架构师提供的文本描述。SkyCourt是一项雄心勃勃的翻修工程，涉及将日本泡沫时代的房子改造成与城市和阳光相连的现代住宅。这栋房子位于一个安静的住宅区，离东京的商业区只有几个街区。最初的房屋计划是一栋过时的两层房子，卧室狭窄，窗户小，没有室内/室外流动。

Text description provided by the architects. SKYCOURT is an ambitious renovation project that involved transforming a Japan bubble era house into a modern home connected to the city and the sunlight. The house is located in a quiet residential area, a couple of blocks away from Tokyo's business district. The original house plan was a dated two storey house with cramped bedrooms, small windows with no indoor/outdoor flow.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

客户是一对有着两个孩子的工作夫妇，他们想要最大限度地扩大生活空间，创造一个有隐私的后院，并发展一座充满阳光的建筑。由于原来的房子是一套双人间的一部分，客户也想装饰外观，以加强与兄弟姐妹之间的联系。这些要求需要大胆的翻修。重建在日本是一个相对较新的现象。

The clients, a working couple with two children, wanted to maximize the living space, create a backyard with privacy and develop a structure flooded with light. As the original house was part of a set of twin houses, the clients also wanted to decorate the facade in order to severe the link with the sibling. These requirements demanded bold renovations. Remodeling in Japan is a relatively recent phenomenon.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

一座建筑的平均寿命不到20年，东京市中心的寿命更短。建筑当局非常不愿意允许任何结构的改变(部分是由于日本的地震标准)，而且往往是经过广泛的谈判和对结构进行彻底的重新分析后才被说服的。每一个成功的装修项目都需要客户和建筑师首先认识到现有空间的积极特征。

The average life-span of a building is less than 20 years, even less for central Tokyo. Building authorities are very reluctant to allow any alterations in structure (in part due to Japan's earthquake standards) and are often only convinced after extensive negotiations and complete re-analysis of the structure. Every successful renovation project requires the clients and architect to first recognize the positive characteristics of the existing space.

在这种情况下，客户在旧结构中居住一个月，将他们的真实生活经验添加到设计过程中是很有帮助的。在建筑的约束范围内实现客户的目标需要一些关键的改变：一个新的帐篷结构被放置在建筑物的顶部，从而创造了一个新的三层外甲板。通过打开房子的南面，从屋顶上打出一个院子，增加了大量的光线。

In this case it was helpful that the clients lived in the old structure for one month to add their real life experiences to the design process. Achieving the client's goals within the constraints of the building required a number of key changes: A new tent structure was placed on the top of the building thereby creating a new third-story with outside deck. Light was added in abundance by opening the south of the house and punching a courtyard out of the roof.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

为了进一步利用这些变化，房屋的秩序被颠倒，生活、餐饮和厨房被转移到上层，从而使这些地区获得更多的照明。在一楼建立了一个宁静的家庭区域，将卧室和家庭浴室放在一楼，并将主卧室与日式花园连接起来。

To further capitalize on these changes, the order of the house was reversed so that the living, dining and kitchen were shifted to the upper floors thereby giving those areas access to even more light. A serene family area was created on the first floor by placing the bedrooms and family bathroom on the first floor and connecting the master bedroom to a Japanese style garden.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

卧室和花园的隐私通过在南边架设一个两层楼高的百叶窗围栏而得到了进一步的保证。地下室安装了一间安静的办公室和客房。天庭的主要特征之一是室内外空间的融合。

The privacy of the bedrooms and garden was further ensured by erecting a 2-story louver fence on the south border. A quiet office and guest room were installed in the basement. One of the key features of Sky Court is the melding of indoor and outdoor spaces.

在二楼，新的内部庭院充当厨房和客厅之间的隔膜，同时确保从该楼层到屋顶露台的视觉连接。同样，三楼的休息室与室外甲板相连，可以看到东京的摩天大楼，夜景令人眼花缭乱。

On the second floor the new internal courtyard serves as a separator between the kitchen and living room while ensuring visual connection from that floor to the roof-top terrace. Similarly, the lounge on the third floor connects to the outdoor deck and opens to the view of Tokyo's skyscrapers that dazzle at night.

该项目的另一个重要特点是创造了不寻常的数量。穿过屋顶的洞在房子中央形成了一个心形的空间，向天空敞开。新的顶层(过去的空调设备)是少数几个不需要回收旧空间的地方之一，因此，角形屋顶盖与现有的直墙并置。

Another important feature of the project is the creation of unusual volume. The hole punched through the roof creates a heart-like space in the center of the house that opens to the sky. The new top floor (where the airconditioning units used to be) was one of the few places where old space did not have to be recycled and, as a result, the angular roof cap is juxtaposed against the existing straight walls.

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

在翻修项目完成后，我们有机会参观了几次家，并对这些改造如何与客户的生活方式相匹配感到震惊，这是任何人都无法想象的。这所房子被亲切地赋予了一个名字：在装修期间建造的宫廷用柔和的光线给房子洗澡，让它的住户凝视天空。客户要求的答案是天空球场的定义，这是一个充满阳光的家，人们可以在那里感觉到彼此之间的联系，但又远离城市。

After the completion of the renovation project we had the chance to visit the home a number of times and were struck by how the alterations matched the clientsÅf lifestyle even more than anyone could have imagined. The house was lovingly given a name: The COURT that was created during the renovation bathes the home with soft light and allows its occupants to gaze at the SKY. The answer to the clients demands, a light filled home where one can feel connected and yet away from the city, is the definition of SKY COURT.

Keiji Ashizawa Design提供的文本

Text provided by Keiji Ashizawa Design

 ©  Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)