架构师提供的文本描述。为了这个项目，我们被委托为一对夫妇和他们的小儿子建造第二个家。客户要求提供一个简单的空间，让他能够从繁忙的日程安排中后退一步，帮助他的身心恢复活力。

Text description provided by the architects. For this project, we were commissioned to build a second home for a husband-and-wife couple and their young son. The client requested a simple space that would allow him to take a step back from the daily demands of his busy schedule and help to rejuvenate his body and mind.

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(C)上田浩史(Hiroshi Ueda)

该遗址位于日本著名的避暑胜地纳苏高地，海拔1000米。附近可以发现茂密的落叶树，这使这个地区在闷热的夏季成为一个受欢迎的退却之地。然而，在冬季，气温下降到冰点以下，降雪量高达80厘米。从东到西，整个场地的海拔都有8米的变化。利用这个倾斜的坡度，我们决定设计一个住宅，让它周围的森林产生一种连续性的感觉。

The site is located in Nasu highlands, a well-known summer resort area in Japan that lies at an altitude of 1,000m. Dense groves of deciduous trees can be found nearby, making the area a popular retreat during the sweltering summer months. In the winter, however, temperatures drop below freezing point, and snowfall of up to 80cm has been recorded. Elevation varies a total of 8m across the entire site running from east to west. Making use of this sloping gradient, we decided to design a residence that would create a sense of continuity with the forest around it.

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(C)上田浩史(Hiroshi Ueda)

第一步是配置两个彼此相邻的卷，这些卷对应于地形的轮廓，然后沿着水平和垂直轴移动这些卷。通过这一过程，我们能够创造一个水平的表面，可以桥梁之间的差距之间的交叉的小屋和森林在它之外，同时也促使人们意识到地形的变化。由于这种海拔差异和地板表面的移动而产生的空间显示了每个体积的大小、窗户和每个室内光线的质量的细微变化。

The first step was to configure two volumes lying next to each other that corresponded to the contours of the terrain, and then to shift these volumes along both the horizontal and vertical axes. Through this process, we were able to create a level surface that could bridge the gap between the cross-section of the lodge and the forest outside it, while also prompting an awareness of changes in the topography of the site. The space that emerged as a result of this elevation difference and shifts in the surface of the floor showcases subtle variations in the size of each volume, the windows, and the quality of the light in each interior. 

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(C)上田浩史(Hiroshi Ueda)

这种结构使我们能够赋予本质上是一个单一的空间，具有显著的深度和变化。餐厅和厨房区域，直接打开室外露台，并有一个开放的楼梯井，位于工地的西南角，使它成为一个流动性的空间，具有鲜明的明亮，开放的品质。

This structure enabled us to endow what is essentially a single-roomed space with remarkable depth and variation. The dining and kitchen area, which opens directly onto the outdoor terrace and features an open stairwell, is situated in the southwest corner of the site, making it a fluid space with a distinctively bright, open quality. 

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(C)上田浩史(Hiroshi Ueda)

餐厅和生活区角落的滑动门可以存放在墙壁内，使小屋的内外边界具有模糊不清的特征。在立面方面，特别努力通过安装覆盖雪松板的外墙和一系列连续的狭缝窗户来保持森林景观的完整性。

The sliding doors at the corner of the dining and living area, which can be stowed inside the wall, give the boundaries between the interior and exterior of the lodge an ambiguous character. For the facade, special efforts were made to preserve the integrity of the forested landscape by installing exterior walls covered in cedar boards and a continuous series of slit windows.

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(C)上田浩史(Hiroshi Ueda)

通过密切关注某一特定地点所呈现的可能性，并赋予其独特的空间形式，我们希望能够继续创造出展示属于建筑领域的美的建筑。

By paying close attention to the possibilities presented by a given site, and giving spatial form to its distinctive qualities, we hope to be able to continue creating buildings that showcase the beauty that belongs to the realm of architecture

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另一方面，位于工地最东端的起居室被配置成一个和平与安静的区域，家庭可以聚集在壁炉周围。阁楼位于客厅上方的阁楼上，是一个悬挂在半空中的空间，可以让居民在小屋外俯瞰树木。

 The living room situated on the far eastern end of the site, on the other hand, is configured as a zone of peace and quiet where the family can gather around the fireplace. The loft, located on a mezzanine that lies above the living room, is a suspended space lying in mid-air that offers the inhabitants a commanding, elevated view of the trees outside the lodge.

Architects Naoi Architecture & Design Office

Location Tochigi, Japan

Category Houses

Architect in Charge Katsutoshi Naoi, Noriko Naoi

Area 183.0 m2

Project Year 2011

Photographs Hiroshi Ueda