▼玄关，the entrance space ©Hiroshi Ueda
由于场地的一部分是倾斜的，实际工程中，通常需要建造挡土墙修整地形以进行建设。本案中，建筑师对场地加以利用，创建出一个从地基伸出来的“漂浮”在半空中的露台。高架的、开放的起居空间和阳台自然地将住户的视线引向远处的稻田和森林，使人们感受到自然的变迁，将个人与广阔的宇宙联系在一起。
Because part of the site was sloped, it would normally have been necessary to build a retaining wall to prepare the site for building. We took advantage of the situation by instead creating a floor that juts out from the foundation to “float” in midair. The elevated, open living space and balcony naturally draw the eye to the rice fields and forest visible in the distance, encouraging awareness of the changing natural world, connection to the broader universe, and one’s place as part of nature.
▼从外部看露台，view of the terrace ©Hiroshi Ueda
与抬高的平台相对，客厅形成了下沉空间，坐在沙发上向外眺望，仿佛沉浸在大自然之中。从起居室、台阶和平台间的转换可体验到微妙变化，与日本传统住宅中从书房到阳台，再到花园的模糊界限相呼应，不同情境都与自然建立起了联系。
In contrast, the living room floor is sunken, so that when sitting on the sofa to look outside, one has the sense of being immersed in nature. Small variations as the design moves smoothly from living room, up a step, and onto the deck mimic the ambiguous boundaries when moving from den-like-interior to veranda to garden in a traditional Japanese home, while also crafting diverse situations for experiencing the connection to nature.
▼露台与起居室，the open living space and balcony ©Hiroshi Ueda
