In order to achieve this objective, North-oriented skylights have been opened in these rooms, allowing the entrance of diffuse light without bothering or interfering with the daily work.

为了达到这个要求，在这些房间里面设计了可以向北打开的天窗，允许漫射光进入室内，而不打扰或影响日常工作。

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Limestone provides a durable and contextual surface at the ground, increasing in transparency to the north toward the entrance.

在一楼，石灰石提供了坚固的外表，增强了朝向北部入口的透明性。

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In addition, the exterior environment is gradually connected to the interior through buffering Spaces of the earthen-floor entrance on the north and the private garden on the south.

此外，住宅北面的泥土地入口和南面的私人花园将作为缓冲区，使室外与室内的衔接得到平缓的过渡。

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In the winter, when the sun is in the south, it shines on the entrance and heats things up in the summer, the sun moves to the north and the cave entrance is in the shade, keeping things inside cool.

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