这座为单身女性建造的单层住宅位于日本横滨的一个丘陵地区。客户要求有一个内部庭院的房子，这将消除在整个网站的海拔差异，同时确保隐私和舒适的感觉。作为回应，我们决定在建筑物的墙壁包围一个简单的盒子后，对立面进行建模。

This one-story residence for a single woman is located in a hilly area of Yokohamam, Japan. The client requested a house with an internal courtyard that would eliminate the differences in elevation throughout the site while ensuring a sense of privacy and comfort. In response, we decided to model the facade after a simple box encircled by the walls of the building.

 Elevations

为了防止室内变成一个简单的单室空间，我们认为每一个必要的部件都是一个“故事”。打开这扇门，可以看到你面前那扇细长的窗户之外的私人庭院。一扇玻璃门矗立在狭长的门廊的一端，而顶部的天窗则充满了柔和的光线。

In order to prevent the interior from becoming just a simple one-room space, we considered each of the necessary components to be a "story." Opening the door reveals a partial glimpse of the private courtyard that extends beyond the slender window in front of you. A glass entrance door stands at one end of the long, narrow porch, while the skylight at the top fills the interior with a soft, gentle light.

 © Masao Nishikawa

(C)Nishikawa Masao

这所房子的布局是这样的，你可以绕过这条又长又窄的小巷，到达主要的生活区。与小巷的尺寸形成对比的是，当大滑动门打开时，这个巨大的空间也可以与内部庭院结合起来。卧室是一间独立的小空间，它与大楼的中心部分相连，同时又与它分开。它也与后院相连，后院本身就是与更衣室相连的。所有这些居住空间的设计都是面向外部的，同时也确保了一定程度的隐私。

The house is laid out in such a way that you can bypass and go around the long, narrow alley to arrive at the main living area. In contrast with the dimensions of the alley, this voluminous space can also be integrated with the internal courtyard when the large sliding door is opened. The bedroom, a small breakaway space that lines up with the large central portion of the building while being detached from it, also connects to the backyard, which is itself linked to the dressing room. All of these living spaces were designed to invariably face the exterior while also ensuring a certain level of privacy.

 Floor Plan

两个不同的空间和两个花园，布局与他们之间有一个轻微的横向偏差：一个复杂的，微妙的内部创建仅仅使用一系列简单的操作。相对于简单的外观，抵御外部环境的影响，一个独特的，个人的和复杂的世界观形成在房子的内部。这个过程中产生的众多惊喜恰恰是我们试图创造的“叙事”的本质-从日常生活和非凡的生活经历中获得新的视角的关键。

Two different spaces and two gardens, laid out with a slight lateral deviation between them: a complex, nuanced interior was created just using a series of simple manipulations. In contrast to the simple facade that resists being influenced by the exterior environment, a unique, individual and complex worldview takes shape within the interior of the house. The manifold surprises that emerge from this process are precisely the essence of the "narrative" that we tried to create - the key to coaxing fresh perspectives out of both everyday and extraordinary life experiences.

 © Masao Nishikawa

(C)Nishikawa Masao