diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d97e400..f182a51 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
-output
 .idea
+
+# Ignore files that start with 'building' in the 'input_files' directory
+input_files/building*
+
+# Ignore all files inside the 'output_files' directory
+output_files/*
+output/*
\ No newline at end of file