在设计这栋房子时，我们被要求在非常有限的预算内进行设计，同时满足客户的以下具体要求：有足够自然光的双层高的客厅，要放在房子的中心；三个私人房间；一个大露台。场地位于一个省级城市的郊区，沿着一条连接市中心的公交线路。

Upon designing this house, we were asked to design within a very limited budget as well as fulfilling the following specific requests from the client; double-height living room with sufficient natural light, to be placed at the center of the house; three private rooms; and a large terrace. The site is located in the suburb of a provincial city, along a bus route linked to/from the city center.

客户的房产是一块大土地的中间部分，被分成三块狭长的地块，从东西方向略微旋转的角度。两边的房产仍然空置，但自然预计在不久的将来会被建造。考虑到这块地又窄又长，宽度只有7.5米，我们担心如果在南边相邻的地块上建楼，我们的楼会有自然光的问题，也会有考虑到隐私的适当距离。我们需要为这些问题制定一个解决方案。

The client’s property is a middle portion of a large land that is divided into three narrow and long lots oriented at a slightly rotated angle from east-west direction. Properties on both sides are still vacant, but naturally expected to be built in the near future. Considering the narrow and long shape of the site, which width is only 7.5 meters, it is concerned that if a building is constructed on the adjacent site on the south, our building will have problems with natural light and also appropriate distance in between considering privacy. We need to work out a solution to these issues.

作为设计研究的结果，我们提出了最终的计划；可停放三辆车的停车位位于道路旁边；在剩余的土地上放置了一个最大的可建体积，顶部部分被斜切成两层，以创造朝南的窗户。新的空间轴线在房子中心的客厅里创造了一种动态效果。不规则的形状初看起来是不合理的，但它实际上是从环境的角度仔细研究设计的结果。

As a result of design studies we come up with the final plan; car parking space for three cars is located adjacent to the road; a maximum buildable volume is placed on the remaining land and top portions are cut off diagonally in two levels to create south-facing windows. The new spatial axes create a dynamic effect in the living room at the center of the house. The irregular shape seems irrational at first, but it is actually a result of careful design studies from an environmental point of view.

客厅上方的空旷空间成为一个中心空间，包括私人房间和露台在内的所有元素都在这里相互融合。位于二楼的书房只能通过露台进入，并与房子的其他部分隔离开来，以确保这个紧凑的房子的隐私。

The void space above the living room becomes a central space where all elements including the private rooms and the terrace integrate with each other. The study on the second floor is accessible via the terrace only and is secluded from the rest of the house, to secure privacy in this compact house.

Architects: Soeda and associates Architects
Area: 96 m²
Year: 2012
Photographs: Takumi Ota
City：TOCHIGI
Country：Japan