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架构师提供的文本描述。位于Sagamihara车站附近，大约。40分钟从东京中心，“托盘”，一套由12个住宅单元组成的两层公寓，矗立在郊区住宅区，与大型公寓综合体和独立住宅混杂在一起。“托盘”是在建筑法规中的两层木制公寓楼的框架内设计的，通过引入“托盘”的概念，实现了生活中隐私和空间的高质量舒适，这是一种以住宅单元、阳台和门廊作为独立住宅的住宅单元。“托盘”堆放在顶上，排列成一座公寓楼。

Text description provided by the architects. Located close to Sagamihara station, approx. 40 min. from central Tokyo, “TRAYS”, a two-story apartment of 12 residential units stands in suburb residential area mixed with large apartment complexes and detached houses. Being designed within the framework of two-story wooden apartment building in architectural regulations, “TRAYS” materializes a quality comfort of privacy and space in living by introducing the concept of “TRAY”, a residential unit complete with dwelling unit, balcony, and porch as a detached house. “TRAY”s are stacked on top and aligned to form an apartment building.

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“托盘”是建立在最大的建筑覆盖率和倒退线的限制，利用允许的最大体积内的建筑条件的房地。门廊夹在拱形开口的墙壁之间，是房客可以把自行车放在门前的空间，这也是作为走廊的“托盘”的延续。

“TRAYS” is built on maximum building coverage ratio as well as setback-line limit, utilizing the maximum volume allowed within the building condition of the premises. Porch, sandwiched between walls with arch shape opening, is a space in front of the door where tenants can put their bikes which also serves as corridor in continuation with “TRAY"s. 

房客需要经过其他租户的门廊才能走出公寓，留下门廊隐私的模糊性。由于租户人数有限，每层6人，我们认为共用门廊在可以接受的范围内。面对门廊的玻璃墙提供了进出内部的可见通道，可以通过百叶窗进行调节。

Tenants need to go through the porches of other tenants to go outside the apartment, leaving ambiguity of the privacy of porch. With the limited number of tenants, 6 in each floor, we considered sharing porches is within the acceptable range. Glass wall facing the porch gives visible access to and from the interior, which can be adjusted with blinds. 

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“托盘”内部用白色完成，用灰色墙隔开，将门廊、住宅单元和阳台隔开。所有的住宅单元都有阁楼和高天花板，使得两层公寓的最高高度接近10米。与公寓高度成比例的是，“托盘”的外墙也很高，以保护外界的隐私，而阳台和门廊对角线切割的墙壁则允许光线和风的进入，这决定了建筑的独特形态。

Interior of “TRAY” is finished in white, partitioned by grey wall to segment porch, dwelling unit, and balcony. All residential units have lofts and high ceiling, making the maximum height of the two-story apartment almost 10 m. In proportion to the height of the apartment, outer walls of “TRAY”s are also high to secure the privacy from outside while diagonally cut walls in the balcony and porch allow intake of light and wind, defining unique form of the building. 

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由于建筑物标准法不要求双向疏散路线，因此阳台之间没有疏散路线，这有助于阳台的隐私。阳台上唯一的开口是玻璃墙、门窗和住宅单元的窗户，阳台可以作为住宅单元的一部分使用。

As two-way evacuation route is not required by Building Standards Act, there is no evacuation route between the balconies, which contributes to the privacy of the balconies. The only openings in the balcony are glass wall, doors and window to the dwelling unit, and the balcony can be utilized as part of the dwelling unit. 

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该房屋的建筑条件允许三层钢筋混凝土公寓楼，但两层木质公寓是从租金平衡的角度选择的。这套公寓被归类为两层的木屋公寓，有阁楼的建筑规范，这套公寓被设计为准阁楼，有更好的空间，更宽敞，更适合居住。

The building condition of the premises allows three-story reinforced concrete apartment building, however two-story wooden apartment was chosen in consideration of rent balance. Being categorized as two-story wooden apartment with loft in building regulation, this apartment was designed as quasi-maisonette with better access to loft space which is spacious and habitable. 

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Architects Naf Architect & Design

Location Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Category Apartments

Architects in Charge Akio Nakasa (Principal Architect) , Teppei Amano

Area 396.44 sqm

Project Year 2015

Photographs Toshiyuki Yano