Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the relationship between the room form and indoor thermal environment by examining how the form and other factors affect indoor thermal environment on models of main rooms such as living rooms and dining rooms, in contemporary houses of cold climate areas. The present study has demonstrated the relationship between the room form and indoor thermal environment on main room models of contemporary houses in Hokkaido. The present result suggested the possibility to make an intimate relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces by using large windows in houses of cold climate areas.
