敞開式的空間居住是一時的流行趨勢，還是真的適于生活？

Is Open-PlanLiving a Fad, or Here to Stay?

Architects, designers and Houzzers around the world havetheir say on this trend and predict how our homes might evolve.

全世界的建筑設計師，室內設計師對于家居新趨勢都有著自己的看法，和預測這些趨勢如何與我們的生活結合。

Open-planliving hasn’t merely risen in popularity in recent years, it seems to be themainstay of what many people look for in a home. At the time of this writing,there were more than 600,000 photos of open-plan spaces on Houzz.com, so it’sclearly a popular lifestyle choice with a strong fan base. 

開放式居住空間并不是這兩年才興起的，看起來像是人們對于家的一個期待。當我正在寫這篇文章的時候，這里估計有超過60000張開放式空間在網(wǎng)站上。所以，很顯然開放式的居住空間有很多的粉絲。

Why is itso fashionable, and what are the pros and cons of open-plan living? We posedthe question to Houzzers and professionals alike, who came up with someinteresting answers and gave us a look into a multifunctional future.

為什么開放式空間如此時尚，它的優(yōu)缺點又是哪些？我們把這個問題給到了專業(yè)的設計師們，設計師們給出的答案和反饋讓我覺得開放式空間走向一個多功能化的未來。

What is Open-Plan? 

什么是開放式

Anopen-plan space has no or few dividing walls between areas. Generally, thisrefers to the main living areas of the home — the kitchen, living room anddining room — which creates an open, flowing layout with fewer traditionalindividual rooms in favor of a communal living space. (Bedrooms and bathroomscan, of course, be open-plan as well, but for the purposes of this story,open-plan refers to the main living areas of a home.)

首先定義一下：開放式空間不用，或僅用幾扇墻來間隔區(qū)域。通常是針對家庭中的主空間，廚房，餐廳，主客廳這些可以承載開放空間的地方。流動的布局和較少的傳統(tǒng)個人房間形成了一塊兒公共開放的空間。（當然臥室，和浴室也可以組成開放式的空間，但是想想他們的用途，還是算了吧。）所以說開放式的空間專指的是家庭中的主要生活 區(qū)域。

Germanprofessional Bernhard Kurz of IFUB says that in Germany, “there’s a strongtendency toward open-plan living. It’s been a request in almost all of ourrenovation projects — in some cases to a greater and in others to a lesserextent. But it generally refers to living rooms, dining rooms and the kitchen —home offices and bedrooms are still preferred as separate, smaller rooms.”

德國建筑設計師Bernhard Kurz告訴我們，在德國，家居趨勢非常趨向于開放式空間發(fā)展，而且這種設計需求基本上快把我的設計項目占滿了，只是程度的較重較輕不同而已。但是總體上還是以客廳，餐廳，廚房的改造為主。臥室，書房還是保持分開，并且較小的面積就好。

3個原因告訴你，為什么開放式空間如此受歡迎

Three Reasons Why Open-Plan Living Is Great

What is itthat draws us to this_style of living? Andrew Brown ofBrown + Brown Architects in Britain says: “Open-plan livingremains extremely popular in the U.K., as it seems to sit comfortably with theway most people, and in particular families, live nowadays. There has been amarked downturn in the popularity of formal dining, and this has tied in withthe rise of open-plan living.”

這能給我們的生活方式帶來哪些變化呢？來自英國的建筑設計師Andrew Brown說：在英國。開放式的空間的人氣一直很高，對于大多數(shù)人來說這種結構很舒適，尤其適合家里人一起團聚。正式的家庭餐廳設計需求量已經(jīng)呈現(xiàn)出了下降趨勢，隨著開放式空間的需求度上升。

In theU.K., where space is at a premium, architects are often called upon to open upsmall Victorian or Georgian homes by knocking down internal walls, joiningrooms together and creating light and airy social spaces. 

在英國，這個空間需要精裝修的時候，設計師們常常會會呼吁家庭裝飾成小戶型的維多利亞風或者格魯吉亞風格，通過敲擊墻壁，讓房間連接在一起。制造出透光，和可以交流的空間。

1.     Open-plan design encourages sociable living. 

開放式的空間設計是鼓勵交流的

As adesign_style, open-plan has an impact on the way residents of a home use thespace and interact with one another.

Melbourne, Australia-based architect Anthony Clarke says: “The majority ofour clients love the idea of living within their homes in a more communal andconnected way.Primarily, it allows the occupants of a space to become more openand engaged in dialogue.”

作為一種家居上的設計風格，開放式的環(huán)境設計影響著居住者對于環(huán)境的使用和人與人間的交流互動。

澳大利亞墨爾本的建筑師安東尼尼克拉說：我們的大多數(shù)客戶都很喜歡住在他們自己的房子里和外界有一個溝通方式，主要是它可以容許在空間中的居住者都能參與到對話和交流中。

2.   Itpromotes indoor-outdoor living. 

它促進了室內外的生活

Clarke alsodescribes the impact an open-plan living space can have on increasing light andthe connection to the outdoors. “OurEngawa House project in North Fitzroy [Melbourne] is a clear exampleof open-plan living,” he says. “The concept essentially allows every occupantin every part of the dwelling to experience great northern light and aconnection to a private landscaped courtyard.”

克拉克還說道一個開放式的居住空間可以讓房間更多的吸收外面的陽光，和跟室外的一個連接?！霸谀珷柋镜谋狈拼牧_伊的住宅就是一個很明顯的例子?！伴_放式環(huán)境最主要的概念就是容許在這個空間中所有角落的居住者既能能享受到北面的光照，又能對自己家的私人花園有一個聯(lián)系。

AustralianHouzzer Karin Madgwick says, “In Australia, open-plan is the way to go, withthis space then opening out onto a covered alfresco” area。

來自澳大利亞的Karin說，在他們，開放式的居住環(huán)境可以延展到室外，并且也覆蓋室外地區(qū)。

3.   It’s a good solution for small-space living. 

小戶型的優(yōu)秀解決方案

Knockingdown walls to open up small homes is a popular way of creating a feeling ofspace. Germany’s Kurz says, “In those areas determined by a highly competitivehousing market, an optimization of small flats is more likely — as there isless space.”

推開墻面來開辟小戶型家居空間是一個十分流行的增容空間的方式。來自德國的Kurz說道，在這些競爭激烈的房地產(chǎn)市場上，因為占用空間比較小，小戶型的優(yōu)化是非常搶手的。

Russian architect Alexandra Fedorova ofAlexandra Fedorova Architect agrees that it makes sense for small and mediumspaces. 

來自俄羅斯的設計師Alexandra表示同意開放式的空間更適合安放在小型，或者中型的空間當中。

She adds, “Personally, I chose an open-spaceoption for my own apartment and [have] never regretted it for one second.”

她還說到, 就我個人而言，我給自己的公寓設計了開放式的居住環(huán)境，并且我從來沒有后悔。