This is a triangular construction

這是一棟近似三角形的住宅

Which has been visited by many people

很多人都來參觀過

Some famous architects have visited the house when they were students

現在不少已經成名的建築師，在學生時代也來參觀過

My name is Rie Azuma

我是東利惠，建築師

I've been an architect for more than 30 years

我當建築師有30多年了

There are 6 Hoshinoya hotels in Japan and abroad designed by me

日本包括海外在內的6家虹夕諾雅酒店，都是我設計的

My father is architect Takamitsu Azuma

我的父親是建築師東孝光

The Tower House is the first piece of work of my father

塔之家是父親的第一件作品

He was a bit over 30 years old

那時他才30歲出頭

The house was built in 1966

建於1966年

In the first few years, my father's office was on the first floor of the building

最初，我父親的事務所就在這裡的一樓

He wanted to be able to walk to work

他希望能走路回來吃晚飯，又能走著去上班

So living near his office became a reasonable choice

憧憬這種公司和住所很近的生活

And he built the Tower House

就建造了這座塔之家

The house was erected on a 20-square-meter plot of land

塔之家基地面積只有6坪（約20平方米）

And the main area that can be used as rooms

可作為房間使用的建築主體占地面積

Covers only 12 square meters

只有3.6坪（約12平米）

There are six levels, one underground and five above

地上五層，地下一層

The first floor is a garage

一樓是車庫

The second floor holds the living room, dining room and kitchen

二樓是客廳、餐廳和廚房

My father would sit opposite to us

父親就坐在對面

Mother and I would sit here

我和母親坐這邊

We'd move the chairs over and have meals here

把椅子搬過來，在這裡吃飯

Then put the chairs back

吃完後把椅子放回原位

Into the living room

就是靠牆的客廳那邊

My mother used to cook here

母親一般都在這裡做飯

She said that she could look outside while cooking here

她總說在這裡做飯還能看到外面

The third floor is a void, a restroom and a bathroom

三樓是挑空、衛生間（廁所）和浴室

The fourth floor is the main bedroom

四樓是主臥房

My parents slept here when we all lived here together

三個人住的時候是我父母的房間

During weekend days there is light in the room

週日白天有陽光灑進來

That's very nice

很舒服

I read in bed a lot

我經常在床上看書

This is a picture of my father

這是父親的照片

He left us three years ago at the age of 84

他三年前過世了，84歲的時候

I used to have words with him all the time when I was a student

我還是學生的時候，經常跟他吵架

And we rarely communicated

互相也不太溝通意見

But after we started working together

但是一起共事之後

I'd learned a lot from him

跟著他學了很多東西

The fifth floor is a child room and a balcony

五樓是兒童房和陽台

It used to be my room when we first moved in

搬進來的時候我的房間就在最上面

I would sit at my desk

這邊放著書桌

And study while staring at the sky

我常常坐在這裡，看著天空學習

There is no door in the Tower House

塔之家一扇門都沒有

But it doesn't make life inconvenient

但住起來並沒有不方便

When my mother came up to hang clothes on the balcony

比如說我母親要來陽台曬衣服了

The sound of her going up the stairs

就能聽到“咚咚咚”的腳步聲

Would give me a notice

我就知道她要上來了

Or when I was studying

比如說有客人來，或者我父母在樓下看電視

And there were guests, or my parents were watching TV downstairs

如果聲音太大而我在學習

I would yell “Keep it down please” if they were too loud

我就會朝樓下吼“小聲點”

And when dinner was ready, they would call me from downstairs too

飯做好了，會從樓下喊“吃飯了”

All our memories about family is stored in the house

三口之家，基本上所有的回憶都在這個地方

For me, the Tower House is part of our family

對於我來說，塔之家是家庭的一部分

It's like a family member

彷彿家庭成員的一員

What makes the Tower House stand out

塔之家的特點在於

Is that despite its limited site area

面積雖然不大

It feels spacious

空間卻給人寬闊感

There are some openings on the south side

因為朝南的方向做了一些開口

Through these windows, you can see different scenes in different directions

視線透過開口建造的窗戶，能看到不同方向

And as you go up the stairs, you will be showered in continuous new views

隨著樓梯往上，風景也不斷映入眼簾

You won't feel constrained at all

完全不會有壓抑感

Although the house is right next to the streets

雖然外面就是都市的街道

The walls sticking out

外面有一圈延伸出去的圍牆

Is guarding the house

彷彿守護著這個家

The avenue outside was completed the same time as the house

塔之家建成之後，這邊剛好修了林蔭道

You can feel the seasons in the house

在房間裏裡就能感知到四季

This also enriches the space

讓空間變得更加豐富了

I moved in at 6

我是六歲的時候搬進來的

And everything you see in the house

家裡只有水龍頭換過新的

Is the same as fifty years ago except the faucets

其他什麼都沒有改變

I hope that we can understand

希望大家能理解

That our perception of space does not equal to its actual physical size

我們對空間大小的感知，和物理上的實際大小是不一樣的

As the sense of space is not directly convertible to numbers

因為空間感是不能直接換算成數字的

So “how many square meters” shouldn't be the sole consideration

所以不能只著眼於“平方數”

Besides, building a house is not all about money

還有，不是只要花錢就一定能建成很好的房子

To build a good living space you need to put in thought

好的居住空間是需要動腦子的

How to spend your money is an important question to answer

最重要的是知道該怎麼花錢

When you live in a house for 50 years

在同一座房子裡住上50年就會知道

You would understand that there are things you can change, like furniture and home appliances

設備、家電、家俱這些是可以隨便換的

But there are also things you can't change, like the basic structure of the house

但是基礎的空間卻沒辦法改變

If you have an interesting basic structure

所以只要把空間做得很豐富

You will have dozens of year of fun

就能享受好幾十年

My father once said that

我父親曾經說

When you live in a city, you won't need every function in your house

只要住在城市裡，家裡就不需要具備所有功能

Because the city could compensate for it

可以從城市中去補足

If you don't have the space for a lot of books at home

比如說，如果家裡沒法放很多書

You can go to the library nearby

那就去旁邊的圖書館看

If you have a small fridge

如果家裡冰箱很小

You can go to the grocery store everyday

那就每天都出門買菜

You would have fresh ingredients all the time

反而能每天吃到新鮮的東西

Living in a city

住在城市裡，隨時能感受到時代變化

Is living with changes and new experiences

所帶來的改變和新鮮感