对住宅的描述,对家的描述,可能很容易用语言表达出来,但在其建成的结论中却不可能满足。其成分是标准的,而主题的变化是无穷无尽的。它是一个盒子,一个屋顶下的一系列盒子,一个生活的机器,一个灵魂的地方。它是巴舍勒的巢穴和贝壳。它仍然是原始的住所,而且越来越不相关。

The description of a residence, of home, might be easy to put into words and all but impossible to satisfy in its built conclusion. The ingredients are standard, and the variations on the theme are endless. It is a box, a series of boxes under a roof, a machine for living in, a place of the soul. It is Bachelard’s nest and shells. It is still the primitive dwelling and it is increasingly irrelevant.

我们生活在一个将注意力转向虚拟世界的空虚景观的时代。在这里面,建筑环境所提供的声明在影响上越来越小。你设计一个住宅并不是为了发表声明,而是在不经意间,你最终说了很多。一个典型的例子是Eraclis Papachristou家的住宅,这是建筑师也是客户的情况之一。在接近过程中,人们无法读懂纯形式背后的功能。物体的规模、高度和描述它的信心都没有提到通常的家庭情况。这里没有关于舒适的乡土参考。设计已经演变成了更多。

We live in an era that is turning its attention to the vacuous landscapes of a virtual world. Within this, the statements that the built environment provides are increasingly reduced in impact. You do not design a residence in order to make a statement but, inadvertently one ends up saying a great deal. A case in point is the residence of the Eraclis Papachristou’s family, one of those situations where the architect is also the client. During the approach, one cannot read the function behind the pure form. The scale of the object, the height and the confidence with which it is described do not make reference to the usual domestic situation. There is no vernacular reference to comfort here. The design has evolved into more.

在麦田里,它是一个纵向的裸露混凝土体,作为天空和地面之间的铰链。 这是一个高于景观的设计。入口是一个令人印象深刻的空洞,横跨整个建筑的一半长度,作为进入内部世界的仪式性桥梁。它在庆祝进入一个包含和巧妙描述的世界的时刻,与环境产生距离。

Set in fields of wheat it is a longitudinal volume of exposed concrete that acts as a hinge between the sky and the ground. It is a design that is elevated above the landscape. The entrance, a singularly impressive void that traverses half the length of the entirety acts as a ceremonial bridge into the world within. It creates distance from the environment at the very moment where it celebrates the journey into a world contained and deftly described.

表面上的开口不多,而且有警卫。在西北侧的立面,它们被切割出混凝土表面。它们被切割和折叠出来,形成对开口的保护性和方向性的盾牌。即使是贯穿整个东北立面的不间断的玻璃,也通过穿孔的黄铜屏风被仔细地保护起来。如果它是一个盒子,它是封闭的。

The openings on the surface are few and guarded. On the northwest façade, they are cut out of the concrete surface. They are cut out and folded out, forming protective and directional shields to the openings. Even the stretch of uninterrupted glazing that runs the entire northeast facades is carefully shielded through perforated brass screens. If it is a box, it is closed.

光线的游戏得到了加强。阴影曾经是清晰的,然后自己被打散。这是一个出乎意料的正式舞蹈。而这正是在许多方面,设计变得耐人寻味的地方。构成内部空间的巨大体量本身是通过艺术和雕塑来描述的。住宅和展览馆之间的对话开始了。也许是当代版的 “水壶院”。

The play of light is enhanced. The shadows are once crisp and then broken up themselves. It is a formal dance of the unexpected. And this is where, in so many ways, the design becomes intriguing. The vast volumes that form the inner spaces are themselves described through art and sculpture. The conversation between the dwelling and the exhibition gallery begins. A contemporary version of Kettle’s Yard, maybe.

空间的高度简直是巨大的,这是对曾经在岛上定义财富的豪宅的参考。钢琴移动的高大语言是对本地人的进一步点头。但是,混凝土和清脆的大理石表面,以及简单的长线条,确保其结果是坚实的现代。这是一个极简主义的版本,允许表达和艺术侵入并告知其纯粹的墙壁。这是一个声明,一个建筑师精心控制的肌肉的弯曲。它是一个声明,允许在它里面的声明。

The height of the spaces is simply immense, a reference to the mansions that once defined wealth on the island. The elevated language of the piano nobile is a further nod to the vernacular. But the concrete and crisp marble surfaces, and the simple, long lines make sure the result is solidly contemporary. It is a version of minimalism that allows expression and art to invade and inform its sheer walls. It is a statement, an architect flexing carefully controlled muscles. It is a statement that allows for statements within it.

Architects: Eraclis Papachristou Architects
Area : 470 m²
Year : 2020
Photographs :Hufton+Crow, ©Creative Photo Room
Manufacturers : Dornbracht, Focus, Fritz Hansen, Oikos, Saint-Gobain, BLUM System , Finn Juhl, Keller Minimal , Poltrona Frau, Rimadesio
Civil Engineering : D&K E.P.S. L.L.C.
Electrical Engineering : DOUBLE N Electrical Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineering : POLYPRO LTD
Lighting Designers : Archtube
Design & Details : Eraclis Papachristou, Elia Ioannou, Panagiotis Hadjisergis, Nicoleta Theofanous
City : Nicosia
Country : Cyprus