Most unusual was that the central hall had only one gate instead of the series of gates usually found in such estates.
古厝正廳不做門窗，而向中庭敞開，李乾朗指出，這樣的手法是北部僅見，在結構上需另尋著力點。但如此一來，正廳和中庭連為一體，不僅有助於整體空間的流暢，也使得人們在正廳中的神龕前，會有天、地、人三者一體的和諧感。