Large Opening to the Valley: Framing an Entire Landscape

A large opening facing the landscape. The building opens entirely in the best direction, with an irregular curved outline for the opening. The upper edge follows the curve of the roof, and the lower edge is flush with the floor. Glass is set into the thick shell's recess, making the frame almost invisible. From indoors, the curved edge frames the outside valley into an organic shape, not a rectangular painting. Avoid: making the opening a regular rectangle, using obvious frames and mullions to divide the view, placing the opening in a location not aligned with the best view, or placing furniture that obstructs the view in front of the opening.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個朝向風景的大缺口。建築在最好的那個方向整個打開,開口的輪廓是不規則的曲線,上緣順著屋頂的曲面落下、下緣與地坪齊平;玻璃嵌在厚重的殼體凹槽裡,框幾乎看不見。從室內看出去,那道曲線的邊緣把外面的山谷框成一個有機的形狀,不是矩形的畫。避免:把開口做成規則的矩形、使用明顯的框與豎挺分割視野、讓開口的位置與最好的景不一致、在開口前放置遮擋視線的家具。