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架构师提供的文本描述。在继承了他父亲建造的房子后，客户最初考虑拆除并重建。然而，这座有三十多年历史的建筑有一种真正的美，它的钢筋混凝土结构是健全的，所以他决定与现有的框架合作。翻修的重点是内部和电器，而外部几乎没有接触，除了入口，窗户和门。

Text description provided by the architects. After inheriting the house that his father had built, the client originally considered tearing it down and rebuilding. However, the thirty-some-year-old building had an authentic beauty to it, and its reinforced concrete structure was sound, so he decided to work with the existing framework. The renovation focused on interiors and appliances, while the exterior was left nearly untouched aside from the approach, windows, and doors. 

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为了保持上一代的氛围和设计方法，客户要求设计解决方案，以满足当代家庭生活方式的需要，但涉及尽可能少的变化。与现有结构独特的木材内部相比，翻修使用了大量坚硬、锋利的材料，如大理石、边砖和玻璃，创造了一个简单、时尚的空间，基调颜色为白色。在公共空间的中心，一家人聚在一起的地方是一个大厨房，里面有一个台面工作空间和一个吃饭区。餐厅和客厅都在厨房的两边。天花板的高度最大化，把一个阁楼空间变成一个由天窗顶上的空隙。这三个空间被像门户一样的框架松散地隔开，利用现有的梁和柱子；当你在它们之间移动时，对内部和外部变化的看法明显地遇到了不同的日常生活场景。这些框架还为空间增添了一种独特的深度感，自然光和阴影进一步加深了这种深度感。

In order to retain the atmosphere and design approach of the previous generation, the client requested design solutions that would meet the needs of a contemporary family’s lifestyle but involve as few changes as possible. In contrast to the distinctive wood interior of the existing structure, the renovation uses an abundance of hard, sharp materials such as marble, border tiles, and glass to create a simple, stylish space whose keynote color is white. In the center of the public space where the family gathers is a large kitchen with   a countertop workspace and eating areacounters. The dining and living rooms are on either side of this kitchen. Ceiling height was maximized by turning an attic space into a void topped by a skylight. These three spaces are loosely partitioned by portal-like frames that utilize existing beams and columns; as one moves between them, views of the interior and exterior change markedlyone encounters different scenes of daily life. The frames also add a distinctive sense of depth to the space, which is further deepened by the light and shadow created by natural light. 

总的来说，这次翻新的目的不是尽可能地改变空间，而是通过重新调整不变的场景来改善空间。

Overall, this renovation did not aim to change the space as much as possible, but instead to sharpen the space by re-trimming unchanged scenes. 

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Architects APOLLO Architects & Associates

Location Ota, Japan

Category Houses

Architect in Charge Satoshi Kurosaki

Area 194.44 m2

Project Year 2016

Photographs Masao Nishikawa