该地块位于秋田市楢山的密集住宅区，面对大平河岸边的一排千株樱花树。房子是为一对夫妇和他们的孩子设计的，占地92.5msq，位于一条道路的分岔口。
设计的要求是什么？尽管秋田的雪很严酷，但房子要能向周围环境开放，并能从房子里舒适地欣赏到大平河两岸的樱花树。

The site is located in the dense residential area of Narayama, Akita city, facing a row of a thousand cherry trees lining the bank of the Taihei River. The house is designed for a couple and their child on a small land of 92.5 msq, located at the fork of a road.
What was required from the design: A house with the ability to open out to its the surroundings, despite the harsh Akita snow, and enjoy the view of the cherry blossom trees lining the Taihei River from the comfort of the house.

由于场地位于密集的住宅区，临近场地的狭窄道路上交通繁忙。我们认为传统的建筑方式会对周围的环境产生压迫感，因此，面向道路的两面墙以7度角向内倾斜。此外，我们设计了一个巨大的三角形窗口，将这些斜墙的一角切掉。这个窗户是居民和城市的接触点，起到了打开房子的作用，使居民的生活进一步向外延伸。因此，通过结合这些因素，创造了与城市景观的和谐。

Since the site is located in a dense residential district, the narrow road fronting the site sees heavy traffic. We felt that a conventional construction approach would seem oppressive to this surrounding, and thus the two walls facing the road are inclined inwards at a 7-degree angle. In addition, we designed a huge triangular window by cutting off the corner of these diagonal walls. This window is a point of contact between the residents and the city, serving to open the house and extend the lives of the residents further outward. Thus by combining these factors, harmony is created with the cityscape.

在一楼，主卧室、日式房间和浴室设施被紧凑地组织起来，而在二楼，LDK和阁楼空间被设计成一个简单的开放式楼层配置。这些空间提供了额外的有利位置，从三角形的窗户向外看，可以看到樱花树，并观察城市的运动。入口的门开在一个以三角窗为背景的缓冲空间里。这个缓冲空间连接着两层楼，并作为传统的日本engawa。三角窗框住了独特的折叠式楼梯，使人们可以瞥见内部的城市和经过的车辆。

On the first floor, the main bedroom, Japanese style room, and bathroom facilities are compactly organized whilst on the second floor, a simple open floor configuration of LDK and loft space is designed. These spaces provide additional vantage points from the triangular window, to look out towards the cherry trees and watch the movement of the city. The entrance door opens into a buffer space with the triangular window as its backdrop. This buffer space connects the two floors and acts as the traditional Japanese engawa. The triangular window frames the distinctive folding staircase and gives glimpses of the interior to the city and the cars passing by.

住户在日常活动中，也可以从房子内部看向外面的城市，在那里他们可以看到樱花和植物生命的起伏。上下楼梯让居民有机会领略四季的变化，使生活更加丰富多彩。在这个地方，人们习惯于将建筑设计成小开间，从一个隐蔽的距离享受四季，Shiro房子反叛了这种想法。这座房子的小开间充分利用了它的环境，并与景观和城市景观相连接；Shiro的房子被设计成紧凑而又开放和宽广的，居民可以感受到季节的变化。

The residents during their daily movements, also look beyond the inside of the house to the city beyond, where they can see the ebb and flow of the lives of the cherry blossoms and plants. Going up and down the staircase gives the residents a chance to take in the seasons and make life more colorful and expansive. In a place where the convention is to design buildings with small openings and enjoy the seasons from a sheltered distance, shiro house rebels against this idea. The house with its small open area takes full advantage of its setting and connects with the landscape and the cityscape; shiro house is created to be compact yet open and expansive, where the residents feel the changes in the season.

Architects: Takeru Shoji Architects
Area: 74 m²
Year: 2018
Photographs: Mitsuru Sato, Katsuhiko Sato
Manufacturers: Vectorworks, Toto, Acor, MIWA
Lead Architects: Takeru Shoji, Ryoichi Aida
Engineering:Tetsuya Tanaka, Tetsuya Tanaka Structural Engineers
Collaborators Contractor:KATO Contruction Co. Ltd., Kazuki Murayama
City:Akita
Country:Japan