架构师提供的文本描述。这所房子是为一对年轻夫妇和他们的女儿设计的，位于尼科西亚郊区。这座房子属于“半地块”的范畴，在同一地块中建造了两座不同的住宅，并共用一堵墙，这也使得地块外围出现了三米长的倒退。

Text description provided by the architects. The house was designed for a young couple and their daughter and is situated on the outskirts of Nicosia. The house falls into the category of ‘half plots’ where two distinct residences are constructed in the same plot and share a wall, also allowing for a three meter setback on the plot’s periphery.

 © Marios Christodoulides, Christos Papantoniou

(Marios Christodoulides，Christstos Papantoniou)

室内和室外在住宅内的相互作用，以及房子和邻居之间的变化关系，是本项目的主题。街道正面滑动穿孔金属板系统、上层可伸缩遮阳装置以及底层窗帘可以确定房屋与街道的关系，也可以确定住宅内部不同功能之间的关系。白天看上去难以穿透的弹壳，在夜间街道交通有限的时候就能被拆除，从而开启了与邻里的不同关系。这样，路边和街道就可以成为房子的前院了。

The interplay between indoors and outdoors within the residence, as well as the variable relationship between the house and the neighborhood, are themes investigated in this project. A system of sliding perforated metal panels on the street facade, retractable shading devices on the upper floor as well as curtains on the ground floor can determine the house’s relationship with the street but also between the different functions within the residence. A seemingly impenetrable shell during the day can be undone at nighttime when street traffic is limited, thus opening up a different relationship with the neighborhood. Thus, the curb and the street can become the front courtyard of the house.

 © Marios Christodoulides, Christos Papantoniou

(Marios Christodoulides，Christstos Papantoniou)

起居区、厨房和流通区三面围绕着外面的庭院。这允许不同空间之间的视觉接触和运动，并鼓励将室外空间融入居住者的日常生活。厨房突出到院子里，形成了一个公共中心，周围是庭院空间。院落也被上层所包围，里面有主卧室和流通走廊。突出的卧室提供周边阴影周围的厨房，从而创造了一个更有效的关系室内外空间。

The living area, kitchen, and circulation areas surround the outside courtyard on three sides. This allows for visual contact and movement between the different spaces and encourages the integration of outdoor space into the occupants’ daily life. The kitchen protrudes into the yard, thus creating a communal center, surrounded by the courtyard space. The courtyard is also enveloped by the upper floor which contains the master bedroom and their circulation corridor. The overhanging bedrooms provide peripheral shading around the kitchen, thus creating a more effective relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces.

 © Marios Christodoulides, Christos Papantoniou

(Marios Christodoulides，Christstos Papantoniou)

起居室位于南部道路边界，在公共街道和住宅内的庭院之间创造了一个中间空间。居住空间可以封闭，也可以作为道路与庭院之间的过渡空间。一个两层高的入口空间允许南方阳光进入底层公共空间以及主卧室。

The living room located on the southern road boundary, creates an intermediate space between the public street and the courtyard within the house. The living space can be enclosed or it can function as a transition space between the road and the courtyard. A two-story high entrance space allows southern sunlight into the ground floor common spaces as well as the master bedroom. 

 First Floor Plan

一层平面图