这座当地公司的紧凑型单层办公楼的设计始于对位于日本中南海岸静冈县的一个村庄岛田的百年木屋的改造和再利用。改造工作从各个方面展开，从更换建筑内部和外部的腐烂和无法修复的部分到内部空间的设计和分布。
This compact single-storey office building of a local company has been designed starting from the renovation and the reuse of a centenary wooden house located in Shimada, a village in the Shizuoka Prefecture in the central south coast of Japan. The renovation work took action in various aspects, from the replacement of the rotten and unrepairable parts both inside and outside the construction to the design of the interior spaces and distribution.
这座房子沿着建筑的整个侧面面向院子，呈现出超过原始结构尺寸的扩展。这是在最初的建筑完成多年后增加的，它开始很明显地显示他的年龄。外墙和屋顶上的粉红色波纹钢由于长期腐烂和缺乏维护而被一层铁锈所覆盖：因此，新的金属板呈现出与旧金属板相同的波纹形状和纹理，但唯一的变化是灰色。在新的波纹钢外墙内，在街道一侧增加了新的开口，同时，围绕着该物业的高大的金属围栏现在沿着公共街道打开，使自然光更容易进入室内，照亮改造前相对黑暗和封闭的空间。
The house presented an extension along the whole side of the construction facing the courtyard that exceeds the dimension of the original structure. This was added years after the initial building had been completed, and it started to show his age quite evidently. The pinkish corrugated steel on the facade and the roof got covered by a layer of rust caused by a long time of decay and lack of maintenance: hence come to the new metal plates, which present the same corrugated shape and the same texture of the old ones, but with a grey color as an only variation. Within the new facade corrugated steel, new openings have been added on the street side, meanwhile, the high metal fence that surrounded the property is now open along the public street, making it much easier for natural light to come inside brightening what, before the renovation, was a relatively dark and enclosed space.
与外观类似，即使在内部，改造也是从拆除所有破损和损坏的部件开始的，这些部件在多年的时间里已经腐烂，房子已经被废弃了很长时间。扩建部分的墙壁和天花板已被修复，并在其表面全部铺上了木板。入口处的地板是由抛光的混凝土制成的，它比办公楼的其他房间要低一些，这也是日本风格房屋的传统特征，叫做Doma。通过增加一些横梁和新的支柱，扩建部分的主要和次要结构都得到了加强，特别是在外部波纹金属板被替换的地方，支持金属罩的木质结构也被固定。
Similar to what happened with the exterior, even in the interior, the renovation started from removing and demolishing all the broken and damaged elements which got rotten during the years and the state of disuse in which the house has been for a long time. The extension’s walls and ceiling have been repaired and all covered with wooden panels all over their surface. The entrance floor is made of polished concrete and it lays on a lower level than the other rooms of the office building, being this a traditional feature of the Japanese-style house called Doma. Both the primary and secondary structure of the extension has been reinforced by adding some beams and some new pillars, especially where the external corrugated metal sheets have been replaced, and with them also the wooden structure that supports the metal cover has been fixed.
原有建筑内的大部分家具已被拆除，取而代之的是现代的木质和金属桌椅，使翻新后的地方有一种明亮、轻盈和透明的氛围，非常适合工作和欢迎客人。不过，里面并不是所有东西都是新的，我们决定将原来的洗脸盆保留在当初的位置上。
Most of the furniture given within the original building has been removed and replaced with contemporary wood and metal tables and stools, giving the renovated place a bright, light, and transparent atmosphere, perfect for working and welcoming guests. Not everything inside is new though, we decided to keep the original washbasin in the same location where it was put in the first place.
这不仅是因为它保存得出奇的好，而且还因为它在连接住宅建造的所有不同时期方面起着关键作用。留下的洗脸盆是过去的见证，与有100年历史的核心结构一起，现在是当代设计的一部分，在这里发生了翻新之美。由不同的工人在遥远的年代建造的多个元素被结合在一起，给一个原本被遗弃和可能被遗忘的建筑带来了新的生命。
This is not only because it is preserved in a surprisingly well state, but also because it has a crucial part in linking all the different time periods in which the dwelling has been built. The washbasin left is a testimony of the past, and together with the structure of the 100-year-old core, is now a part of the contemporary design where the beauty of renovation takes place. Multiple elements constructed by different workers in distant ages are combined to give a new life to an otherwise abandoned and possibly forgotten building.
最后的结果是一个新旧之间有明显区别的设计，原始部分和扩展部分从接近项目开始就很容易理解。翻新工作使这种对比更加强烈和明显，加强了建筑本身的性质。岛田的房子是用来显示它的年龄和不同年代的建筑的：主要的工作是把它们合在一起，经过修复后，在各个方面都实现了这一点。
The final result is a design with a clear distinction between old and new, original parts and extensions are easy to understand already from approaching the project. The renovation work made the contrast even stronger and evident, reinforcing the nature itself of the building. Shimada house is used to show its age and the different ages in which it has been built: the main work was to fit them together, and after the restoration, this is achieved in every aspect.
Architects: ROOVICE
Area: 70 m²
Year: 2021
Photographs: Akira Nakamura
Lead Architect: Moe Watanabe
Construction Management:Moe Watanabe
Design Supervision:Lion Building Office
City:Shimada
Country:Japan