We renovated a 30-year- old, secondhand house into a livable home. The house features open spaces from where you can experience Kanazawa’s changing nature throughout the four seasons through the large windows providing views into the far distance. The existing floor was lowered and the entrance hall extended through the inside of the building into the garden, emphasizing the connection between the inside and outside. Along with the moderately exposed beams and columns, we used natural materials, including Hiba trees from Noto, for the floor, diatomaceous earth for plastering on the walls, handmade Japanese paper for the ceiling, and mineral wool for insulation, and created the indoor environment with a simplicity and warmth that imparts a feeling of comfort.