© Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

架构师提供的文本描述。这座房子位于日本Shiga的Nagahama市，是一座古老的城镇。与东京相比，社区内的关系更加活跃。另一方面，纳加哈马现代化，在主要道路上有汽车和购物中心。这在日本的任何地方城市都很普遍。

Text description provided by the architects. The house is located in Nagahama city , Shiga, Japan, Nagahama is an old town. There are more active relationships within the neighborhood community than in Tokyo. On the other hand, Nagahama is modernized with cars and shopping malls along the main roads. It is common in any local cities in Japan.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

场地以西南的住宅区为界，西面的道路主要供行人使用。东北有一片宁静的风景，稻田和开阔的空间延伸到了山。伊布基。然而，在北方有一条繁忙的街道。交通的速度和缓慢的生活完全不同。在环境中，在规模和速度上存在一些差距。

The site is bounded by the residential area on the southwest; the road on the west is mainly used for the pedestrians. There is a peaceful landscape on the northeast, where the rice fields and open space spread to Mt. Ibuki. However, there is a busy street on the north. The speed of the traffic is completely different from the slow pace living. There are several gaps in scale and difference in speed within the environment.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

我们计划在不同的环境中建立一个拥有各种关系的空间。空间是通过提供直接打开给特定主题的空间的“缓冲区”来创建的。有院子的一层书充满了场地，一楼对邻里开放，二楼对远处开放。中央不封闭的庭院同时对周围环境开放。从院子里看自己的房子，看上去就像别人的房子。

We planned a space that holds various relationships within the variety of environment. The space was created by providing a" buffer zone" instated of the space directly opens to a particular subject. The one story volume with the courtyard fills up the site; the first floor opens to the neighborhood, while the second floor opens to the distant view. The central unclosed courtyard simultaneously opens up to each surrounding environment. By looking at one’s own house over the courtyard, it looks like a house of otheres .

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

墙面上覆盖着纤维水泥板，突出的是镀金的铝，这往往传达出匿名/中性的印象。然而，根据天气的不同，它会吸收各种不同的光线。

The facade is covered with the fiber cement board accented with gold stained aluminum, which often conveys the anonymous/neutral impression. However, it picks up various shades of light depending on the weather.