Analysis light-----Row house in sumiyoshi (residential)

Row house in sumiyoshi  Sumiyoshi-ku,Osaka, Japan. 

From the picture,we can see that there are no openings around the row house  which means no large windows), but  the patio link the interior space and exterior space .light into the room by the wall of patio , making the dark space became bright(Jodidio,2013). 

The patio in row house

Light through completely open of the patio into interior space, so row house has light, wind, water, air, this  space like a small universe.Patio is a transitional space, it is also the center of the entire building. 

Row house has  small windows on the wall, not only ventilation and cooling,but also let the lighting into the room.

Reference:
JODIDIO,P,.2013.  Tadao Ando: Houses.US:Rizzoli.
VERGES,M,.2007.Light in architecture. UE: Tectum Publishers .