Spirit Wall: A Screen at the Entrance

A screen wall (zhaobi) directly opposite the entrance. It is an independent solid wall, about three meters wide and ceiling-height, maintaining a distance of about two meters from the entrance. Thus, upon entering, one does not directly see into the interior but must walk around it from either side. The wall surface itself is the most important focal point of this space: its material is a single slab of wood-grain stone or a pristine art coating, with no paintings hung on it. Only a single accent light descends from the ceiling, either centered or off to one side. In front of the wall, there is a narrow, long console table, on which a single ceramic vase holds a seasonal branch. The flooring in front of the screen wall has a different segmentation, indicating a nodal point. Avoid: making the screen wall into a see-through grille; placing it too close to the entrance without leaving room to walk around; covering the wall with decorations; blocking both sides of the screen wall with furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道位於入口正對面的照壁。它是一片獨立的實牆,寬約三公尺、高及天花,與入口保持約兩公尺的距離,因此人進門後不會直接看穿到室內,必須從左右繞過去。壁面本身是這個空間最重要的端景:材質是一整片木紋石或素淨的藝術塗料,上面沒有掛畫,只在中央或偏一側有一道從天花落下的重點光。壁前放著一張窄長的條案,案上單獨一只陶瓶插著一枝當季的枝條。地面的鋪面在照壁前有一段不同的分割暗示這是一個節點。避免:把照壁做成可以看穿的格柵、緊貼入口沒有留出繞行的距離、在壁上掛滿裝飾、讓照壁的兩側被家具堵住。