© Hiroyuki Oki

(C)小平之(Hirouki Oki)

即使在胡志明市，一个混乱和高密度的城市，一个3米宽，9米深的小区，在一条狭窄的街道上，仍然被认为是一个棘手的问题，把旧房子改造成一个更舒适和功能更好的空间。这座房子是为一位中年妇女和她的朋友设计的，她们受到音乐和大自然美的启发。

Even in Ho Chi Minh, a chaotic and highly density city, a 3 m wide and 9 m deep plot in a narrow street is still considered as a thorny problem for renovating an old house to a more comfortable and functional space. The house is designed for a middle age woman and her friend, who are inspired by music and beauty of nature.

 © Hiroyuki Oki

(C)小平之(Hirouki Oki)

谦逊和整洁是房子外观的第一印象。与邻居相比，带有一些花卉装饰的水平百叶窗在外观上有区别，但并不奇怪。由于客厅、晚餐和厨房的结合，一楼似乎更大、更整洁，没有任何隔间来定义空间。熟悉的材料，如砖块和钢被灵活地使用，以增加原始的感觉，这些人造空间。

The modesty and cleanliness are the first impressions of the house look. Horizontal louvers embellished with some flowers give distinction but not strange to its exterior in compare with neighbours. The ground floor seems to be larger and tidier because of the combination of living room, dinner, and kitchen without any partitions to define the spaces. The familiar materials such as bricks and steels are used flexibly to add raw feeling to these man-made spaces.

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此外，通过在入口处引入一棵树，自然就进入了房子。这棵树作为一个活生生的身体，不仅软化了设计粗糙的一面，还将地面空间与上层空间连接起来。二楼以同样的语言是卧室和卫生间所在的空间，由于它对天空的开放，强调了丰富的阳光。

Moreover, nature is delivered into the house by the introduction of a tree right at the entrance. This tree, as a living body, not only softens rough sides of the design but also connect the ground space to the upper space. The second floor with the same language is the space where bedroom and toilet are located, emphasize the rich of daylight due to its openness to the sky.

 © Hiroyuki Oki

(C)小平之(Hirouki Oki)

卧室和卫生间之间的联系是由稀疏的木制品组成的，这会使光线、风、雨，甚至是人类的意图在房子之间流动。这也是树满足阳光需求的地方。因此，可以说，大自然通过创造“连接空间”来巧妙地到达房屋的任何角落，这种空间连接和调整不同的领域和位置，从外部到底层和二楼，然后再通过屋顶向天空开放回到外面。

The connection between bedroom and toilet is collection of sparse wooden pieces, which cause flows of light, wind, rain and even human intentions among the house. This is also the place where the tree meets its need for sunlight. Thus, it can be said that nature is skilfully to any corners of the house by creating “connecting space” which bridges and adjusts the difference domains and places, from outside to the ground floor and the second floor before being back to outside through the roof opening up to the sky.