架构师提供的文本描述。鉴于东京的高地价和监管小型场地建设的法律，大多数客户希望最大限度地利用这些空间。毫不夸张地说，建筑师制定自己的规则，解决与客户出现的难题，就像解决一个难题一样。

Text description provided by the architects. Given Tokyo's high land prices and laws that regulate construction on small sites, most clients wish to make the most of the space available to them. It is no exaggeration to say that architects make their own rules and solve the conundrums that arise with clients as if solving a puzzle. 

然而，我们喜欢钻研这些挑战，我们知道我们不应该在城市中间再建造一座高墙、厚重、密闭的建筑。对于我们来说，思考如何将外部和内部空间联系起来是很重要的-如何在外部反映建筑内部的氛围，从而为城市的丰富做出贡献。(鼓掌)

However, we relish delving into these challenges, and we knew that we must not create yet another high-walled, heavy and hermetic structure in the midst of the city. It was important to us to think hard about how to relate the exterior and interior spaces—how to reflect the mood of the building's interior on its exterior and therefore contribute to the enrichment of the city.  

 © Toshiyuki Yano

c.Yano Toshiyuki Yano

这是一个大的，绿色的，安静的住宅区。为了尽量减少来自周围环境的压迫感，我们沿着场地的外部边界将建筑分成三个盒子。“间隔”[“间隔”、“停顿”或“间隙”)的概念是日本人理解空间的一个重要因素。考虑到这一点，我们在盒子之间允许适当数量的“马”，目的是在每个盒子的所有孔中培养统一的“妈”感，从而加强建筑物的中性特性，使你即使在室内也有户外的感觉。

This site is in a large, green, quiet residential area. To minimize any feeling of oppressiveness from the surroundings, we divided the structure into three boxes along the site's outer boundary. The concept of "ma" ["interval," "pause," or "gap"] is an important element of the Japanese understanding of space. With this in mind we allowed for an appropriate amount of "ma" in between the boxes, aiming to cultivate an unified sense of "ma" among all the apertures in each of the boxes, thereby reinforcing the building's neutral character so that even if you are indoors you have the impression of being outdoors.

 © Toshiyuki Yano

c.Yano Toshiyuki Yano

反过来，内部元素似乎从这些缺口中溢出，在城市景观中创造了一个开放、自由流动的环境。当一个人从一个空间移动到另一个空间时，你会看到从这些开放的盒子里出现的不同类型的场景-这是一个感受四季流逝的生活空间。

In turn, interior elements seem to spill out of these gaps and create an open, free-flowing setting in the urban landscape. As one moves from space to space, one sees the different kinds of scenes that appear from within these open boxes—this is a living space in which to feel the passing of the four seasons.