Exposed Structure: What Bears Load is Visible

A brutalist space where the structure is completely visible. Thick concrete beams span the ceiling, columns stand directly in the center of the room, and the underside of the floor slab forms the ceiling; one can see how forces are transferred from above to below. Pipes and equipment are also exposed, running in neat paths along the beams. The content of the space is its construction, with no additional finishing layers. Avoid: enclosing beams and floor slabs with ceilings, cladding columns into decorative shapes, hiding pipes and equipment, adding an extra layer of decorative surface beyond the structure.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個結構完全可見的粗獷主義空間。粗大的混凝土樑橫過天花、柱直接站在房間中央、樓板的底面就是天花;可以看出力量怎麼從上方傳到下方。管線與設備同樣外露,以整齊的路徑沿著樑走。空間的內容就是它的構造,沒有另外的裝修層。避免:用天花板把樑與樓板封起來、把柱包成裝飾造型、隱藏管線與設備、在結構之外加一層裝修的表面。