Considering the cold climate in Hokkaido, it didn't seem to be the most appropriate solution to make a wide open interior space as outdoors, yet, keeping the house shape on the exterior.

考虑到北海道气候的寒冷，在户外营造一个宽广开阔的室内空间，这看起来似乎并不是一个最合适的解决办法，除非在外部保持房子的外形。

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Each stillness or encapsulated space it is pulled out and expanded towards the exterior, searching for that open hole that connects your gaze to the sky.

每个静止或封闭空间都被拉出，向室外扩张，寻找空洞凝望天空。

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The vestibule before it for gathering and circulation is a horizontal rectangular volume, while the front portico is a temple form with open walls (a perfect balance of voids and mass), serving as a transition space from the exterior green to interior enclosures.

WSJ: Prim Grandeur, Elegant Geometries | Charles Bulfinch | Lancaster Meetinghouse | By John Wilmerding