The House Acute是一个为六口之家而建的度假屋，紧邻新南威尔士州海岸线的边缘。该地块暴露在海洋元素中，并且毗邻一个严重的灌木火灾易发的海岸悬崖。设计，尤其是调色板的设计，需要具有坚固的性质。该地块也是一个小楔形，几乎不需要的地块，这也将最终影响设计。因此，概念性的方法是创造一个楔形的住宅，由两个长的混凝土亭子组成，在尖角处相互搭接。
The House Acute is a weekender built for a family of 6 on a site abutting the edge of the NSW coastline. The site is exposed to the ocean elements and also sits adjacent to a severe bush-fire-prone coastal bluff. The design and the palette in particular would need to be robust in nature. The site is also a small wedge-shaped, almost unwanted parcel of land, which would also ultimately influence the design. The conceptual approach was therefore to create a wedge-shaped home consisting of two long concrete pavilions lapping over each other on the acute corner.
地面层是主要的入口层，包括一个带有相关湿区的卧室翼。在一楼的体量下建立了一个开放式的车棚，使其能够直接进入住宅。在尖角处创建了一个二级生活区。
The Ground Floor level is the primary entry-level and includes a bedroom wing with associated wet areas. An open planned carport was created beneath the first-floor massing above enabling direct access into the home. A secondary living zone was created at the acute corner.
一楼是主要的生活区，包括一个位于南面的屋顶上的大型有盖露台，以及一个位于北面的悬臂阳台，与街道相连。一个独立的主卧室翼被安置在厨房后面，使业主只在没有孩子的时候使用这一层。
The first-floor level is the primary living zone including a large covered terrace on the roof of the massing to the south below, and a cantilevered balcony on the northern side which engages with the street. A self-contained master bedroom wing has been positioned behind the kitchen enabling the owners to use this level only when they stay without their children.
在一楼上方有一个适度的屋顶露台，有内部楼梯进入。这两个重叠的亭子随着土地的下降而舒适地坐着，这样就形成了4个明显不同的独立楼层。在需要的时候，仍然有空间可以找到孤独的感觉。
A modest roof-top terrace has been included above the first floor with internal stair access. The two overlapping pavilions sit comfortably with the fall in the land such that 4 distinctly different and separate storeys have been created. There is still space to find solitude if and when required.
建筑群的最高点出现在场地的最低部分，即南部边界。这个尖锐的拐角位于道路的拐弯处，形成了一个通往街道的非正式门户。在这个拐角处，建筑形式仍然相当抽象，是一个坚实的混凝土结构，当人们在拐角处向入口处移动时，会让位于更多的门窗。
The tallest point of the massing occurs on the lowest part of the site being the southern boundary. The acute corner sits proudly at the bend in the road that forms an unofficial gateway to the street. At this corner the built form remains quite abstract as a solid concrete structure, giving way to more fenestration as one moves around the corner towards the entry.
虽然房子是用非成型的混凝土建造的，但底层和一楼的亭子被一条阴影线和纹理分开。地面层是用光滑的形式完成的，与使用水平粗锯木板形成的更具质感的一楼结构形成对比。
Whilst the home is built in off-form concrete, the ground and first-floor pavilions are separated by a shadow line and in texture. The ground floor was formed with a smooth-off form finish contrasting from the more textured first-floor structure formed using horizontal rough sawn boards.
沿着西边的边界保留了一系列现有的角堇，以帮助保持与邻居的隐私。在这里，景观设计师确保了新旧景观的无缝融合，并在视觉上借用场地的自然环境来扩展场地参数。在两个混凝土亭子之间形成了一个相对私密的院子，有助于为底层提供光线和通风。
A sequence of existing angophora’s was retained along the western boundary to help maintain privacy with that neighbor. Here the landscape architect has ensured the new and old landscapes blend seamlessly and that the site’s natural surroundings are visually borrowed to extend the site parameters. A relatively private courtyard has been formed between the two concrete pavilions which aid in feeding both light and ventilation to the ground floor.
场地上创造的尖锐形式创造了一个有趣的几何形状，坚实的混凝土墙成为一张空白的画布，让新的和现有的树叶的影子投射在上面。住宅的混凝土外皮留下了它们是如何建造的痕迹，这与原始的故事板并无二致。宅急送既坚固又紧凑，为其主人提供了逃离繁忙的城市生活的手段。
The acute forms created on the site create a playful geometry and the solid concrete walls become a blank canvas for the shadows of the new and existing foliage to cast upon. The off-form concrete skins of the home leave a trace of how they were constructed, not unlike a raw storyboard. The House Acute is both robust and compact and provides its owners with the means to escape their hectic city lives.
Architects: MCK Architecture & Interiors
Area: 271 m²
Year: 2015
Photographs: Brett Boardman
Builder: Cochran Constructions
Structural Engineering: Halcrow & Associates
Interior Design: Briony Fitzgerald Design
Design Team:Jarad Grice, Steve Koolloos
Landscape Architect:William Dangar
Geotechnical Engineer:Don Katauskas
Architects:MCK Architecture & Interiors
Hydraulic Engineering:ITM Design
City:Killcare
Country:Australia
