架构师提供的文本描述。这是一个翻新项目。这座房子建于战后的日本，当时西方设计的影响很大。对西方建筑的肤浅模仿被用于共同住宅的设计，就像在日本所谓的普罗旺斯或英式住宅中所看到的那样。

Text description provided by the architects. This is a renovation project. The house was built during the post-war era of Japan, when the influence of western design became popular. The superficial imitation of western architecture was used for the design of common housing, as seen in so-called Provence or English style houses in Japan.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

作为这一趋势的一部分，大川的房子试图模仿英国的砖房。它有一个三角形的木制山墙，典型的英国屋顶，同时它还包括一个护栏。乍一看，它看起来像一个钢筋混凝土结构，但这是误导性的；木梁由钢框架加固，以减少内部柱的数量。虽然房子可能是肤浅的，但它保留了某种魅力，让我们想起了熟悉的人类感受。

As a part of this trend, the house in Okusawa sought to imitate the English brick house. It had a triangular wooden gable, typical of the English roof, while it also included a parapet. At first sight it looks like a RC structure, but this is misleading; the wooden beams are reinforced by steel frames to lessen the number of interior pillars. While the house might be superficial, it retains a certain charm that reminds us of familiar human feelings.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

在战后时期，我们没有否认它的不成熟，而是对它采取了温和积极的态度，把它改造成一个适合今天的家。

Rather than denying its immaturity out of the post-war period, we have taken a gentle and positive attitude towards it and renovated it into a home suitable for today.