The empty house, in a middle-class corner of southern California, is two storeys high and boasts a three-car garage. Roses bloom around a kidney-shaped swimming pool, which is green with algae.

在南加州一个中产阶级聚居区，坐落着这样一套双层空置住宅，它带有一个可以停放三辆车的巨大车库，院中有个半环形的游泳池，池边开满了玫瑰，然而池水中却长满了青苔。

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"The only major land disturbance occurs in the recessed garage, which has been supplemented with a green roof on top to preserve the meadow," the firm said.

“唯一且主要的地形改变在凹进去的车库，在其顶部用绿色的屋顶作为补充来保护草原，”公司说道。

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The views add to the refreshing feeling by focusing on the ravine and the intensive green roofs on the backyard garage.

通过专注峡谷和后院车库的密集绿色屋顶，景色增添了清新的感觉。

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The Green Garage, which what was once an abandoned Model T showroom, has been reinvented into a collaborative workspace for sustainable Detroit entrepreneurs.

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The estate also has a private lake and waterfalls as well as a four-car garage, putting green, pool and Jacuzzi.

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The garage itself strives to be green, with much of its power coming from solar panels.

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