1946年4月5日星期五，在一个春光明媚的下午，当25/1的赛马 "可爱的小屋 "凯旋而归，获得英国最大的赛马比赛--全国大赛的冠军时，观众们欢呼雀跃。这是自1940年第二次世界大战后第一次真正意义上的安特里国家赛，也是自1876年以来最后一次在星期五举行的传统比赛，由汤米-雷森训练，由罗伯特-佩特雷上尉骑乘。
Friday April 5th 1946, on a beautifully clear Spring afternoon crowds cheered as the 25/1 racehorse, “Lovely Cottage”, strode triumphantly past the finishing post to be crowned winner of the Grand National, the UKs largest horse race. Trained by Tommy Rayson and ridden by Captain Robert Petre at the first true Aintree Grand National race since 1940, after the Second World War, and the last to take place on a Friday, which had been the tradition since 1876.
那个周末，"可爱的小屋 "回到了温彻斯特附近的Headbourne Worthy小村庄的家中。他受到了英雄般的欢迎，然后在他所居住的庄园的马厩里安顿下来，进行应有的休息。这些马厩，曾经是美丽而有效的，后来一直没有使用，并陷入了破败的状态。幸运的是，这个被列为二级保护的马厩区，沉浸在凄美的历史特征和叙述中，没有被遗忘。它已被英国皇家建筑师协会获奖的建筑师AR设计工作室改造成一个优雅和现代的3个卧室的家庭住宅。
That weekend “Lovely Cottage” returned home to the small village of Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester. He received a hero’s welcome before settling in for a well-earned rest in the stables at the Manor House where he was housed. These stables, that were once beautiful and functioning have since remained unused and have fallen into a state of dilapidation. Fortunately, this Grade 2 listed stable block, steeped in poignant historical character and narrative was not forgotten. It has been transformed into an elegant and contemporary 3 bedroom family home by RIBA award winning architects AR Design Studio.
事务所主任安迪-拉姆斯在对庄园进行大规模整修时发现了这块被忽视的历史遗产，并立即认识到它的潜力。AR的团队可以看到它现有的破旧状态。在建筑的历史背景和风景如画的汉普郡乡村中，有一个明显的潜力来创造一个精致、现代的家庭住宅。
Practice Director, Andy Ramus, discovered this piece of overlooked historical heritage while undertaking a large scale refurbishment at the Manor House and immediately recognised its potential. The team at AR could see past its existing rundown state. There was a clear potential to create a sophisticated, contemporary family home within the historical context of the building and the picturesque Hampshire countryside.
马厩的历史和特征在很大程度上是设计的驱动力，AR设计工作室有一个坚定的信念，即设计限制和约束往往可以创造出最有趣的解决方案。我们的概念是保留现有的，同时使任何新的添加物变得简单和纯粹，以便让原有的特征闪耀。这导致了根据马厩的现有布局对空间进行创新的安排，以保持许多现有的裸露木质内墙。然后，这些墙壁被清洗、剥落和翻新，显示出大量的细节和工艺。
The history and character of the Stable’s was very much a driving force in design and there is a firm belief at AR Design Studio that design constraints and restrictions can often create the most interesting solutions. The concept was to preserve the existing while making any new additions simple and pure in order to let the original character shine. This results in an innovative arrangement of spaces according to the Stable’s existing layout, in order to maintain many of the existing exposed timber interior walls. These were then cleaned, stripped back and refurbished to reveal an exquisite amount of detailing and craftsmanship.
随着现有的内墙恢复了活力，下一个任务是将马厩变成一个现代家庭的家，并将其带入今天。为了尊重该物业的特点，我们采取了一种干净、现代和中性的方法来进行其余的装修，这与原来的木墙完美地并列，使它们在一个美丽而简单的现代背景下作为艺术品脱颖而出。许多现有的特征被翻新和重新利用到家庭环境中；原来的马槽被清洗并被改造成水槽，旧的马扎被用作浴室的毛巾环，原来的门被尽可能地保留下来，给人一种真正的时代特征。
With the existing internal walls brought back to life, the next task was to turn the Stables into a home for the modern family and bring it into the present day. In order to respect the character of the property a clean, contemporary and neutral approach was taken to the rest of the renovation which juxtaposes perfectly with the original timber walls, allowing them to stand out as pieces of art against a beautifully simple contemporary backdrop. Many of the existing features were refurbished and re-purposed for use in the home environment; the original horse troughs were cleaned and converted for use as sink basins, the old horse ties act as towel rings in the bathrooms and original doors are preserved where possible to give a sense of real period character.
马厩的好处是有3间大的双人卧室，有2间套房，还有一个宽敞的家庭浴室。作为一个单层的房产，有很长的连续视野，布局是量身定做的，在睡眠和生活住宿之间分割，有一个单一的恒定循环贯穿整个建筑。欢迎和宽敞的开放式厨房用餐区位于住宅的中心位置，通往明亮和宽敞的休息室，该休息室受益于全高玻璃门，可以看到沉睡的村庄环境。
The Stables benefits from 3 large double bedrooms, with 2 en suite rooms to accompany a spacious family bathroom. Being a single storey property with long continuous views, the layout was tailored and split between sleeping and living accommodation with a single constant circulation running through the entire building. The welcoming and spacious open-plan kitchen dining area is conveniently located at the heart of the home, leading into the light and roomy lounge which benefits from full height glazed doors that open out onto the sleepy village setting.
整个房产是超级绝缘的，整个加热的抛光混凝土地板为空间提供了功能上的统一性，同时也讲述了马厩的农业历史。新的窗户和屋顶灯的安装给整个地方带来了温暖、明亮和干净的感觉；为家庭住宅创造了一个良好的环境。
The entire property is super insulated, and the heated polished concrete floor throughout provides a functional uniformity to the spaces as well as recounting the Stable’s agricultural history. New windows and roof lights fitted throughout give the whole place a warm, bright and clean feel; creating an excellent environment as a backdrop for a family home.
Architects: AR Design Studio
Year : 2013
Photographs :Martin Gardner
Country：UNITED KINGDOM
