华盛顿现代绿洲 | 极简主义美学的严谨诠释

客户在找房子安家的时候发现了这栋建于20世纪90年代初的房子。周边的自然景观和西边的华盛顿湖景吸引了这家人。这栋面积有3800平方英尺的房子，可以说得上是对极简主义现代建筑的一种严谨的诠释——灰黑系，注重精神层面的极简。新的设计使老房子再现出美术馆般的美感，室内设计着重突出了主人的艺术收藏品，并且将原本黑暗的室内变得通透明亮。这家人的设计重点在于主要的生活空间——它贯穿整栋房子，从前到后，再到泳池，使房子和基地之间开阔无限制。

The clients discovered this house, which was built in the early 1990s, while looking for a place in which to raise their family. They were drawn to the site’s natural landscape and its western views to Lake Washington. The original 3,800-square-foot house was an unusually austere interpretation of minimalist modern architecture—dark and inwardly focused. The updated design evokes a gallery-like aesthetic, with the interiors spotlighting the owner’s art collection and substituting light filled interior for what was previously dark. The focal point for the home is the primary living space which opens the house to the site, extending from the front of the house to the back and out to the pool.

▼建筑外观，exterior view

▼拥有泳池的庭院，courtyard with swimming pool

▼凉亭细部，pavilion detail

房子内部的白墙和深色木质地板形成了鲜明对比。原有的下沉式客厅得以保留，以向过去致敬，现在是一块舒适的休憩区。蜂蜡涂层墙遮住了楼梯，为艺术氛围营造了一个微妙的背景，还有助于房子中间聚会区域的划分。厨房设计成了开放式，这样能与相邻的生活空间直接联系起来。设计师还在厨房里加设了一个新储藏室，一个化妆间，以及一个洗衣房。上至花岗岩台面，下到凸纹地板，有机材料和无机材料的混合使用，营造了一种极简主义的高雅氛围，也是对天然材料的赞扬。改造还包括主卧的翻新。

Inside, white walls contrast with dark wood and floors. The original sunken living room was preserved as a nod to the past and to serve as a cozy sitting area. A beeswax-coated wall conceals the stair and creates a nuanced backdrop for art while helping to anchor the central gathering space. The kitchen was opened up to more directly connect it to adjacent living spaces. A new pantry, powder room, and laundry area were added off of the kitchen. From the buckshot flooring to the granite countertops, the juxtaposition of organic and inorganic materials creates an atmosphere of minimalist elegance and a celebration of natural materials. The remodel also included a renovation of the master suite.

▼南入口庭院，patio

▼从入口门厅回望庭院，view from entry hall to courtyard

▼客厅，living room

▼壁炉，fireplace

▼从卧室看向客厅，view from bedroom to living room

▼卧室，bedroom

▼壁炉一侧的温暖书房，warm study next to the fireplace

▼东入口，east entry

改造期间，所有的窗户，房顶，以及装修都翻新了。设计师在首层开窗处装上大的固定窗，以此强化室内外的衔接，突出房子和景观的轴线，和景观焦点。窗边就是暗门，能直达院子中的主要区域，并把会影响视线的布置在其他空间。设计师通过去除装饰，用白灰泥重刷房子外部的手法，将原来的建筑形式剥离出来，变成简约的现代主义构造。

All windows, roofing, and finishes were updated during the remodel. Indoor/outdoor connections were reinforced by inserting large, fixed windows into the main level windows to emphasize axes through the house and to orient views to key focal points in the landscape. Concealed doors were installed next to the windows creating access to key areas of the yard, while limiting visual intrusions into the otherwise abstracted space. On the exterior, existing architectural forms were abstracted by removing embellishments and refinishing the house in white stucco resulting in a simple modernist composition.

▼中庭绿意延伸到用餐空间，green in atrium extends to dining room

▼开放式厨房，open kitchen

▼从厨房望向小庭院，view from kitchen to small courtyard

▼蜂蜡涂层墙遮住了楼梯，为艺术氛围营造了一个微妙的背景，A beeswax-coated wall conceals the stair and creates a nuanced backdrop for art

▼平面图，plan

SkB Architects design team:

Kyle Gaffney, co-principal designer, Shannon Gaffney, co-principal designer

Project credits:

SkB Architects (architecture, interior design), Dovetail General Contractors (contractor), Allworth Design (landscape architects)

Specialty fabricators/materials:

Susan Zoccola (beeswax feature wall); LV Wood Floors (oak flooring, espresso); Pental (Chroma Quartz countertops); Tuva (carpet); Delta Light (Light Boxy lights); Maya Romanoff (Cosmic Celadon wall coverings)

Photography:

Lara Swimmer, Mark Woods

SkB Architects