加利福尼亚州的阿瑟顿，就在斯坦福大学的El Camino Real下面，位于硅谷的中心。 这是一个郊区城市，其特点是成熟的树木和隐藏在栅栏后面的大地块上的房屋。
Atherton California, just down El Camino Real from Stanford University, is in the heart of Silicon Valley. It is a suburban city characterized by mature trees and homes on large plots hidden behind fences.
这里的气候是温和的，几乎是地中海式的，这个房子的主人希望有一个可以尽可能多地在户外生活的房子。 使这一愿望复杂化的是，这块地又长又窄，她的视线四面都是邻居家的房子，这些房子（像大多数典型的郊区房子一样）巨大而空白。 但在这些邻居的房子上面，成熟的树冠和天空是有活力的，不断变化，令人叹为观止。专注于这种 “向上 “而不是横向 “向外 “的视野，我们创造了一个看似没有屋顶的房子，它被巨大的室外庭院所包围，使生活空间的景色向上延伸。
The climate is temperate, almost Mediterranean and the owner of this house wanted a home where she could live outdoors as much as possible. Complicating this desire was that the lot is long and narrow and her view on all sides was of the backs of the neighboring houses which (like most typical suburban houses) are huge and blank. But above these neighboring houses, the mature tree canopy and sky were alive, constantly changing and breathtaking. Focusing on this view “up” rather than horizontally “out” we created a seemingly roofless house that surrounds the living spaces by huge outdoor courtyards that direct the view up.
生活空间是开放式的，通过可伸缩的推拉门和连续的材料，如地板上的石灰华和墙壁上的雪松，模糊了室内/室外之间的联系。 但这个建筑的与众不同之处在于环绕它的连续弯曲的墙。它把房子完全包围起来，挡住了不太理想的景色，把注意力集中在更有意义的景色上，当阳光和阴影沿着它的表面在一天中移动时，就会产生兴趣。 在它最基本的部分，弯曲的木墙创造了一个视觉背景，通过室内的植物和白桦树景观看到，阴影整天在它上面移动而产生了活力。
The living spaces are open planned and blur the connection between indoor/outdoor with retractable sliding doors and continuous materials like travertine on the floors and cedar on the walls. But what sets this building apart is the continuous curving wall that surrounds it. It fully encloses the house, blocking out the less desirable views, focusing on the more meaningful views and creating interest as the sunlight and shadows move through the day along it’s surfaces. At it’s most elemental, the curving wooden wall creates a visual backdrop seen through the interior landscape of plants and birch trees, animated by the shadows moving across it all day.
与它的邻居不同，这所房子的街道周边没有围栏。 人行道上有一片本地草的草地，现有的橡树、红杉和新种植的白桦树在弯曲的木墙内外流动。
Unlike it’s neighbors, this house is not fenced off at it’s street perimeter. A meadow of native grasses flow from the sidewalk with existing oaks, redwoods and newly planted birch trees flowing inside and outside of the curving wooden wall.
Architects: Craig Steely Architecture
Area: 2900 ft²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Darren Bradley
Manufacturers: Hansgrohe, COLOMBO DESIGN, Duravit, Fleetwood, western red cedar
Structural Engineer: Strandberg Engineering
Contractor: Drew Maran Construction
Lead Architect:Craig Steely
Project Team:Luigi Silverman, Ryan Leidner, Tune Kantharoup, Anastasia Victor
Landscape Architect:Elias Gonzalez
City:Atherton
Country:United States