架构师提供的文本描述。这个地点位于东京的郊区，在城市和农村之间的一个地区。这里有许多绿地和空旷的空间，但相反，一些地区却被拥挤的房屋所占据。弄清楚如何在这种城市式和乡村式的环境中生活，是这座房子最重要的主题，这一主题已经转化为创造了一种新的内外关系。

Text description provided by the architects. This site is situated in a suburb of Tokyo in an area that is in-between urban and countryside. There are many green areas and vacant spaces, but on the contrary some areas are occupied by closely-packed houses. Figuring out how to live in this city-like and countryside-like situation is the most important theme for this house, and this theme has been translated into creating a new relationship between inside and outside.

四个盒子散落在工地上，每个盒子都有不同的大小和功能，独立墙建在西边、南面和北面。盒子和墙壁形成了两个庭院和一个开放的花园。

Four boxes are scattered on the site, each box with a different size and function, and freestanding walls are built at the west, south, and north sides. The boxes and the walls create two courtyards and an open garden.

 © Satoshi Asakawa

(3)Asakawa Satoshi Asakawa

庭院是外界生活的亲密空间。开放的花园提供了一个景点以外的景观。在日常生活中，居民可以同时体验乡村和城市的氛围。

The courtyards serve as intimate spaces for outside living. The open garden provides a vista outside of the site. Residents can experience a country and city atmosphere at the same time while moving through the house in everyday life.

 © Satoshi Asakawa

(3)Asakawa Satoshi Asakawa

Architects architect cafe

Location Japan

Category Houses

Area 154.0 sqm

Project Year 2013

Photographs Satoshi Asakawa