架构师提供的文本描述。蟾蜍位于日本镰仓。这座城镇地势优越，一边靠海，一边被山环绕，为敌人提供了理想的保护。这一特点使镰仓在12世纪成为日本的政治中心。这个地点位于一个山谷，有一个非常狭窄的道路，所以木匠被要求在他们的车间以外的地方制作。这些客户-一对夫妇、她的父亲、两只狗和一只猫-四年前买下了这座老房子。现有的房屋建于20世纪30年代，并在35年前扩大(这座现有的房屋不符合目前的抗震标准)。

Text description provided by the architects. Armadillo is located in Kamakura, Japan. With the sea to one side and the other 3 surrounded by mountains, this town’s topography provides ideal protection from enemy. This feature led Kamakura to become the political centre of Japan in the 12th century. This site is located in a valley with a very narrow approach road ,so the carpenter was required to fabricate off-site at their workshop. The clients- a couple,her father,two dogs and a cat - bought the site with its old house four years ago. The existing house was built in the 1930s and enlarged 35years ago(this existing house do not satisfy the present earthquake-resistant standards).

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客户从世界各地收集家具和乐器，因此现有的房子目前是他们的收藏。现在他们要求我们提供一个低成本的附属空间。它是用来演奏音乐，放松，睡得很好，在家里的花园里举办聚会，就像周末的房子一样。这所房子也能抵御地震。此位置由现有房屋、柿树和挡土墙划定的财产线确定。钻石形状是由这些场地元素产生的。

The clients collect furniture and musical instruments from all over the world, so the existing house is currently full of their collection. Now they have requested a low-cost annex space from us. It's for playing music, relaxing, sleeping well and hosting parties at home in their garden, similar to a weekend house. And also this house resists an earthquake. This location is defined by the existing house, a persimmon tree and the property line delineated by a retaining wall. The diamond shape is produced by these site elements.

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c.Tanabe Yuji Tanabe

第一层对周围的绿色景观开放；第二层像一个巢穴一样关闭。这些楼层有相反的特征。卫生间位于房子的北侧，与其他空间分开，因此也可以从外面进入。该结构由多个规则三角形构成，第二层由一些曲面构成。就像一个单曲。一楼配有地板下加热和冷却系统(蓄热式)，通过楼梯的空隙为整个空间提供条件。

The first floor opens to the surrounding green landscape; the second floor closes like a lair. These floors have opposite characters. The restroom is positioned on the north side of the house and separated from the other spaces, so that it can be accessed from the outside as well. This structure is constructed by many regular triangles, and the second floor is constructed by some surfaces. It's like a monocoque. The first floor is equipped with an under-floor heating and cooling system (heat storage-style) which conditions the whole space through the void of the stair.

为什么我们把这房子叫做鲤鱼？基本上，在与客户合作的情况下，我们不想用已知房子的形象来设计一个项目。我们需要一些东西，能够捕捉到我们与他们分享的有趣的东西，以及我们将一起创造性地走向一座房子的意图。动物阅读阳光和风，温湿度，一种环境，如起伏的土地。一旦这些信息被处理，他们就会选择一张舒适的床。这种动物的行为很符合这个房子的概念和场地的环境。

Why do we call this house an armadillo? Basically, in collaboration with the clients, we didn't want to prescribe a project with an image of a known house. We needed something that could capture the interesting things that we shared with them and the intention that we would move creatively towards a house together. The animal reads sunlight and wind, temperature and humidity, an environment such as ups and downs of the land. And once this information is processed, then they choose a comfortable bed. This animal behaviour fits well with the concept of this house and the environment of the site.