架构师提供的文本描述。位于一个安静的社区，平均每栋房子有2层高，场地的狭小尺寸为4.6米宽，17.3米长，非常典型的东京市中心地段。虽然网站是狭窄的，网站的长度在设计中创造了一个焦点。这样做的目的不是让人们感受到情节的有限宽度，而是创造一种与周边地区开放联系的错觉，同时仍在向东京的大多数房主灌输一种隐私感。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in a quiet neighborhood where the average house is 2 stories high, the site has a narrow dimension of 4.6 meters wide and 17.3 meters long, very typical of a Tokyo city center lot. Though the site is narrow, the length of the site created a focal point in the design. Rather than allowing the constraining width of the plot to be felt, the goal was to create the illusion of an open connection with the surrounding area while still instilling the sense of privacy desired by most home owners within Tokyo.

为了创造这种隐私感，在住宅的北面和南面都有墙的设计。南面的墙被切断，使东边的光线充满房子的内部，但同时保护居民免受夕阳的刺眼。北墙被用作反射板，捕捉南光，照亮内部，一直到第一层，那里的光线很难到达。

In order to create that sense of privacy, a wall design was incorporated on the North and South sides of the home. The southern wall is cut away in a manner which allows the eastern light to fill the interior of the house, but at the same time shield the inhabitants from the harsh rays of the setting sun. The northern wall is utilized as a reflecting board by capturing the southern light and brightening the interior all the way down to the first floor where light is hardest to reach.

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级别建筑师的礼遇

二楼，完全开放和连接，使用一个非常高的天花板，客厅和厨房的低天花板，以区分空间。起居室还设计了一套台阶，围绕着房间的三面，创造一个内置的沙发和活动空间，在那里可以放置靠垫，增强了开放性。房子的中心有一个铁质楼梯和顶灯，允许光线透过房子，产生独特的气氛，把各个空间隔开。

The 2nd floor level, which is completely open and connected, utilizes a very high ceiling for the living room and a low ceiling for the kitchen to differentiate space. The living room is also designed with a set of steps running around three sides of the room to create a built-in sofa and activity space where cushions can be placed, amplifying the sense of openness. The center of the house hosts an iron staircase and top light which allows for light to filter down through the house, generating unique atmospheres which separate the individual spaces.

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级别建筑师的礼遇

由于二楼的设计，三楼被不同的房间高度分开，但都是在楼梯周围连接的。主卧室采用倾斜天花板，这是东京市常见的倒退代码的结果，但这为房间增添了独特的元素。阁楼空间通向楼梯井，把房间暴露在天花板窗户的间接光线下。

The third floor is broken up by different room heights as a result of the design of the 2nd level but which is all connected around the staircase. The Master Bedroom incorporates a slanted ceiling, a result of the setback code common around the city of Tokyo, but which adds a unique element to the room. The loft space opens up to the stairwell, exposing the room to the indirect light coming down from the ceiling window.

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级别建筑师的礼遇

在房子的分区规划中所做的设计调整强调了长屋的概念，它产生了一种创造性地利用视线和高度的差异来创造出比狭窄宽度更大的房子的感觉。

The design adjustments made in the section planning of the house emphasized the idea of a long house, one which generates a creative use of line-of-sight and height differentiations to create the sense of a house larger than its narrow width.

Architects LEVEL Architects

Location Setagaya, Japan

Category Houses

Partners in Charge Kazuki Nakamura, Kenichi Izuhara

Area 116.0 sqm

Project Year 2013