我们的工作最终是关于人的。我们的房屋设计是为了反映客户的特殊性格、历史和故事。位于Ruskin街的爱德华时代遗迹露台的翻新和扩建将这一叙事完整地呈现出来，因为我们为25年前我们最早的住宅客户之一的孩子完成了这个项目。这种与客户及其家庭的持续关系使这个项目对我们的办公室来说非常特别。
Our work is ultimately about people. Our houses are designed to reflect our client’s particular character, history, and story. The renovation and extension to a heritage Edwardian terrace at Ruskin Street bring this narrative full circle, as we completed this project for the child of one of our earliest residential clients from 25 years ago. This ongoing relationship with a client and their family made this project truly special for our office.
现有的房子和场地似乎有意在讲述他们自己的故事。由于场地的渐变，相关的后退，以及从街道上看的关键的能见度限制，典型的新形式，后退和脱离现有的，有隐性联系的方法是根本不可能的。从旧到新的过渡变得不那么具体，而更多的是内部的，由空间的体积变化、细节的意图和材料的感觉来定义。
The existing house and site seemed intent on telling their own story. Due to the tapering of the site, the associated setbacks, and the key visibility constraints from the street, the typical approach of a new form, set back and detached from the existing, with a recessive link was simply not possible. The transition from old to new became something less tangible than a physical separation and more internal, defined by changes in volumes in space, the intent of details, and the feel of materials.
现存的房子在适应边界的尖锐角度方面进行了调整。新房子也是如此，创造了一系列的空间，每一步都在变化。穿过露台房子的高架天花板空间，来到主厨房空间的低架天花板，标志着这种从旧到新的过渡。地板紧随其后，步入一个下沉式的生活空间，提供了开放式的生活，让人从更活跃的生活空间分离到更多的思考空间。离开边界的每一步都充满了景观，使房子与花园相通，通过耐心切割的大型花岗岩阶石进入。
The existing house stepped to adjust to the sharp angle of the boundary. The new followed suit, creating a series of spaces that changed with each step. Moving through the elevated ceiling spaces of the terrace house to the lowered ceiling of the main kitchen space marks this transition from old to new. The floor follows suit, stepping down into a sunken living space, providing open plan living that allows separation from the more active living spaces to the more reflective. Each step away from the boundary is filled with landscaping, opening the house to the garden, accessed via a large granite steppingstone patiently cut to size.
项目中的每一种材料也都有自己的故事。一棵有50年树龄的柏树在吉普斯兰被砍伐，两根巨大的横梁在被运到目的地之前从它的树干上切割下来。这些横梁被运到现场后，任其自然风化。木材的粗糙锯面、树节和不平整的边缘与相邻的黑色覆层的精确性形成了鲜明的对比。这些柱子延伸到建筑的内部，代表了坚固性和永久性的理想。随着柏树的老化，它的故事也诚实地反映在建筑中，标志着时间的流逝。厨房的决定性特征是它的瓷砖台面。手工制作的日本瓷砖，每一块都显示出自己的特点和不完美之处，找到了它们回到房子现有部分的方式，加强了新旧之间的对话。瓷砖的颜色参考了沙子质地的油漆的绿色色调，将简单的装修提升到自己的价值。
Each material within the project finds its own story too. A 50-year-old cypress tree was felled in Gippsland and two massive beams were cut from its trunk on a portable mill before being transported to its destination. The beams, once transported to the site, were left to naturally weather. The timber’s rough sawn finish with its knots and uneven edges are in stark contrast to the precision of the adjoining black cladding. The posts extend into the building’s interior, representing ideals of solidity and permanence. As the cypress ages, its story is honestly reflected in the building, marking the passage of time. The defining characteristic of the kitchen is its tiled benchtop. Handmade Japanese tiles, each displaying their own features and imperfections, find their way back into the existing parts of the house, reinforcing the conversation between the old and the new. The colors of the tile reference the green hues of the sand textured paint that elevate the simple finish to a value of its own.
为该项目策划的家具是不拘一格的，轻松的，被选择来安静地坐在房间里，但每个人都有自己的个性。关键物品都是为这个空间设计和制作的，从折叠的黄铜窗台到后花园的圆形原位混凝土餐桌。每一件都是为了每天使用，为空间的体验和未来要讲述的故事作出贡献。
Furniture curated for the project is eclectic and relaxed, selected to sit quietly in the room yet each having its own personality. Key items were designed and made for the space, from the folded brass ledge to the round insitu concrete dining table in the rear garden. Each one is made to be used each day, contributing to the experience of the space and the future stories to be told.
Architects: BE Architecture
Year : 2021
Photographs :Victor Vieaux
Manufacturers : BassamFellows, Electrolux, Halcyon Lake, Methven, Miniforms, Muuto, Phoenix Tapware, ROGER SELLER, Reece, Smeg, Walter Knoll, APATO, Artedomus, Asko, EST Lighting, Granite Works, Swan St. Sales, Tide Design, Versa, Whispair
Builder : JGF Creative, Josh Fotopoulos – JGF Creative
Engineering : Bliem and Associates
Architecture Director : Broderick Ely
Project Architect : Scott McPherson
Building Surveyor : Assent Building Code Consultants
City : Elwood
Country : Australia
