现有住宅位于都柏林鲁本街，属于一排维多利亚时期两层砖砌联排住宅中的一栋。与许多同年代住宅类似，该房屋缺乏现代生活所需的便利设施，尤其缺少合适的厨房与用餐空间，同时也需要对电气线路、给排水系统及保温性能进行整体翻新升级。主楼采用透气性保温材料进行室内保温改造，而面积虽不大的扩建部分则通过最大化空间体量，在住宅后部形成了一间通高的餐厅。

▼改造前，Before refurbishment © Shantanu Starrick

The existing house is part of Victorian terrace of 2 story brick houses on Reuben Street in Dublin. Similar to many properties of its age, it lacked modern conveniences, particularly an adequate dining area and kitchen and was in need of general refurbishment and upgrading of wiring, plumbing and insulation. The main house was internally insulated using breathable materials and the extension though modest in area, is maximised in its volume, to form a double height dining room to the rear of the house.

▼住宅扩建体量，Extension volume © Shantanu Starrick

▼入口区域，Entrance area © Shantanu Starrick

▼起居空间，Living area © Shantanu Starrick

▼楼梯，Stair © Shantanu Starrick

原有的小型厨房位于后侧附属体量内，空间狭窄且层高极低。餐厅与该厨房之间被台阶和一条狭窄的走廊分隔开来。最初的设计任务是改造后侧附属体量，打造一个能够与后花园自然衔接的厨房与餐饮空间。在施工拆除阶段，业主与建筑师进一步达成共识，通过拆除首层隔墙，使住宅形成一个完整的大型起居空间，并与后部的厨房和餐厅建立更紧密的联系。

The existing kitchenette located in the rear return was cramped and had a very low ceiling height. The dining area was separated from this kitchenette by steps and a tight corridor. The initial brief was to modify the rear return to form a kitchen & dining area that could spill out into the rear garden. During the demolition phase the build, it was agreed to further open up the house by removing the partition walls on the ground floor to make one large living room that is more connected to the kitchen & dining area at rear.

▼厨房与餐厅，Kitchen and dining room © Shantanu Starrick

▼厨房通高空间，Kitchen double-height space © Shantanu Starrick

▼厨房看向室外，Kitchen viewing towards landscape © Shantanu Starrick

▼通高餐厅，Double-height dining room © Shantanu Starrick

扩建部分采用混合建造体系：下部为现浇混凝土结构，按每450毫米一层（即一次浇筑高度）分段施工；上部则采用木结构框架。结构外侧覆以聚苯乙烯保温层，并整体包裹白色玻璃纤维饰面。这个外壳刻意保持务实而低调的特质，与都柏林后街景观中的各种玻璃纤维包覆构筑物——从平屋顶到储水罐——形成自然呼应。厚重而纯白的主体体量，与扩建侧面更具表现力的凸窗以及阳极氧化铝滑动遮屏之间形成一种富有趣味的对话关系。滑动遮屏被设置在侧面，使餐厅空间能够向侧向庭院延伸，从而获得更宽敞的空间感受。拆除过程中回收的砖块则被保留在场地内，并重新用于室外铺装。

The extension is a mixed construction of cast concrete set out in day-pours or lifts of 450mm, and timber frame above. The structure is then externally insulated in EPS, and wrapped in white coloured fibre glass. It is a deliberately pragmatic and mute envelope, at home in Dublin back of house landscape, where fibre glass wraps everything from flat roofs to water tanks. This blank white hefty form is in a playful relationship with the more articulated bay window and anodised aluminium sliding screen to the side of the extension. Placing this slider to the side allows for the dining space to spill out laterally and feel a little bigger. The brick salvaged during the demolition phase is retained on site and used as external paving.

▼空间细部，Space detail © Shantanu Starrick

业主与建筑师都偏爱强烈的色彩表达，并有意摆脱所谓“良好品味”的传统审美规范。带有猫耳造型的凸窗成为项目中最具辨识度的元素之一。它如同在现浇混凝土墙体上开凿出的一个洞口，将视线引向外侧的凸窗空间；这部分额外空间悬挂于上方混凝土挑板之下。其构造方式尽可能隐藏窗框，从而与花园之间建立一种暧昧而模糊的边界关系。

Both the clients and myself were drawn to strong colours and a disregard for the conventions of ‘good taste’. The bay window with the cats ear stands out as an unusual feature. It is a punched hole in the cast concrete wall that frames a bay window beyond, this extra space is hung from the concrete shelf above. It is made in such a way as to minimise any visible frame creating an ambiguous relationship with the garden beyond.

▼花园中的凸窗，Bay window in garden © Shantanu Starrick

 ▼凸窗细部，Bay window detail © Shantanu Starrick

▼首层平面图，Ground floor plan © t o b Architect

▼剖面图，Section © t o b Architect

TITLE: Refurbishment and Extension, Reuben Street, Dublin
Client: Private
Contractor: Mr. Rostyslav Ishchuk
Architect: t o b Architect
Photography: Shantanu Starrick
Net Area: House: 76m2 Extension: 16m2
Completion: April 2024
Building Energy Rating (BER): B