在通往神社的路上，这个地方就在有200年树龄的巨大的日本榉树旁边。我们如何才能将这种丰富的环境不仅作为特色背景下的宝贵经验，而且将丰富的感受带入日常生活中？这就是项目的出发点。
Facing to the approach to a shrine, the site is found just beside gigantic 200-year-old Japanese zelkova trees. How can we bring this richness of surroundings as not only invaluable experience in the characteristic context but also richness of feelings into the daily life? That’s the starting point for the project.
适当地，客户的要求有两个。首先，房子需要只是简单的，能够在他们的有生之年，随着房子的愉快老化过程而发生任何变化。另一个是要很好地利用场地的丰富性：巨大的日本榉树和通往神社的道路。
Appropriately, the requirements from the client are two: Firstly, the house needs to be just simple and capable of any future changes with enjoyable aging process of the house in their lifetime. And the other is to make good use of the richness of the site: gigantic Japanese zelkova trees and the approach to the shrine.
由于日本榉树的高度为20米，按照传统的方式，我们无法从一楼的普通窗户看到葱郁的树枝。因此，客厅有3.5米的天花板高度，而且还有一个大的高边带窗。在客厅的两端，有阁楼空间，也被用作楼梯的起落空间。
Since the Japanese zelkova trees are 20 meters in height, in a conventional way, we cannot get a view of verdant branches from mundane windows on the ground floor. Therefore living room has 3.5 meters of ceiling height, and moreover a large high-side band-window. At the both ends of the living room, there are loft spaces used also for a landing space of the stair.
在日常生活中，我们从大的带状窗中仰望微风中摇摆的树木，甚至我们可以从阁楼空间最末端的露台上直接触摸树木。
We look up swinging trees in the breeze from the large band-window in everyday life, and even we can touch the trees directly from the terrace at the very end of the loft space.
夏天，透过树木的阳光进入客厅。秋天，五颜六色的树叶落在桌子上。因此，房子获得了环境和经验，就像我们在森林里吃饭、睡觉、阅读和玩耍一样。
Sunlight filtering through the trees enters in the living room in summer. Colorful leaves fall on the table in autumn. Consequently, the house is obtained the environment and experience as if we ate, slept, read and played in the forest.
外墙用西部红雪松覆盖，地板用脚手架雪松板覆盖，楼梯用锻铁制品和月桂树制成。使用现有的材料，接受随着时间的推移而发生的变化，”抓住树的房子 “旨在成为一个随着客户的生活方式和季节的变化而不断变化的房子。
The exterior is clad in western red cedar, the floor is covered with scaffolding cedar boards, and the stair is made with wrought iron works and lauan. Using the materials as it is, accepting the changes as time goes by, House to catch the tree is aimed at being an ever-changing house with the life style of the clients and the seasons.
Architects: Takeru Shoji Architects
Area: 75 m²
Year: 2013
Photographs: Murai Isamu
City：NAGAOKA
Country：Japan