Organic Architecture · Roof: A Ground You Can Walk On

An earth-covered roof that can be walked on. It is a undulating curved surface, covered with wild grass and ground cover identical to the surroundings; a path made of stepping stones naturally extends from the hillside, crosses the roof, and descends to the other side, with no thresholds or railings in between. Several low skylights and a strip of skylight protrude from the roof, like several openings on the ground. When standing on it, one barely feels that there is a house underneath. Avoid: adding railings and parapet walls at the edge of the roof, using neat lawns and paving, having a height difference between the roof and the hillside, making the skylights look like obvious mechanical room volumes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片可以走上去的覆土屋頂。它是起伏的曲面,覆著與周圍完全相同的野草與地被;一條由踏石組成的小徑從山坡自然地延續上來,穿過屋頂再往另一側走下去,中間沒有任何門檻與欄杆。屋頂上突出幾個低矮的採光井與一道天窗帶,像地上的幾個開口。人站在上面時幾乎不覺得腳下是房子。避免:在屋頂邊緣加欄杆與女兒牆、使用整齊的草皮與鋪面、讓屋頂與山坡之間有高差斷開、把採光井做成明顯的機房量體。