架构师提供的文本描述。该项目位于上海青浦传统水乡朱家角的东南角。远离北方旅游区的人群和噪音，是一个安静的社区。社区委员会和老人日托中心的新大楼坐落在两条小河的汇合处，将为当地居民提供社区服务。

Text description provided by the architects. The project is sited in the southeastern corner of Zhujiajiao, a traditional water-town in Qingpu, Shanghai. Far from the crowd and noise of the northern tourist area, it is a quiet neighborhood. The new building of the neighborhood committee and old folks day care center sits at the confluence of two small rivers and will provide community services for the locals.

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风景建筑

由于该遗址位于历史保护区内，城市规划局要求新建筑在规模和建筑风格上必须遵循周边传统的建筑结构。以此为指导，我们尝试以简单的乡土木结构和构造体系作为我们的基本建筑语言，以程序和循环为基础编织一组四合院建筑。我们沉溺于线程和编织的配置，庭院空间与光明和沉默的节奏，以及与老邻居的对话。作为建筑师，我们享受这个设计过程给我们带来的乐趣，并且不想追求任何当代形式。

Since the site is within the historical preservation district, the urban planning bureau request that the new building has to follow the surrounding traditional fabric in terms of scale and architectural style. Using this as a guideline, we try to use simple local wood structure and tectonic system as our basic architectural language, to weave a group of courtyard buildings based on program and circulation. We indulged in the configuration with threading and knitting, the courtyard space with the rhythm of light and silence, and the dialogue with aged neighbor buildings. As architects, we enjoyed the given delight from this design process and had no desire to pursue any contemporary form.