第一次调研时，我们面对远处内华达山脉的太平洋山脊，业主提出“所有房间都可以拥有这样的景色吗？”这个问题构成了住宅设计理念的出发点。我们将7200平方英尺（约669㎡）的住宅项目规划为简单的两部分。底层跟随街道形状布置，上层微微地向景观面扭转。钢基保护建筑免受内华达山脉冬季暴雪的影响，并使底层外观消失在地势较高一侧。

“Can all of the rooms enjoy this view?” was our client’s question on our first site walk. We were looking at the Pacific Crest of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the distance. This question formed the seed of our conceptual approach to the design of the house. We organized the family-driven program of 7,200 square feet into a simple two-part scheme. The lower-level base follows the street geometry, while the upper levels are twisted slightly to align with the view. The steel base protects the structure from deep winter snows common in the Sierra Nevada and allows the lower-level form to disappear into the grade on the high side of the topography.

▼项目概览，general view © Paul Hamill

该住宅由两个抬升的方盒子构成，它们带有内凹的取景口。盒子被红雪松板包裹且三面封闭，仅有西南侧向山脊开敞。有顶连廊包裹住宅的开放部分，使住宅可以从室外进入并且促进家庭交流。连廊在取景一侧向景观开放，在街道一侧被通高的雪松板所遮隐。光线穿过错位的雨幕板缝隙，活跃了板后空间。未加修饰的雪松天花采取轻缓的倒三角形式，连续穿过平面并向上倾斜，同时在东侧留有天窗。天花延伸至连廊上方，仿佛巨大的镜头罩，保护玻璃门免受天气影响以及室内免受午后日晒。

Viewfinder is built as two elevated rectangular boxes with deeply recessed apertures focused on a singular view. Sheathed in a red cedar rain screen and closed on three sides, the boxes open to the Pacific Crest to the southwest. A covered porch wraps this exposure of the house, allowing access to the house from outside and helping keep the family connected. Open to the landscape on the view side, the porch is concealed behind a full-height screen on the street side. Light filters through the spaces between the boards of the displaced rainscreen and animates the space behind. A ceiling of unfinished cedar boards takes the form of a soft inverted triangle that runs continuously across the plan and slopes up to the edges, allowing clerestories to the east. The ceiling extends out over the porch like a large lens hood, protecting the glass doors from weather and shielding the interior from bright afternoon sun.

▼外墙设有内凹的取景口，exterior walls have recessed viewfinders © Paul Hamill

▼开敞立面，open facade © Paul Hamill