This installment of the Oscar Riera Ojeda Masterpiece Series focuses on Fort 137 by Daniel Joseph Chenin. Set in a remote location to the west of Las Vegas, Nevada, the brief was for a residence that established a direct connection to its surroundings in a sustainable, environmentally-friendly manner using locally-sourced materials as much as possible. In response, Chenin produced an open structure divided into three different levels with each volume carefully placed to be read as a series of rock masses and also to protect against the harsh sun and wind while also offering uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape. This book provides a privileged glimpse into the conception and execution of this superlative structure with a text by the renowned architectural critic Aaron Betsky, an interview with the architect, sumptuous photography by Stetson Ybarra, illuminating drawings, diagrams and layouts. An homage to the forts built when the area was first being settled, the building sits resplendently alone in the tranquility of the landscape: truly a modern masterpiece.

这一期的【奥斯卡·里拉·奥赫达杰作系列】是丹尼尔·约瑟夫·切宁团队的《137号堡垒》。该项目位于内华达州拉斯维加斯谷地的最西端，毗邻未经开发的联邦保护地，设计要求是以可持续的、环保的方式，尽可能使用当地的材料，与周围环境建立直接联系的住宅。因此，该团队设计了一个开放的结构，分为三个不同的层次，精心放置每个体量成为一系列的岩石块，可以抵御强烈的阳光和风，同时提供周围景观的连续视野。本书通过知名建筑评论家亚伦·贝茨基（Aaron Betsky）的文字、对建筑师的采访、斯泰森·伊巴拉（Stetson Ybarra）的豪华摄影作品、富有启发性的图纸、图表和布局，展示了这一杰出结构的构思和执行过程。该建筑致敬该地区最初定居时建造的堡垒，独自坐落在宁静的风景中，是一个真正的现代杰作。