Two Volumes and a Corridor: Splitting the House in Half

A residence deliberately split into two independent volumes: one is the public living and kitchen area, single-story, open, with large glass surfaces; the other is bedrooms and bathrooms, two-story, enclosed, with few openings. The two volumes are 6 meters apart, connected only by a covered but open-sided corridor. The corridor's flooring is stone, and its roof is a thin metal plate. Thus, moving between the home and the bedrooms daily requires a brief walk outdoors. The materials of the two volumes are identical—dark charred wood—but their proportions and openings are completely different. The gap in between forms a cross-ventilated passage. Avoid: the two volumes directly connected, the connecting corridor made into an indoor hallway, different materials used for the two volumes, glass added to the corridor.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟住宅刻意拆成兩個各自獨立的量體:一個是公共的起居與廚房,單層、開放、大面玻璃;另一個是臥室與衛浴,兩層、封閉、開口少。兩者相距 6 公尺,只以一道有頂但兩側開放的廊道連接,廊道的地坪是石材,上方是輕薄的金屬板。因此每天在家與臥室之間移動都必須短暫地走到戶外。兩個量體的材料相同——深色的燒杉——但比例與開口完全不同。中間的空隙形成一個穿堂風的通道。避免:兩個量體直接相連、連接廊做成室內走廊、兩者使用不同材料、廊道加裝玻璃。