西宫是一个位于大阪和神户之间的城市。该场地位于一个典型的街区布局的住宅区。根据当地的建筑政策，需要从场地边界后退50厘米，这使得房屋之间有一米的狭窄间隙。通常情况下，每家每户的窗户都会面向公共道路，并拉上窗帘，以保持其隐私。因此，这样的开口并不能为居住者提供大量的光线、通风或视野。
Nishinomiya is a city located between Osaka and Kobe. The site is situated in a residential neighborhood with typical block layout. According to the local construction policy, there needs to be a fifty-centimeter setback from the site boundary, which allows a one-meter narrow gap between the houses. Normally, each household will have the windows facing the public roads with the curtains shut to keep its privacy. Therefore, openings as such are not providing the occupants with much light, ventilation or views.
在这个项目中，我们正在寻求一个解决方案，它可以为房子带来足够的日光，而不影响隐私。为了实现这一目标，我们在地块中插入了一个狭窄的线性空隙，将房子分成两部分。这个西-东方向的空隙不仅为两部分房屋提供了自然光<图1>，而且还通过连接房间和开放空间来确保内部通风。这些房间用楼梯连接起来，这也是房屋两边的桥梁，并在垂直方向上激活这个空隙<图2>。为了使它更有活力，我们使楼梯倾斜，并将它们调整到窗户上。所以居住者可以从不同的角度享受变化的景色。
In this project, we are seeking for a solution, which could bring sufficient daylight into the house without affecting the privacy. To achieve this, we inserted a narrow and linear void in the plot, which divided the house into two parts. This west-east-directional void not only provides both part of the houses with natural light
自然光、风和绿色植物通过这个空隙被插入到房子里，这使房子与周围的环境接触，并巧妙地将自己置于城市中。通过这种方式，我们希望房子可以通过这个狭长的开放空间与自然和城市进行三维的空间对话，并在自由和隐私之间取得舒适的平衡。
Natural light, wind and greenery are inserted into the house through this void, which engages the house to its surrounding and contextualizes itself in the city subtly. In this way, we hope the house could have a spatial dialogue with the nature and the city three-dimensionally via this slit-shaped open space, and have a comfort balance between freedom and privacy.
Architects: Alphaville Architects
Area: 50 m²
Year: 2012
Photographs: Toshiyuki Yano
Country：Japan