创新背景

阳光是住宅建筑的重要因素，采用新的结构和材料改善住宅建筑的阳光效果对于建筑设计极为重要。

创新过程

加拿大温哥华由Arno Matis Architecture设计的住宅建筑的外墙开口经过精心构思，可以像光圈一样开启和关闭，回应每面外墙不同的太阳辐射角度，提供被动式遮阳。南立面上的开口比北立面深，创造的遮阳效果比北立面好；而北立面的开口更浅则能充分获取额外的光线。

每个开口均由天然木材和玻璃制成，桃花芯木饰板封装在两层玻璃之间。封装的紫外线玻璃可以保护木材不受天气的影响，同时也无需木材维护和染色处理，直接以天然的形式保存下来，折射光线进一步增强了天然木纹的丰富性。

新颖的组合是同类建筑中第一次采用这种材料作为建筑表皮。隔热面板还降低了太阳能辐射并加强了外墙的隔热性。悬臂露台和强烈的水平线条营造出轻盈感，同时弱化了建筑的体量感。

建筑位于繁忙的城市干道上，规模从6层的高中型体量逐渐缩小至两层别墅，而其北部则为单户住宅区，与城市街区定义的“单一家庭过渡到城市的社区”相吻合。

建筑群一共六座，水上花园和竹子庭院将其平分为两部分，在阳光的照射下显得生机勃勃。低层住宅光线充足，明亮开阔。

园景庭院、中心式喷泉和座椅以及两个6000平方英尺的共享式屋顶露台创造了间隙性的社交空间。屋顶露台包括都市农业区，儿童游乐场所和烧烤区，所有人都可以在此处欣赏温哥华的壮丽山景。

创新关键点

结合玻璃和天然木材，精心设计外墙开口改善住宅阳光效果。

Glass and wood are combined to create a residential façade with an aperture effect

The façade openings of residential buildings designed by Arno Matis Architecture in Vancouver, Canada, are carefully conceived to open and close like an aperture, responding to different angles of solar radiation on each façade, providing passive shading. The opening on the south façade is deeper than the north façade, creating a better shading effect than the north façade; The shallower opening of the north façade allows for additional light.

Each opening is made of natural wood and glass, with mahogany panels encapsulated between two layers of glass. Encapsulated UV glass protects wood from the weather, while also preserving it in its natural form without the need for wood maintenance and dyeing treatment, further enhancing the richness of the natural wood grain by refracting light.

The novel combination is the first time in its kind that this material has been used as a building skin. The insulation panels also reduce solar radiation and enhance the thermal insulation of the façade. Cantilevered terraces and strong horizontal lines create a sense of lightness while weakening the building's sense of volume.

Located on a busy urban thoroughfare, the building has gradually shrunk from a 6-storey, high-school to two-storey villa, while its northern part is a single-family residential area, coinciding with the definition of a city block as "a single family transition to an urban community."

There are six buildings in total, and the water garden and bamboo courtyard divide it into two parts, which look vibrant under the sun. Low-rise residences are well-lit and bright and open.

Landscaped courtyards, central fountains and seating, and two 6,000-square-foot shared roof terraces create interstitial social spaces. The roof terrace includes an urban farming area, a children's playground and a bbq area where everyone can enjoy Vancouver's stunning mountain views.