Soul Garden House / Spacefiction Studio

灵魂花园小屋/Spacefiction Studio

Text description provided by the architects. The smallest plot size available in most of the residential layouts of the city is about 200sqyards or 170 sqmts. A Large requirement on such a small plot called for an introverted solution with a garden at the center, around which the rest of the spaces function. This garden was lifted up to accommodate parking, a room for the domestic help and a games room on the stilt floor. An extra room was added on the terrace for guests.

在大部分城市住宅中，布局最小的可行面积大约在170-200平方米之间。对于这样一个小面积住宅的大量需求通常采用内向布局的解决方案，以花园为中心排布空间功能。这个花园被抬起以调节停车空间，和游戏空间和家庭辅助空间。另外还在平台上添加了一个客房。

All services were pushed to the south as a buffer to the heat. The living / dining areas surrounding the garden have operable, sliding glass doors to contain the air conditioning. When these are open the whole length of the house behaves as a single space connected by the garden. Two bedrooms are pushed to the next higher level connected by a corridor with a concrete bench.

所有服务功能都放到了南边，来作为太阳热量的缓冲。客厅和餐厅都围绕花园敞开，滑动玻璃门即可保存空调冷气。当所有空间都打开时，整个屋子就是由花园联系的单一空间。两个卧室放在了楼上，由走廊上的混凝土长凳连接

The central double height court is covered with mild steel, with laser cut perforations; parametrically designed to create privacy. The perforations are smaller where the adjacent building has an opening looking into the court and larger, where the building has a blank wall.

中间庭院用激光穿孔的低碳钢覆盖，参数化设计以创造隐私。如果相邻的建筑有通向庭院的视野，则串口较小；如果面对着一堵墙，则穿孔较大。

This system is covered with glass on top and stainless steel mesh on the side as a protection from rain and insects. The filtered light through this powers the tropical growth of the garden below. A cutout allows light all the way to the games room in the basement below.  The garden also houses a fountain which brings the tropical environment alive with its sound of water. Wherever one is in the house they’re always aware of the elemental nature of the garden.

整套系统覆盖以玻璃封顶，不锈钢板在边上保护建筑不受风雨昆虫侵扰。透过穿孔不锈钢板的光是底下花园中热带植物生长的能源。错层的楼板让光一路从游戏房落入地下室。室内花园同时拥有一个小喷泉用动听的水声给这个热带环境带来生机。无论谁来到这个小屋，都会被花园的自然之魂吸引住。

The master bedroom has an attached balcony which opens up inwards onto the garden below. The wardrobe features handmade cane work, a fast vanishing craft practice. The attached toilet is made transparent so the planters inside are visible, lit from the skylight above.

主卧带有一个朝向内部花园的小阳台。这里的衣柜是手工藤条制作的，一个快要失传的手艺。其厕所由天窗采光，其透明性让人能从内部看到植物。

The kid’s bedroom has a balcony which opens onto the east. A play nook is integrated into the wardrobe which looks down onto the garden as well. The study room attached has a planter under a slit skylight which forms a focal point as one enters the room. The study area is lit with the eastern sun in the mornings which filters through the perforated screen and hits the study desk.

孩子卧室的阳台朝东开放。游戏角被整合到了衣柜里，衣柜也可以俯瞰花园。附带的书房在狭缝的天窗下有一盆花，当光顺着狭缝洒下，这盆植物成为房间焦点。这个书房是东向早晨采光，光通过穿孔钢板落在书桌上。

The façade has operable louvers made out of perforated mild steel. This offers a certain amount of privacy from the close proximity neighborhood. They are opaque from the outside during daytime and when the light shines from within in the evening, they become transparent and shine like a yellow jewel. The flooring is a mixture of yellow & white cement oxide, handmade cement tiles, yellow tandoor and terracotta tiles. The ceilings are left exposed after the de-shuttering of concrete slabs.  Walls are mostly white with an occasional yellow highlighter.

立面由穿孔低碳钢制作的开放百叶组成，在亲密的邻里社区中提供了一定的私密性。白天时他们对外是不透明的，但夜里屋内开启灯光时，屋子会像透明的黄色果冻一样。地面铺砖是黄色&白色水泥氧化物，手工水泥瓷砖，黄色陶土瓷砖的混合物。混凝土板拆模后，天花板暴露在外。墙体大部分涂白，偶尔用黄色点亮强调。