四庭花园住宅

公司：	Marc Thorpe Design	类型：	建筑
地区：	美国	标签：	别墅私宅

项目四庭花园住宅是为美国南部一个支流的浅滩而设计的，这座房子坐落在萨凡纳河地区原生的活橡树和多年生蕨类植物之间。

Conceptualized for the shallow banks of a tributary in the deep south of the United States sits the House of Four Gardens. The house is nestled between the live oaks and perennial ferns indigenous to the region of the Savannah River.

这座房子体现了人类定义生命意义，正如英国哲学家大卫-E-库珀在其著作《花园哲学》中所说，人与花园的关系，其实象征着一个人一生必须努力追求的美德，构成一个人整体生命质量的品德，或如亚里士多德所描述的 "对适当行为方式的倾向"，这些品德通过一个人与自然的共同体互动来体现，培养、调解、社区和避难所定义了个人成长和性格的四种模式。努力界定自己的意义就是培养一种意识，"花园是人对神秘关系的一种顿悟"，"这种关系就是它的意义"。

The house is an expression of humanity’s moral imperative to define meaning in life. As stated by English philosopher David E. Cooper in his work, A Philosophy of Gardens, the relationship between man and garden is in fact symbolic of the virtues one must strive towards in life. Virtues of character that form the quality of one’s life as a whole or as Aristotle described as “dispositions towards appropriate ways of acting.” These virtues of character are exemplified through the communal interaction one has with nature. Cultivation, Mediation, Community and Sanctuary define four modalities of personal growth and character. In an effort to define one’s meaning is to cultivate a sense of awareness, "The Garden is an epiphany of man's relationship to the mystery," and "this relationship is its meaning.”

房子以12'×12'的混凝土双筒拱顶为中心，以内院为中心，共三十个拱顶与自然和谐相处，并通过物理上的可及性和视觉上的参照，组织人与自然的关系。住宅的特点在这些空间中得到了呈现，花园作为周围自然环境与室内空间之间的桥梁，将自然与人文同化。它们通过光影带来生命，创造活力，挑战建筑的私密性。内部生活空间承载着起居、用餐、烹饪和睡眠的基础功能。每个空间在平面上都由走廊的几何形状来定义，在整个房屋中，人们保留了与外部环境的直接接触，将自然引入住宅。

The house is organized on a harmonious grid of 12’ x 12’ concrete double barrel vaults, thirty in total centered on an inner courtyard. A composition of four gardens organize one’s relationship to nature through physical accessibility and visual reference. The character of the home is presented in these spaces. The gardens act as a bridge between the surrounding natural environment and the interior spaces, assimilating nature and humanity. They bring life through their light and shadow, creating dynamism and challenging the privacy of the building. The interior living spaces host a humble program of living, dining, cooking and sleeping. Each space is defined by the geometry of the corridor in plan. Throughout the entire house one retains direct access to the exterior environment. Introducing nature into the home provides a sensitivity to the place, embracing its spirit.

建筑师寄语

“项目是工作室的一个开创性作品，作品体现了一个人在生活的考验中获得的修养意识。房子代表了一个人在逆境中的坚韧不拔，代表了我们与自然和谐相处的尊重，房子是作为艺术的真理，是人类精神在辉煌和不完美中的表达。"Marc Thorpe说。

Architect’s Statement

“The House of Four Gardens is a seminal work for the studio. The work embodies the cultivated awareness one earns through the trials of life. The house represents one’s resilience in the face of adversity and a respect for ourselves in harmony with nature. The house is truth as art, an expression of the human spirit in splendor and imperfection.” - Marc Thorpe