Symmetry, then an eccentric element

A space with a strictly symmetrical large structure but deliberately off-center details. The architectural layers are completely symmetrical: the main wall is centered, with identical doorways on both sides, the ceiling divisions are mirrored along the central axis, and two single chairs are placed symmetrically left and right. However, within this stable framework, there is a deliberate asymmetry: a sculpture or a plant is placed off-center, a piece of calligraphy is hung to one side, a lamp is suspended at a non-central point. Because the overall structure is stable, this single off-center element does not cause chaos; instead, it gives the space breath and vitality, preventing it from feeling as rigid as a temple. Avoid: letting the large structure also lose symmetry, making the off-center element too large and overpowering the axis, adding more than two off-center points, making the overall impression merely random.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個大架構嚴格對稱、細部刻意偏心的空間。建築的層次完全對稱:主牆居中、兩側各有一個相同的門洞、天花的分割沿中軸鏡像、兩張單椅左右對稱地放置。但在這個穩定的框架上,有一處刻意的不對稱:一件雕塑或一株植物被放在偏離中心的位置、一幅字掛得偏向一側、一盞燈懸在非中心的點上。因為大處已經穩住,這一處偏心不會造成混亂,反而讓空間有了呼吸與活氣,不至於像廟堂那樣僵硬。避免:讓大架構也失去對稱、把偏心的元素做得過大搶走軸線、加入兩個以上的偏心點、讓整體看起來只是隨意。