架构师提供的文本描述。2005年，这所位于乌得勒支中心的前学校失去了原来的功能，被分成八个单元，分别出售并改造成新的住宅。

Text description provided by the architects. Having lost its original function in 2005, this former school, located in the centre of Utrecht, was divided into eight elements each to be sold separately and renovated into new residential properties.

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BYTR被要求将其中两名成员翻修成三套公寓。然而，我们提出了一个更复杂的空间解决方案，允许将第四套公寓纳入同一空间，从而为该项目带来更多收入。

BYTR was asked to renovate two of these elements into three apartments. However, we proposed a more complex spatial solution which would allow for a fourth apartment to be included in the same space, generating more revenue for the project.

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多年来对立面和内饰进行了修改、改进和修理，创造了丰富的材料挂毯和空间关系，记录了学校悠久的历史。BYTR在创建新的内部卷以及更适合学校新的居住功能的新的外部关系时，既借鉴并延续了这一传统。

Years of modifications, improvements and repairs to the facades and interiors have created a rich tapestry of materials and spatial relations which record the long history of the school. BYTR have both drawn upon and continued this tradition when creating the new internal volumes as well as a new external relationship more suited to the school’s new residential function.

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为了更好地适应新的国内条件，建筑物后部的窗户被降低了。原件位于头顶上方，不向外界提供任何意见，以防止学生分心。

Windows to the rear of the building were lowered to better suit the new domestic condition. The originals were located above head height and offered no views to the outside world, to prevent students from being distracted.

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使用mezzanines不仅可以最大限度地利用现有的生活空间，而且还可以在不同层次、不同区域的光线和黑暗以及内向的和外向的空间之间创造一个有趣的游戏。楼梯在室内扮演着重要的角色，它不仅是这些不同层次之间的桥梁，而且是一个既定义又增强空间的对象。巧妙地使用浴室、储藏室和壁橱空间，进一步发展了定义房间的物体的概念。

The use of mezzanines not only maximizes the amount of livingspace available but also creates an interesting play between different levels, areas of light and dark and introverted versus extraverted spaces. Stairs play an important role in this interior, not only acting as a bridge between these contrasting levels but also an an object which both defines and enhances the space. The clever use of bathrooms, storage and closet space further develop this idea of objects defining rooms.