架构师提供的文本描述。这块地西边有一条路，南边、北面和东面都有房屋围住。在未来，房屋也将建在西边的道路上，因此我们面临的主要挑战是如何确保足够的隐私和自然光。

Text description provided by the architects. This lot is bordered by a road to the west and boxed in by houses to the south, north, and east. In the future, houses will also be built across the road to the west, so our main challenges were to secure adequate privacy and natural light.

 © Kaori Ichikawa

(Kaori Ichikawa)

因此，我们决定在中央庭院周围设计这座建筑。虽然门面从街道上看上去是整整齐齐的，但前门一打开，就会有一个开着的，充满光线的庭院。

As a result, we decided to design the building around a central courtyard. Although the facade appears monolithic from the street, the instant the front door is opened one is confronted by an open, light-filled courtyard.

 © Kaori Ichikawa

(Kaori Ichikawa)

第一层和第二层的计划允许居民在四合院里来回走动，就好像他们要在自己的房子里散步一样。

The plan on the first and second floors allows residents to circle around the courtyard as they move from room to room, almost as if they were going for a walk within their own home.