La Canaria house by Selgascano+ Diego Cano

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这座住宅位于Washington山，洛杉矶东北部山区里的郊区。该建筑位于一座陡峭的山坡上，可以 180° 全方位俯瞰Elysian山谷。从这里可以看到洛杉矶市中心、回声公园山丘、银湖、格里菲斯公园和好莱坞；还可以俯瞰洛杉矶河、三条高速公路（5 号、2 号和 110 号）以及穿过洛杉矶州立公园的铁路线。Elysian谷是洛杉矶真正的城市中心，既是地理中心，也是象征性中心； 地理位置上，它与海洋和山脉（洛杉矶的两条边界）的距离相等；象征意义上，1781 年西班牙总督Felipe de Neve在这条河边建立了这座城市，并将其命名为 “波尔丘库拉河天使女王圣母镇”、 他们称这个地方为 “Iyáangẚ”，意思是 “烟雾山谷”，可能是指由于大气反转层而自然形成的烟雾。

This house is located in Mount Washington, a suburb in the hills of north-east Los Angeles. The property is on a steep hill with sweeping 180° views towards the Elysian Valley. From here, one can see downtown LA, the Echo Park hills, Silver Lake, Griffith Park and Hollywood; and overlook the Los Angeles River, three freeways (5, 2 and 110), and the railway line running through Los Angeles State Park. Elysian Valley is the true city center of LA, both geographical and symbolic; geographical since it is equidistant to the ocean and the mountains (the two physical borders of Los Angeles) and symbolic since the city was founded by the river in 1781 by Spanish Governor Felipe de Neve as “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles delRío Porciúncula” (Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels of the Porciuncula River) over the settlement of the Tongva people, who called the place Iyáangẚ, meaning “the valley of smoke”, maybe as a reference to the smog that naturally occurs due to the atmospheric inversion layer.

▼住宅概览，Overview of the house ©Killarney Ave

陡峭的地块朝向西南——在洛杉矶，一切都向着日落，就像洛杉矶最著名的林荫大道一样——这使得房屋必须有强有力的遮阳，这也是我们从一开始就考虑这两个不同因素的原因： 首先，保持并提供180° 的水平视野；其次，最大限度地保护房屋免受持续的阳光照射。房屋成为地平线的倒影，而金色正是洛杉矶日落的颜色。

The steep lot faces southwest- in Los Angeles everything looks to the sunset, like its most famous boulevard- making a necessity to shelter the house from the strong sunlight, which is why from the outset we started to work with these two distinct factors: First, maintaining and encouraging the 180° horizontal views, and second, maximizing the home’s protection from the constant sun. The house becomes a reflection of the horizon, and golden is the color of the LA sunset.

▼全景露台，panoramic view terrace ©Killarney Ave

为了增强景观效果，建筑师设计了与室内空间大小相同的大型室外露台：在洛杉矶，就像其他气候温和的地方一样，室外最终变得与室内同样重要——人们生活在室外和室内，没有明显的区别。建筑师还设计了室外围护结构，将所有的室内和室外空间都遮盖起来，这是一个独立的装置，可以遮挡阳光，还能将景观框起来。这种结构对房屋产生了强烈的影响，将房屋完全包裹起来，并将大露台上的景色映入眼帘。

To enhance the views, we designed a large outdoor terrace with the same size as the interior space: in LosAngeles, like everywhere with a mild climate, the exterior ultimately becomes just as important as the interior-people live outdoors and indoors, without any clear distinction. We also designed an outdoor envelopment that veils all the interior and exterior spaces, an independent device that provides shelter from the sun and frames the views. This covering makes a powerful impact on the house, wraps completely around it, and frames the view in the large terrace.

▼室外围护结构，outdoor envelopment ©Killarney Ave

▼室外围护结构将房屋完全包裹，outdoor envelopment wraps around the house©Killarney Ave

▼棕榈树穿过结构，palm tree panetrates the structure©Killarney Ave

这种围护结构是由漆成不同颜色的回收铝管制成的，但现在的目的是让这个 “包装 “被大自然所拥抱，随着时间的推移，它将改变房子的形象，里面将种植各种爬山虎、灌木丛和树木，特别是 10 棵不同品种的棕榈树，它们将探出头来，在黄色的遮阳装置“笼子”上生根发芽，成为真正的住户。也许——有时建筑师也会听到这样的想法——这个项目试图与洛杉矶最好的古典建筑理念建立清晰的联系，在水平、垂直和开阔视野之间玩耍。

It has been made from tubes of recycled aluminum painted in different colors, but the intention now is for this ‘wrapper’ to be embraced by nature, which will change the image of the house over time, with various creepers, bushes and trees, and specially 10 palm trees of three different varieties planted inside it, poking through and colonizing the Canary-yellow shading device (cage) as the real residents of it. Perhaps —sometimes this idea has been mentioned to us – this project is an attempt to create a clear association ofideas with the best of the classical Los Angeles architecture, playful between horizontals and verticals and open views.

▼房屋被棕榈树环绕，surrounded by palm trees ©Killarney Ave

后来建筑师又考虑了第三个因素：用手工制作的细节、定制的材料建造一个非常特别的家，但要尽量以经济实惠的方式建造，因为洛杉矶的建筑价格通常非常昂贵，如果要为每个角落打造独特的细节，价格就更高了。考虑到这一点，建筑师严格规划了内部的一切，包括尺寸和材料，并始终考虑每个元素和材料的成本。建筑师绘制了所有细节、室外覆盖物、墙壁、地板、天花板、厨房和家具的图纸，并在洛杉矶以外的地方预制了所有东西，随后用两个集装箱运来，并在几个星期内安装好所有东西。

A third factor was added later: to build a very special home, with handmade details, with custom made materials, but trying to build them in an affordable way, since the usual price of construction in LA is very expensive, and even more if you try to create unique details for every corner. With this in mind, everything inside was planned strictly and tightly, dimensions and materials, considering the cost of each element and material at all times. We drew all the details, outdoor cover, walls, floors, ceilings, kitchen and furniture, and prefabricated everything outside Los Angeles to bring it later in two containers and install everything in a few non-stop weeks.

▼厨房和餐厅，kitchen and dining area ©Killarney Ave

▼客厅，living room ©Killarney Ave

▼预制的家具，pre-fabricated furniture ©Killarney Ave

▼卧室，bedroom ©Killarney Ave

▼屋顶，rooftop ©Killarney Ave

人们称洛杉矶为 “历史上最精美的发明花园”。在这片没有水的土地上，万物生长，有数以百万计的植物和人类，其中最美的一面就是它的人造性。毫无疑问，这座房子也是对这种方式的一种尝试，它让一切——植物、棕榈树、木材、铝管、阴影，以及最终的家——Canary cage——都综合成一个单体：一个密集但轻巧新颖的集合体，和洛杉矶的城市景观相似。

They call Los Angeles ‘The most exquisite invented garden in history’. In this land without water, where everything grows and there are millions of plants and people, one of the most beautiful aspects is its artificiality. And this house is undoubtedly also an attempt to work on that way, making everything — the plants, the palm trees, the wood, the aluminum tubes, the shadows and ultimately the home, the Canary cage- simply one thing: one same thing, dense, but lightweight, but new, but, mainly, familiar to the LA landscape.

▼夜景局部，night view parts ©Killarney Ave

▼夜景，night view ©Killarney Ave

▼平面图，plan ©selgascano + Diego Cano

▼立面图，elevation  ©selgascano + Diego Cano

▼剖面图，section©selgascano + Diego Cano

Location:Los Ángeles, California, USA
Date:2023
Area:170 m2 + 70 m2 (terrace)
Architects: selgascano (José Selgas, Lucía Cano) + Diego Cano
Collaborators: Paolo Tringali
Builder: Juan Santiago
Wood work: Laimar
Joinery: Talleres Cejuela

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