Trio of brick volumes form Highgate House by Carmody Groarke

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Carmody Groarke最近完成了一个伦敦北部的房屋建设工程。这所房屋特征为三个砖砌的立方体和面向森林的大窗口，正如瑞士摄影师Hélène Binet拍摄的照片一样。

英国Carmody Groarke工作室为一个年轻的家庭设计了Highgate住宅，项目位于背对Highgate森林的一块场地。

这座三个立方体组成的住宅稍微退界于街道，它们采用的砖砌墙让这座房屋显得更加得传统，也使砖砌风格在居住区内得以连续。

中间的立方体以背面一个双层高的大窗户为特点，透过窗户可以看到私家花园和森林的景色。窗户深深嵌进砖墙立面，营造出一种立方体砖墙非常厚的错觉。

Carmody Groarke has completed a north London house featuring three brick volumes and a grand window facing into woodland, as documented in these images by Swiss-French photographer Hélène Binet.
British studio Carmody Groarke designed Highgate House for a young family on a plot that backs onto Highgate Wood.
Slightly set back from the street, the three volumes feature brick walls to complement the building's more traditional neighbours. The brickwork continues inside the residence.
The central volume features a double-height window on the rear facade that offers views into the private garden and woodland. The window is recessed deeply into the brick facade, creating the illusion that the volume has very thick walls.

“这栋建筑由于使用了砖块作为主要砌体材料，因此保持了与自然规律的一致性和存在性。”Carmody Groarke说。

“这与伦敦北部郊区独立式的房子建立了连贯性。尽管所有内外表面砖砌体的使用具有明显的抽象性，但这仍然保持了与周围那些不拘一格的有着传统工艺的建筑的一致性。”

其中两个立方体形成一条直线，而北部那个立方体则稍微凸出。

根据房间的不同功能，每个房间的窗户尺寸也不同，这些窗户有的面向花园，有的面向街道，还有的面向森林。

"The architecture is given physical consistency and presence throughout by the sculptural use of brick as the predominant material," said Carmody Groarke.
"This provides coherence with the surrounding detached houses of the north London suburb, and although manifestly abstract in its use, covering all surfaces inside and out, the brick retains association of traditional craft embedded in the eclectic architecture of the neighbourhood."
Two of the volumes have a rectilinear form, while the northern volume features a stepped outline.
Rooms have differently sized windows depending on their function, and either face out onto the garden, the street or woods.

“外部空间和内部空间的分界线依据每间房间从物理上和视觉上与街道、花园和远处森林的联系而在尺度和比例上进行改变。”建筑师说。

最大的一个窗户从楼面伸展到平坦的屋顶线，透过这个窗户，自然光线充足地照射到建筑中心的庭院。

这个区域形成了整个建筑的心脏，侧面与两个较小的立方体相连接。

开放性的厨房、生活区和餐厅位于北部区块，而游泳池占据了东侧最细长的立方体。

"The treatment of thresholds between interior and exterior space varies greatly in scale and proportion according to each room's physical and visual connection to the street, the gardens and Highgate Wood beyond," said the architects.
An atrium at the centre of the house is flooded with natural light by the largest of the windows, which stretches from the floor up to the flat roofline, and a circular skylight.
This area forms the heart of the house, and is flanked by the two smaller volumes.
An open-plan kitchen and living area, and the dining room are placed in the northern block, while a swimming pool occupies the longer, thinner volume on the eastern side.

“大型的中央大厅在条理和空间的构成上成为典型的元素。”建筑师说。

“它定义了砖块放射性排列的中心构件。在规模和纹理上，砖块与临近房屋和郊区环境融合得更加完善。”他们补充说道。

门厅处的楼梯通向一个夹层，在夹层上，居住者可以看到更多的森林景色。

卧室位于夹层的两侧——两个位于北侧，两个位于南侧。

陶制暖色调的内部成品包含了烟熏地板和石灰石地板的混合使用，成为外部砖砌风格的补充。

"The large central hall becomes the defining element in the formal and spatial composition," said the architects.
"It defines the centre piece of the radiating arrangement of brick masses which relate in scale and grain to the neighbouring houses and suburban condition," they added.
A staircase in the hallway leads up to the a mezzanine floor, where residents are offered more views of the woodland.
Bedrooms are located on either side of this mezzanine – two in the northern wing and two in the southern.
Earthen-toned interior finishes complement the exposed brickwork, including a mix of smoked-oak flooring and travertine stone flooring.

摄影师Hélène Binet对项目的拍摄运用了模拟而不是数码相机。在Dezeen去年的采访中，Binet表示她发现数码摄影的巧妙性“非常令人不安”。

Binet是建筑师扎哈•哈迪德和彼得•卒姆托的摄影师。她最近拍摄了Caruso St John设计的新港街画廊，这里陈列了艺术家Damien Hirst的个人收藏。

近正在进行的计划，他们将为伦敦的V&A博物馆设计一个新的办公空间，另一个项目是为英国南岸的Art Deco旅馆设计一个悬崖边的套房。

Photographer Hélène Binet shot the project using an analogue rather than a digital camera. In an interview with Dezeen last year, Binet said she finds the slickness of digital photography "very disturbing".
Binet is the go-to photographer for architects including Zaha Hadid Architects and Peter Zumthor. She recently shot the Caruso St John-designed Newport Street Gallery, which houses the personal collection of artist Damien Hirst.
Carmody Groarke was founded by Kevin Carmody and Andy Groarke in 2006. The studio recently unveiled it was working on plans for a new members room at London's V&A museum and a precarious cliffside suite for an Art Deco hotel on the south coast of England.

Site plan /场地平面图

Ground floor plan /底层平面图

First floor plan /二层平面图

Long section /长剖面

Cross section /横截面

项目名单：
建筑设计：Carmody Groarke
承包商：New Wave, London
景观设计师：Arne Maynard Garden Design
砖工：Petersen

Project credits:

Architects: Carmody Groarke
Contractor: New Wave, London
Landscape architect: Arne Maynard Garden Design
Brickwork: Petersen


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