吹き抜け

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 吹き抜け is read as ふきぬけ and can mean “open atrium” or “double-height space”, depending on context.
• Basic usage: The examples show an atrium opening to second-floor windows and lighting hung in a double-height space.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinguishing senses and uses
  • It is an architectural void connecting floors vertically; context distinguishes it from the ordinary verbal idea of wind blowing through.