Open Hall: The Room Enclosed on Three Sides Facing the Atrium

A large opening on one side of the courtyard. A nearly full-height pointed arch opens the entire room towards the courtyard, with no doors or windows. Three sides are walls with soft seating, and above is a vaulted ceiling or painted wooden ceiling. The opening usually faces north, remaining shaded on summer afternoons. The floor level is flush with the courtyard or one step higher. Avoid: adding glass and doors to the opening, changing the orientation to south, making the room deeper than its width turning it into a corridor, removing the seating along the walls.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

中庭其中一面的大開口。一個接近全高的尖拱把房間整面打開朝向中庭,沒有門窗,三面是牆與軟座,上方是拱頂或彩繪木天花。開口通常朝北,夏天午後仍是陰的。地坪與中庭齊平或高一階。避免:在開口上加裝玻璃與門扇、把方位改成朝南、讓房間的深度大於寬度變成走廊、拿掉沿牆的坐榻。