动式住房策略，收集和分配热量，消除了对电力和/或机械加热系统的依赖。屋顶的形状和墙体开口的位置使房子里的所有空间全天都有阳光直射，无论是通过窗户，还是天窗。位于天窗下面的水泥墙部分在白天吸收热量，在晚上释放热量。连接各模块的玻璃封闭桥也在一天中吸收热量，并将其储存在石板上。将建筑从地面抬起，也减少了对湿度的吸收，并保持楼板的干燥。

Building in the Mooreland also poses a challenge in terms of thermal comfort as temperatures can oscillate between 14°C and 3°C with an annual average of 8°C and average humidity of 85%. Aware of this challenge the house implements a series of passive housing strategies which collect and distribute heat eliminating the dependency on electric and/or mechanical heating systems. The roof’s shape and location of wall openings allow all spaces in the house to have direct sunlight throughout the day be it through the Windows, or the skylights. Sections of cement walls located below the skylights absorb heat throughout the day and release it at night. The glass-enclosed bridge that connects the modules also absorbs heat throughout the day and stores it on its stone floor. Lifting the construction from the ground also reduces the absorption of humidity and maintains the floor slabs dry.

墙体屋顶和楼板都是由5层的热保护系统组成，这使得房子能够永久地提供并通过被动式加热保持热舒适。能够承受湿度和虫害的烧焦的柏树松木板构成了外部层。在内部，墙壁和屋顶铺设了胶合板，形成了一个保护罩，既保留了白天积累的热量，又成为房子的装饰。

Walls roofs and slabs all are composed of a 5-layer system of thermal protection which allows the house to permanently offer and maintain thermal comfort through passive heating. Charred cypress pine slabs capable of withstanding humidity and insect infestations make up the exterior layer. Internally the walls and roof are lined with plywood creating a shield that both retains the heat built up during the day and becomes the finishing of the house.

最后，体量的形状不仅作为被动的加热策略，而且还与当地充满云雾的山地景观产生对话，使屋顶产生的不同的山峰被雾气夹住并显现出来，就像穆尔兰的山脉一样。

Finally, the shapes of the volumes not only perform as passive heating strategies but also generate a dialogue with the cloud filled mountainous landscape of the place allowing the different peaks that the roof generates to be entrapped and revealed by the fog in the same way that the mountains in the Mooreland do.

Architects: ZITA
Area: 1615 ft²
Year: 2021
Photographs: ZITA
Lead Architect: Daniel Feldman
Country：Colombia