犰狳镇位于日本的镰仓。这座城市一边是海，另一边是三面环山，其地形为抵御敌人提供了理想的保护。这一特点使镰仓在12世纪成为日本的政治中心。这个地方位于一个山谷中，有一条非常狭窄的道路，所以木匠需要在他们的工作室里进行现场制作。客户–一对夫妇、她的父亲、两只狗和一只猫–四年前买下了这个地方和它的旧房子。现有的房子建于20世纪30年代，35年前进行了扩建（现有的房子不符合现在的抗震标准）。
Armadillo is located in Kamakura, Japan. With the sea to one side and the other 3 surrounded by mountains, this town’s topography provides ideal protection from enemy. This feature led Kamakura to become the political centre of Japan in the 12th century. This site is located in a valley with a very narrow approach road ,so the carpenter was required to fabricate off-site at their workshop. The clients- a couple,her father,two dogs and a cat – bought the site with its old house four years ago. The existing house was built in the 1930s and enlarged 35years ago(this existing house do not satisfy the present earthquake-resistant standards).
客户从世界各地收集家具和乐器，所以现有的房子目前充满了他们的收藏。现在他们要求我们提供一个低成本的附属空间。这是用来玩音乐，放松，好好睡觉，在家里的花园里举办聚会，类似于周末的房子。还有就是这个房子可以抵抗地震。这个地点由现有的房子、一棵柿子树和由挡土墙划定的地产线来界定。菱形是由这些场地元素产生的。
The clients collect furniture and musical instruments from all over the world, so the existing house is currently full of their collection. Now they have requested a low-cost annex space from us. It’s for playing music, relaxing, sleeping well and hosting parties at home in their garden, similar to a weekend house. And also this house resists an earthquake. This location is defined by the existing house, a persimmon tree and the property line delineated by a retaining wall. The diamond shape is produced by these site elements.
一楼向周围的绿色景观开放；二楼则像一个巢穴一样封闭。这些楼层具有相反的特征。休息室位于房子的北侧，与其他空间分开，这样也可以从外面进入。这个结构是由许多规则的三角形构成的，二楼是由一些表面构成的。这就像一个单体结构。一楼配备了一个地板下的加热和冷却系统（蓄热式），通过楼梯的空隙来调节整个空间。
The first floor opens to the surrounding green landscape; the second floor closes like a lair. These floors have opposite characters. The restroom is positioned on the north side of the house and separated from the other spaces, so that it can be accessed from the outside as well. This structure is constructed by many regular triangles, and the second floor is constructed by some surfaces. It’s like a monocoque. The first floor is equipped with an under-floor heating and cooling system (heat storage-style) which conditions the whole space through the void of the stair.
为什么我们把这个房子叫做犰狳？基本上，在与客户的合作中，我们不想用已知的房子的形象来规定一个项目。我们需要一些能够捕捉到我们与他们分享的有趣的东西，以及我们将创造性地走向一个房子的意图。动物读取阳光和风，温度和湿度，一个环境，如土地的起伏。而一旦这些信息被处理，那么它们就会选择一张舒适的床。这种动物的行为与这个房子的概念和场地的环境非常吻合。
Why do we call this house an armadillo? Basically, in collaboration with the clients, we didn’t want to prescribe a project with an image of a known house. We needed something that could capture the interesting things that we shared with them and the intention that we would move creatively towards a house together. The animal reads sunlight and wind, temperature and humidity, an environment such as ups and downs of the land. And once this information is processed, then they choose a comfortable bed. This animal behaviour fits well with the concept of this house and the environment of the site.
Architects: Yuji Tanabe Architects
Area: 52 m²
Year: 2013
Photographs: Yuji Tanabe
City：Onarimachi
Country：Japan