架构师提供的文本描述。在改造这座平淡无奇的三层钢制建筑时-一座位于东京市中心旧仓库之间的面条工厂-我们的灵感来源于“森林”(意为“Bosco”)的概念。因此，我们进行了各种规模和实质的微妙而有趣的干预，从建筑到木纹。

Text description provided by the architects. In converting this nondescript, three-story steel building--a former noodle factory sitting among old warehouses in downtown Tokyo--we began by grounding our inspiration on the idea of the "forest" (or "bosco" in Italian). As a result, we made subtle and playful interventions of various scales and materiality, ranging from one of the building to that of the wood grain.

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c.Torimura幸一

首先，为了给现有的建筑赋予特色，我们做了一个简单的干预，用网状金属包裹它，通过它，常春藤和其他藤蔓植物会爬升，把整个体积用完全绿色的方式淹没在这个街区周围的荒凉建筑中。这个绿色的主题延伸到入口大厅。游客们走向一块“漂浮”在里面的剥落的原木。

First, to give character to the existing building, we made a simple intervention of wrapping it with mesh metal, through which ivy and other vine plants will climb to submerge the entire volume in utter green among the stark structures that surround the neighborhood. This green motif extends into the entrance hall. Visitors walk toward a stripped log that "floats" inside.

 Second Floor Plan

二层平面图

我们拆除了现有的天花板，尽可能地提前使用隔墙来创造一种广阔的连续性-就像森林一样-提供整个空间的视觉访问，以及营造一个充满活力的工作环境。这一点在二楼的会议室和接待室，特别是三楼的办公空间中很明显。楼板也被刺穿在中心，放置一个新的，可以看到的楼梯，引入一个更自由的流通。

We removed the existing ceiling and forewent the use of partition walls as much as possible to create the feeling of expansive continuity--like a forest--that affords visual access throughout the space, as well as to foster a vibrant work environment. This is evident in the meeting and reception rooms of the second floor, and especially the office space on the third floor. The floor slab was also punctured in the center to place a new, see-through staircase that introduces a more free circulation.

 © Koichi Torimura

c.Torimura幸一

此外，为了调整空间尺度以提供适合于办公室的舒适性，我们增加了与现有梁相匹配的横梁，其中一些梁支持玻璃隔板。简单的干预减轻了前工厂的大范围造成的强加感。在二楼，我们还按比例开设了新的窗口，在战略上适应了办公室各个领域的具体活动。

Moreover, to adjust the spatial scale to offer comfort that is appropriate for an office, we placed additional beams matching the existing ones, some of which support the glass partitions. The simple intervention allays the sense of imposition created by the wide spans of the former factory. On the second floor, we also made new window openings in proportions that strategically accommodate the specific activities that occur in each area of the office.

 © Koichi Torimura

c.Torimura幸一

我们还使用了堆叠的短火柴的类比-再一次提到森林-详细描述了表面。我们将原木的末端与玻璃隔板对齐，隔墙与之相接，这样就可以连续地读取不一致的表面，就像拼贴一样。相反，在会议室的大墙壁上，材料呈现出一个新的特征，推拉，创造了一种体积和光线的发挥。

We also used the analogy of stacked chopped firelogs--once again, in reference to a forest--in detailing the surfaces. We aligned the ends of the logs flush with the glass partition where the partition wall meets it, so that the incongruent surfaces can be read in continuity, as a collage. In contrast, on the large wall of the meeting room, the materials take on a new character, pushing and pulling, creating a play of volume and light.

 © Koichi Torimura

c.Torimura幸一

新外露钢结构的硬度与木材的柔软性密切相关。它的规模，相对于人体来说，也是通过引入更小的材料来调节自身，而这些物质在聚集过程中与它混合在一起。

The hardness of the newly exposed steel structure interplays with the softness of the wood. Its scale, relative to the human body, also adjusts itself with the introduction of smaller materials that blend with it in aggregation.

 Third Floor Plan

三层平面图