“当我们观察这些事物时，我们决定将重点放在地板高度和表面处理上，并将它们视为表达不同空间特征和定义功能区域的手段。”
"I expected that we would be able to enhance the beauty by keeping the existing finishes as they are, while partially exposing the substructure by removing some parts," explained Nagasaka.
"When we observed these things, we decided to focus on floor heights and finishes and treat them as a means to express different spatial characters and define functional zones."
建筑室内在改造之前采用的是典型的..木框纸滑动门来隔开空间，而且屋内的房间全部通向户外。而现在，设计师去掉这些门来创建出一系列开放和连接的空间。
入口附近新建的榻榻米房间高出地面40厘米。这间客房设有一个传统的阳台，被称为engawa，从这里可以俯瞰花园。
The interior was previously separated by typical Japanese wood-framed paper sliding doors, and featured rooms that all opened onto the outdoors. The partitions were removed to create a sequence of open and connected spaces.
A new tatami room created near the entrance is elevated 40 centimetres above the floor. This room is lined with a traditional verandah known as an engawa that looks out onto the garden.
榻榻米房间的高架地板被用作参考平面，以确定整个建筑其余部分的地板的高度、尺寸和装饰。
该事务所负责人补充说：“每个房间都有不同的特色家具将其与其他房间区别开来。”
“地板高度差异创造出一种充满活力的感觉，同时形成不同的景观视点，让人们可以在这个空间的任何地方和任何时间不断感受到自然和创造力。”
The raised floor of the tatami room was used as a reference plane to determine the height, dimensions and finishes of the floors throughout the rest of the building.
"Each room was distinguished from others by different characteristic furniture placed there," the studio added.
"The floor height differences create a vibrant feeling as well as different viewpoints, allowing one to constantly feel nature and creative energy at any place and any time in this space."
主要的办公空间位于建筑中心的榻榻米房间旁边。连续的桌面将入口区域与内部连接起来，同时在不同区域之间形成微妙的划分。
