Joint Discipline: Only One Seam Width Throughout the House

A space demonstrating consistent joint widths. The image shows various types of joints: seams between large stone slabs, joints between wooden cabinet doors, seams around hidden doors, joints between the ceiling and walls, and joints where different floor materials meet. Their widths are all identical—three millimeters, without exception; moreover, the positions of these joints are aligned with each other, so the dividing lines of the cabinets extend to precisely meet the seams of the wall stone, and further up to align with the ceiling grooves. Thus, all lines in the entire space form a complete grid, not disparate elements. This consistency is the most imperceptible yet most expensive part of luxury. Avoid: allowing joint widths to vary, misaligning the dividing lines of different components, adding decorative lines of varying widths, using visible edge trims.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個示範接縫統一的空間。畫面中有多種不同的接縫:石材大板之間的縫、木作櫃體門片之間的縫、隱藏門四周的縫、天花與牆之間的縫、地面材質交接的縫。它們的寬度全部相同——三公釐,一個也不例外;而且這些縫的位置彼此對齊,櫃體的分割線延伸出去正好對上牆面石材的接縫,再往上對上天花的凹槽。因此整個空間的所有線條構成一套完整的網格,不是各做各的。這種一致性是奢華最不容易被察覺卻最昂貴的部分。避免:讓縫寬出現差異、讓不同構件的分割線彼此錯開、加入寬窄不一的裝飾線條、使用可見的收邊條。