Located on the shore of Sullivan's Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning-cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane Hugo 10 years ago.

这座获奖的立方体海滩别墅位于南卡罗来纳海岸外的苏利文岛的岸边，是为了取代10年前被飓风“雨果”摧毁的房子而建造的。

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A centrally located "wet cube" delineates functional aspects of the house such as kitchen, bar, and living functions, while doubling as the kitchen pantry.

“湿立方”位于住宅中央，勾划了住宅的主要功能，如厨房、酒吧和生活功能区，同时兼作厨房储藏室。

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Again taking inspiration in the natural granite cliff overhanging the house, we decided to hand a granite cube in the middle of the dense green jungle at the base of the cliff.

我们再次从悬于房屋之上的天然花岗岩悬崖获得灵感，决定把茂密绿林中的花岗岩立方体设置在悬崖底部。

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One theory goes like this: that most countries have ended up with first house sizes that correspond to the cube root of their populations.

BBC: Incongruous, inconsistent, irrational

The location scouts did their job all too well and found the most horrible house in England, a concrete cube in a rusty, sweltering wasteland.

NEWYORKER: The Cement Garden