“双螺旋屋”是位于东京延中市的一座小房子，有许多古老的木屋和历史寺庙都没有受到战争的破坏，这在小巷和小画廊中创造了吸引人的气氛，我们建议在这种氛围中建造这座房子，周围都是有吸引力的建筑。这个遗址是一个旗帜形状的地方，前面有两条狭窄的街道，周围是街坊，看上去像一个秘密花园，但同时，它感觉就像是街道的一部分。

“Double Helix House” is a small house which is located in Yanaka, Tokyo.  There are many old wooden houses and historical temples which were left unscathed by war.   This creates attractive atmosphere among alleys and small galleries.  We proposed that this house should be built in this kind of atmosphere, with attractive buildings all around. The site is a flag-shaped place with two narrow streets in front of it.  It is surrounded by neighborhood houses and looks like a secret garden, but at the same time, it feels as if it is a part of the streets.

受到这个网站的启发，我们想到了房子的组成。有两个简单的元素，一个白色的核心和一个胡同一样的走廊围绕着它。在白色的核心，有一个餐厅，厨房，卧室，客厅和浴室的空间。在走廊里，我们给家里腾出了空间，一个小图书馆，一个书房里放着书桌和椅子。走廊的屋顶上有一个露台，里面和外面的两个螺旋线交织在一起。

Inspired by the site, we got an idea of a composition of the house. There are 2 simple elements, a white core and an alley-like corridor winding up around it. In the white core, there are spaces for a dining room, a kitchen, bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom. In the corridor, we made spaces for the family, a small library, and a study with desks and chairs.  On the roof of the corridor is a terrace and two helixes from the inside and outside are intertwining.

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 Floor Plan

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这个房子的组成是很简单的，但是一旦你走进去，你就能感觉到它的轻盈、黑暗、狭窄、宽度，甚至你脚步的速度，我们相信我们可以设计一座无法用常识性的长度或宽度来解释的房子，这是一座有着新的深度感的房子。

The composition of this house is quite simple, however once you step inside, you can feel its lightness, darkness, narrowness, width and even the speed of your step.  We believe that we could design a house which cannot be explained by the common sense of length or width.  This is a house with a new sense of depth.

Architects Onishimaki + Hyakudayuki Architects

Location Taito, Japan

Category Houses

Area 88.0 sqm

Project Year 2011

Photographs Kai Nakamura