建筑师提供的文字说明。房子坐落在SaiGon的小胡同里，人们通常在他们的第一次访问中通过。当我们穿过大门时，这个位置给我们留下了一片寂静的感觉，也让我们感到惊讶。

Text description provided by the architects. The house is situated in a corner hidden from the small alley in Sai Gon where people usually pass by in their first visit. This position leaves us with a feeling of silence of the site inside as well as an astonishment at its wide yard when we go through the gate.

Text description provided by the architects. The house is situated in a corner hidden from the small alley in Sai Gon where people usually pass by in their first visit. This position leaves us with a feeling of silence of the site inside as well as an astonishment at its wide yard when we go through the gate.

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目前的状况是一个小的旧房子，有一些熟悉的建筑特征（庭院、屏风块墙……）。）；它们是建筑物的自发细节，该建筑物是在温度幅度小、气候炎热和雨水太多的区域内建造的；这些细节被认为在新设计中使用。在房子前面有一个宽阔的庭院；从屋顶的高度我们可以利用景观，这是一个通风和私人的区域，由当前的绿色植物和周围的建筑物所形成。这两个主要因素确定了翻新方法：位于宽屋顶下方的通风区域。

The current condition is a small old house with some familiar architectural characteristics (the patio, screen block walls…); they are spontaneous details of a building that is built in a region with little temperature amplitude, hot climate and much rain; such details are considered to use in the new design. In front of the house is there a wide yard; from the height of the roof we can utilize the view – an airy and private area that is formed by the current greenery and the set-back from surrounded buildings. These two main factors orientate the refurbishing method: AN AIRY AREA LYING BENEATH A WIDE ROOF.

The current condition is a small old house with some familiar architectural characteristics (the patio, screen block walls…); they are spontaneous details of a building that is built in a region with little temperature amplitude, hot climate and much rain; such details are considered to use in the new design. In front of the house is there a wide yard; from the height of the roof we can utilize the view – an airy and private area that is formed by the current greenery and the set-back from surrounded buildings. These two main factors orientate the refurbishing method: AN AIRY AREA LYING BENEATH A WIDE ROOF.

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这座新房子由一扇高而关的门保护着。它挡住了主干道的视野，保持了网站的安静，同时，当我们看到后面的建筑时，也会给人一种印象深刻的感觉。

The new house is protected by a high and close gate. It blocks the view from the main road and keeps the site’s silence, concurrently gives an impressive feeling when we see the architecture behind.

The new house is protected by a high and close gate. It blocks the view from the main road and keeps the site’s silence, concurrently gives an impressive feeling when we see the architecture behind.

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这个设计是为一对年轻夫妇设计的，他们的生活方式很简单。该网站的宽度为6米，这与西贡的一个典型的排屋(4米)不同，允许在两个方向的空间划分，并形成一个多样化的空间。隐私-房屋的一个重要因素-首先是沿着网站排列，然后再排列到高度。这个集合将房子的功能排列成前、后、上、下。

This design is for a young couple having a simple lifestyle. The site’s width is 6m, which is different from that of a typical row-house in Saigon (4m), allowing the division of the space in both directions and forming a diversification of space. Privacy – an important factor of a house – first, is arranged along the site and then to the height. This aggregation arranges the house’s function into the front – back – top - bottom.

This design is for a young couple having a simple lifestyle. The site’s width is 6m, which is different from that of a typical row-house in Saigon (4m), allowing the division of the space in both directions and forming a diversification of space. Privacy – an important factor of a house – first, is arranged along the site and then to the height. This aggregation arranges the house’s function into the front – back – top - bottom.

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我们认为，旧房子有其自身价值，因此，我们决定保留结构框架并加固，以支撑二楼并增加可用的楼层面积。该方法适用于最初的设计方向（在二楼通风较小的空间），但需要限制屋顶的承载能力。

We evaluate that the old house has its self-value, and accordingly we decide to keep the structure frame and reinforce it in order to support the second floor and increase the usable floor area. This method is suitable with the original design orientation (airy and less divided space on the second floor) but requires the limitation on the loading capacity of the roof.

We evaluate that the old house has its self-value, and accordingly we decide to keep the structure frame and reinforce it in order to support the second floor and increase the usable floor area. This method is suitable with the original design orientation (airy and less divided space on the second floor) but requires the limitation on the loading capacity of the roof.

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在一个终年高温的热带城市里，树木的阴影、露台或雨伞都会给人一种舒适的感觉。它是一个温度低于外部的空间，创造了一个清晰的视野。这把伞，除其他外，是一种形象，它给我们在设计屋顶的形式和结构时的灵感：突出热带建筑的本质，重现下面舒适的感觉，以及回答屋顶承载能力的问题，以保持清晰和开放的视野。

In a tropical urban with high temperature all year long, shades of the trees, the patio or an umbrella will inspire a feeling of comfort. It is a space of which the temperature is lower than the outer and creating a clear view. The umbrella, among others, is an image that gives us an inspiration when designing the form and structure of the roof: highlighting the nature of a tropical building, reappearing the comfortable feeling beneath, as well as being an answer to the issue of loading capacity of the roof in order to keep the clear and open view.

In a tropical urban with high temperature all year long, shades of the trees, the patio or an umbrella will inspire a feeling of comfort. It is a space of which the temperature is lower than the outer and creating a clear view. The umbrella, among others, is an image that gives us an inspiration when designing the form and structure of the roof: highlighting the nature of a tropical building, reappearing the comfortable feeling beneath, as well as being an answer to the issue of loading capacity of the roof in order to keep the clear and open view.

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