Mwworks是一家位于美国西雅图的设计工作室，由 Steve Mongilloi和Eric Walter于2007年成立，专注于休旅度假风格的住宅项目。秉承诚实、简单的工作态度。研究自然、生态、节源的建筑设计系统，他们的研究设计重点在于如何减少建筑对环境对影响，合理利用太阳能、水源等。
该住宅由Ibsen Nelsen设计于1961年，有着考虑周到的布局，但房间的特征以及空间之间的流动性并不能很好地适应新主人的日常生活需要。在业主的强调下，设计师在实体和视觉两个层面上增加了房间和室外空间的连接性。
Designed by Ibsen Nelsen in 1961, the layout of this home was very well considered but the character and flow between spaces wasn’t a good fit for the daily patterns of the new owners. High on the owner’s wish list were increased physical and visual connections between rooms and to the outdoors.
在最初的设计中，与客厅相连的庭院花园是最主要的特征，设计师重新考量了围绕着这一空间的门窗，并将其重新定义为住宅中的一处宁静的组织元素，使其不仅作为客厅的中心，也成为入口的核心、日常的交通路径，以及非正式的起居空间。
A central feature of the original design was a courtyard garden, experienced primarily through the living room. Careful reconsideration of the openings surrounding this space reframed it as a tranquil organizing element of the house, central not just to the living room but also to the entry, the daily circulation paths and the more informal spaces of the home.
单格的窗户被替换为通高的落地窗。性能升级的隔热层和高效的地暖减少了管道的使用，从而提高了天花板的高度，同时显著降低了日常的能源消耗。
Single pane windows were replaced and extended floor to ceiling. Upgraded insulation and high efficiency radiant floor heat allowed the removal of ductwork and low ceilings, dramatically reducing the home’s energy consumption.
该项目使整个住宅变得更加现代化和宜居，但同时也尊重并维持了原设计的优良品质。
The new project is updated and more livable but still respectful of the best elements of the original design.
Rock box karaoke
Rock box karaoke位于西雅图国会山社区附近一个始建于二十世纪初的建筑空间改造，拥有11个日式私人卡拉OK室，一个小酒吧和一个大型包厢。三个发黑的木盒子勾勒出长长的走廊，将您带入由水洗墙和织物座椅散发出的神秘空间。
Designed within an existing early 20th century shell in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle, this humble space was transformed into eleven Japanese style private karaoke rooms, a small bar and a larger room for groups. Three inhabitable, weathered, blackened wood boxes delineate long corridors which lead you into private rooms saturated in color emanating from light washed walls and fabric seating.
彩色的光带引导客人穿过对比鲜明的公共区域。从狭窄的窗户露出人类活动的片段。可切换透明度的玻璃窗以及良好的隔音系统，使歌手可以选择在深夜尽情娱乐。
Slivers and fragments of colored light lead guests through the contrasting dark atmosphere of the public areas. Narrow windows reveal fragments of human activity from within. Rather than the adjacent street, the new entrance was designed to activate a neighborhood alley, leaving the minimal street frontage to reveal the energy of a typical box interior in lieu of the entry. Switchable glazing capable of being transparent or translucent, and a user controlled exterior speaker give the singers inside this box the option of entertaining the late night pedestrians.
该度假住宅坐落在Case Inlet的森林斜坡上，在这里可以看到奥林匹克山和普格特海峡的景色。住宅在一处20英亩的场地上，建筑面积为2600平方英尺。住宅一端是风化过的杉木包裹着的卧室体量，起居室和餐厅则位于醒目的水泥悬臂体量中，面向茂密的树林和自然景观。落地玻璃为餐饮和生活区带来了开阔的视野，高高的天花板则让人有着坐在户外树林中的感觉。
Nestled into a forested slope along the Case Inlet, this retreat opens to views of the Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound. Set on a twenty-acre plot, the 2,600-square-foot building is anchored by a weathered, cedar-clad bedroom wing, a bold concrete cantilever projects the living and dining into the dense forest and toward the view. The open-plan dining and living area features expansive views achieved through floor-to-ceiling glass walls. High ceilings evoke the feeling of sitting outdoors amidst the trees.
生活区上方有着一个宽阔的平屋顶，其上是一个露台。钢制楼梯穿过悬垂的屋顶平面，引领人们来到露台上。在这里可以看到海峡的景观和树林繁茂的枝叶。
A broad flat roof hovers above the living areas and provides an upper-level terrace. Accessed via a steel staircase, which penetrates the overhanging roof plane, the terrace affords views of the Sound and access to the forest canopy.
卧室体量大部分不透明，与透明的生活空间形成对比。卧室体量的开窗较小，而浴室有的窗户却很大，赋予使用者一种在森林中沐浴的仪式感。用IPE制成的木质地板从厨房里伸向南面的草地，形成一个室外平台，室内外用巨大的滑动玻璃门隔离，从而将室内的感觉直接延伸到室外。
The mostly opaque sleeping volume contrasts with the transparent living spaces. Small apertures penetrate the exterior of the bedroom volume, while larger opening including one over the master bath provide a ritual of bathing within the forest. An IPE deck slips from inside the kitchen into an open meadow to the south, separated only by large, sliding glass doors extending the sense of interior directly to the outdoors.
清晰的线条和天然材料（包括木头、水泥和金属）让设计显得匀称。这个低调的度假住宅成为了远离城市生活的圣所。
A balance of clean lines and natural materials, including wood, concrete and metal, this modest retreat is a welcome sanctuary from urban living.
这座小屋坐落在Seabeck的一片葱郁的次生林中，从北向的悬崖可以俯瞰到Hood运河以及远处Dabob湾的风景。这座新房子是在20英尺见方的既有地基上建造而成，其形式呼应了周围的森林环境，简练的外观与温暖明亮的内部形成鲜明的对比，The Little House is nestled into a lush second growth forest on a north facing bluff overlooking Hood Canal with distant views to Dabob Bay. Designed to repurpose an existing foundation, the new building is just over 20 ft square. The simple form is abstracted against the forest – a stark exterior contrasting a warm bright interior.
房子的主人平时生活在休斯顿，但在夏天时会与家人到Seabeck郊外居住一段时间。他们十分喜欢南部运河的自然风景，因而希望在这里建造一个小小的隐居地。项目的最初目的便是打造一座简单、经济并且具有现代感的住宅。建筑师根据既有场地构建了一个简单的方盒子体量，并在墙壁和屋顶上嵌入了大尺寸的窗户，使住宅能够选择性地引入风景和自然光线。The owners live full time in Houston, Texas but have shared many summers with family at a nearby property outside Seabeck. They loved the wildness of the southern Canal and imagined a small retreat here of their own. Early design discussions focused on creating a compact, modern structure that was both simple and inexpensive to build. Intentionally restrained on an existing footprint, the concept grew from this premise – a simple box with large carved openings in both the roof and walls that selectively embrace the views and natural light.
来访者可以从南面进入场地。轻盈的顶篷指示出入口的位置，并带来俯瞰运河的风景。较为透明的北立面和西立面在延长景观的同时还吸引着人们望向内部的空间。南立面和东立面更加封闭一些，隔绝了车道和周围其他建筑的视野。屋顶上的天窗为卧室和淋浴间带来光线和星空的景象。
Visitors approach the site from the south. A thin canopy marks the entry and frames views of the Canal below. The more transparent north and west elevations pull the landscape and distant view into the space. With primary views toward the water, the south and east elevations remain mostly solid, shielding views from the driveway and neighboring properties. Skylights carve into the roof, bringing light and views of the stars over the bed and into the shower.
建筑的外部由经过氧化处理的黑雪松木和黑色水泥填充板覆盖，内部则铺设以浅色的MDF板材和柔软的松木胶合板，带来温暖而明快的氛围。
Taut oxidized black cedar and blackened cement infill panels clad the exterior while lightly painted MDF panels and soft pine plywood warm and brighten the interior.
充满阳光的西侧角落设有一个宽阔的露台，使建筑在融入远处景观的同时与河岸步道系统形成连接。
On a sunny western corner of the house a large patio reaches out into the landscape and connects the building to the larger site while serving as a jumping off point to the trail system wandering down to the water’s edge.
小小的场地最终成为了控制设计过程的有效工具，它促使设计师将重点集中在最必要的事物上。极低的预算也意味着需要摒弃更多不必要的东西。最终的建筑充分汲取了现代小屋的设计精髓，使内部空间的包容度远远超越了其有限的边界。
The small footprint ultimately served as an effective tool to govern the design process. Focus was placed on the essentials and extras were edited out by both desire and a very humble budget. The resulting project hopes to capture the essence of the modern cabin – small in size but much larger than its boundaries.
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