这个小房子是为一个拥有重要图书馆的客户而设计的，他希望有一个空间来储存这些书，同时也是为了翻新一个家。 因此，建筑师建议，房子不仅要成为一个储存书籍的地方，而且要成为一个私人图书馆，只要主人觉得合适，就可以向城市开放。
The small house was created for a client that has a significant library and desired a space to store them as well as to renovate a home. The architect had therefore suggested that the house not only become a place to store books, but also a private library that could be opened to the city whenever the owner felt like it.
于是，入口处的六扇玻璃门被利用起来，使底层可以作为一个开放的空间，如土炕、客房，或与拱廊相连的小图书馆。圆形的长椅将有可能在各种情况下使用。上层是一个单间，这是客户的偏好，利用了大型建筑框架的优势。除了将设备更换为最新的高效设备外，该建筑的装修费用极低。
The six glass doors at the entrance were then utilized, allowing for the ground floor to be used as an open space such as a dirt floor, a guest room, or a small library connected to the arcade. The circular benches would be possible to use in various situations. The upper floor is a single room, which was the client’s preference, taking advantage of the large building frame. Except for the replacement of equipment with the latest high-efficiency devices, the building was renovated with minimal expense.
鸟取市在1952年的大火中被烧毁。在重建期间，作为同年颁布的《防火建筑促进法》的第一项法律措施，在附近的主要街道两侧建造了一个防火建筑区。与此同时，附近还建起了几乎相同标准的钢筋混凝土房屋，其中许多仍然存在。这座房子就是其中之一。
The city of Tottori was burnt down in the Great Fire of 1952. During the reconstruction, a fireproof building zone was constructed on both sides of the main street in the neighborhood as the first legal measure under the Fireproof Building Promotion Law enacted in the same year. At the same time, reinforced concrete houses of almost the same standard were built in the vicinity, and many of them still exist. This house is one of them.
该结构的底层天花板高度为3.5米，与拱廊的天花板高度相同，第二层为3.4米。这些高度几乎与防火建筑区的高度相同，而且也比现代日本的典型公寓楼的天花板高度高得多。不难想象，这种空间尺度和拱廊一样，是这个城市独有的，从大火之后就一直经历着，并且会支持当地社区的活动。
The ceiling height of the ground floor of the structure is 3.5m, the same as that of the arcade, and the second floor is 3.4m. These heights are almost the same as those of a fireproof building zone, and they are also much higher than the ceiling heights of a typical apartment building in modern Japan. It is easy to imagine that this spatial scale, like the arcade, is unique to this city and has been experienced since the great fire, and would have supported the activities of the local community.
作为客户所设想的社区形成的容器，我们评估了这种潜力，并积极主动地将其纳入我们的设计。
As a vessel for the formation of the community envisioned by the client, we evaluated this potential and proactively incorporated it into our design.
Architects: Hiroshi Kinoshita and Associates
Area: 72 m²
Year: 2020
Manufacturers: Ashford Japan, Daiko
Lead Architect: Hiroshi Kinoshita
Architects:Hiroshi Kinoshita and Associates
City:Tottori
Country:Japan