Fairmead House住宅,英国 / Apricot Square

2026-02-06 14:24:02建筑设计住宅居住建筑 现代风格
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Fairmead House 是一座位于英国赫特福德郡圣奥尔本斯、毗邻自然草甸的20世纪晚期现代主义平房改造项目。建筑最初建于20世纪70年代,此次更新通过克制而精准的介入方式,对其进行了重新诠释——这些看似安静的设计动作,为日常生活带来更清晰的秩序,同时提升建筑性能,并加深其与周围景观之间的联系。

 

Fairmead House is a renovation of a late 20th-century modernist bungalow at the edge of the wild meadows in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Originally built in the 1970s, the house has been reimagined through quiet, precise interventions: gestures that bring new clarity to daily life while improving performance and deepening its connection to the landscape.

 

▼主空间,Primary space

 

 

▼吧台,Service counter

 

 

该项目反映了一种代际转变:人们对于居住方式与生活价值的重新思考——更慢的生活节奏、更贴近自然的状态,以及在宁静氛围与都市气质之间取得平衡的居所。在不扩大原有建筑占地的前提下,设计将重点放在比例、光线与材料的存在感上,以释放既有建筑的潜力。

 

▼拼贴画,Collage

 

 

The project reflects a generational shift in how we live and what we value: a slower rhythm, closer proximity to nature, and a home that balances calmness with metropolitan sensibility. Without extending the footprint, the work focuses on proportion, light, and material presence to unlock the potential of the existing building.

 

▼开放式厨房,Open-plan kitchen

 

 

 

▼厨房细节,Kitchen detail

 

 

 

这里的“改造”并非剧烈的改变,而是一种强调体验层次的细腻调整。部分隔墙被拆除,使厨房、餐厅与起居空间之间形成开放而连贯的关系,进一步强化了住宅原有的水平延展特质。新设置的单层铝合金窗重新定义了建筑与环境之间的互动方式。这些开口宛如一幅幅静物画面:人在屋内行走时,窗景的取景不断变化、重新对齐,形成一系列如同画廊般的空间瞬间,将外部景观呈现为不断变化的构图。

 

Transformation here is about subtlety, with a focus on experiential richness. Selected partitions were removed to create open connections between kitchen, dining, and living areas, reinforcing the home’s horizontal nature. New single-pane aluminium windows reframe the house’s engagement with its setting. These openings read almost as still lifes. As one moves through the house, the framings shift and realign, producing a gallery-like sequence of moments that reveal the landscape as changing compositions.

 

▼餐桌,Dining table

 

 

▼客厅空间,Living room

 

 

橡木定制柜体与外露的木梁为空间注入自然的温度,与周围草甸环境形成呼应;而浅粉色的生物聚合树脂地面与建筑几何关系,则构成了一种更为抽象的对照。光被视为一种独立的“材料”。不同表面与色彩的变化在平面中形成微妙的色调层次,吊灯与壁灯在夜晚为空间提供温暖的引导。最终呈现的是一座白天明亮开敞、夜晚亲密而沉稳的住宅。

 

Oak cabinetry and exposed timber beams bring a natural warmth that resonates with the meadows. A pale-pink biopolymer resin floor and the house’s geometry introduce an abstract counterpoint. Light is treated as a material in its own right. Variations in surface and colour generate tonal shifts across the plan, while pendants and wall fixtures add warmth and orientation at night. The result is a house bright and open by day, intimate and grounded by night.

 

▼收纳空间,Storage space

 

 

 

▼家具细节,Furniture detail

 

 

业主是一对育有两个孩子的年轻家庭,他们在项目过程中发挥了重要作用,使住宅既保有专业而清晰的设计逻辑,也承载着个人情感的共鸣。Fairmead House关乎一种平衡——介于城市与自然、过去与当下、理性精准与情感体验之间。

 

The clients, a young family with two children, played a central role in the making of the home, resulting in a space that holds both professional clarity and personal resonance. Fairmead House is about balance, between city and nature, past and present, precision and feeling.

 

▼平面图,Floor plan

 

 

Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK

 

Status: Completed

 

Date: 2025

 

Sector: Private Residential

 

apricotsquare.co.uk

 

Architect: Apricot Square

 

Photography: Guilmar Baldoni / Apricot Square (editorial publication rights granted)