项目坐落在苏州枝叶茂盛的地区，包括一个有待修复的20世纪30年代的加利福尼亚小屋。
The project is located in a leafy area of Suzhou, and includes a California cottage from the 1930s to be restored.
设计的重点是对现有房屋的重新配置，强调厨房作为家庭中心的重要性。现有房屋贫瘠的采光和通风影响了房间的舒适性，对于设计也是一个核心挑战。
The focus of the design is the reconfiguration of the existing houses, emphasizing the importance of the kitchen as the center of the family. The poor lighting and ventilation of the existing houses affected the comfort of the room and was also a core challenge for the design.
为了保留原始房屋的特征，新建部分通过一个玻璃廊道连接。这就创造了两个内部庭院，为新建筑提供通风和采光。由于紧张的预算，设计师沿用现有屋顶的轮廓形状，创造了一个类似棚的简单结构形式。屋顶形式的处理是为了给新建筑增加更多的采光。
In order to retain the characteristics of the original house, the new part is connected by a glass corridor. This creates two inner courtyards to provide ventilation and light for the new building. Due to the tight budget, the designer followed the outline shape of the existing roof and created a simple structure similar to a shed. The treatment of the roof form is to add more light to the new building.
起居室和餐厅的面积尽可能最大化，成为最舒适的空间。新建筑连接了花园和周围茂密的景色。木工为了使新建筑做到无缝整合，设计了一种偏平的包装系统。超大尺寸的老虎窗创造了一个复合的挑高天花板和开放的平面布局。天窗将树冠的景观引入厨房和起居室，使房间内部与环境密切相连。
The area of the living room and dining room is maximized as much as possible to become the most comfortable space. The new building connects the garden with the surrounding dense scenery. In order to seamlessly integrate the new building, the carpenter designed a flat packaging system. The oversized dormer windows create a composite high ceiling and open floor plan. The skylight introduces the view of the tree canopy into the kitchen and living room, making the interior of the room closely connected with the environment.
材料保持简单原始的特点。黑色铝窗框为白色墙面增加了细节。地板层选择剖光材料，节约设计成本，同时可以最大化利用室内的热量。经典的木头家具柔化了室内空间。
The material remains simple and original. Black aluminum window frames add detail to the white wall. The choice of light-cutting materials for the floor layer saves design costs and maximizes the use of indoor heat. Classic wood furniture softens the interior space.
Allen Key 住宅成作为模块型住宅发展的范例，可以灵活适应场地的特性进行重复设计。通过这次试验，使用一系列模块建造一层和两层的住宅的方法。这种模块基于一种网格系统，在住宅中可以整合双坡屋顶的高度，体量，通风采光和纪念性。
The Allen Key residence has become an example of modular housing development, which can be flexibly adapted to the characteristics of the site for repeated design. Through this experiment, a series of modules are used to construct one- and two-story houses. This module is based on a grid system that can integrate the height, volume, ventilation, lighting and monumentality of the double pitched roof in the residence.
