架构师提供的文本描述。乍一看，微型法院大楼似乎不太合适。它坐落在四套红绿灯之间，矗立在斯图加特附近城市路德维斯堡的一个交通岛上。在某一天，成千上万的车辆经过，行人匆忙地穿过十字路口。微型庭院住宅是一种处理“在最小空间中生活”的新方法。尽管身处繁忙的十字路口，但它通过巧妙地将生活空间与外部世界分开，提供了高度的隐私。

Text description provided by the architects. At first glance, the Micro Courtyard house seems out of place. Perched between four sets of stoplights, it stands upon a traffic island in Ludwigsburg, a city near Stuttgart. On a given day, thousands of vehicles pass by and pedestrians walk hurriedly across the intersection. The Micro Courtyard house is a new approach to dealing with “living in minimal space”. Despite being in the midst of a busy crossroad, it provides high privacy by separating adeptly the living space from the outside world.

 Floor Plan

室内是与世隔绝的，里面只有一个螺旋形的入口。这所微型庭院住宅只有7.3平方米，包含了所有所需的公用设施。浴室、橱柜和厨房的深度为85厘米，并沿主墙布置，其中还设有一张可折叠的桌子和一张床。沿着这堵墙有一扇方形的窗户把客厅和外面的世界连接起来。相对于这一边，一扇长长的玻璃门横跨整栋房子，从宁静的花园里松散地隔开了生活空间。

The interior is secluded from the outside, with only a spiral entrance leading curiously inside. At merely 7.3 square meters, the Micro Courtyard house contains all of the required utilities. The bathroom, cupboards, and kitchen have a depth of 85 cm and are arranged along the main wall, which also features a foldable table and bed. A square window along this wall connects the living area to the outside world. Opposite to this side, a long glass door spanning the entire length of the house loosely separates the living space from the tranquil garden.

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在夏天，玻璃门可以滑动打开，有效地融合了房子和庭院。外观设计受中国传统四合院的启发。一棵树矗立在喷泉旁，形成了一种不对称的布局。喷泉不仅具有美学功能，而且是一种有效的抗噪声声学特性。云杉板与木材框架放在柱子顶部20厘米以上的地面，创造了一种轻的气氛。

In summer, the glass door can be slid open, effectively merging the house and the courtyard. The exterior design is inspired by traditional Chinese courtyard houses. A single tree stands beside a fountain, creating an asymmetric arrangement. The fountain not only serves aesthetic purposes but also as an effective acoustic feature against noise. Spruce panels with timber frames lay on top of pillars 20 cm above the ground, generating a light ambiance.

室内木质墙的舒适气氛与外墙深色波纹铁板形成鲜明对比。内外并置，开放与封闭，噪音与安静，隐私与公共，丰富了建筑。因此，很明显，微型庭院住宅是利用最小空间，甚至是最不寻常的空间的理想解决方案。尽管身处一个狭小而繁忙的空间，人们仍然可以逃离繁忙的世界，凝视开放的天空。

The cozy atmosphere of the inner wooden wall contrasts the dark corrugated iron sheets of the external facade. The juxtaposition between inside and outside, open and closed, noise and quiet, privacy and public, enriches the architecture. It thus becomes clear that the Micro Courtyard house is an ideal solution to utilizing minimal space, even the most unusual ones. Despite being situated in a tight and hectic space, one can still escape from the busy world and gaze into the open skies. 

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C.Nicolai Rapp