Natural Curves: Not Straightening Wood

A Korean space that retains the natural shape of wood. The beams across the ceiling are not straight but retain the wood's original slight curves and variations in thickness; the cross-section of the columns is also not perfectly regular. These components undergo minimal processing, used according to the material's inherent shape. The surrounding walls and floor, however, are flat and precise, creating a contrast between the two.
Avoid: processing all wooden components to be perfectly straight and regular, using engineered wood and laminated timber, making the curves exaggerated to an unnatural degree, adding carvings and finishes to the wooden structures.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個保留木材自然形狀的韓式空間。橫過天花的樑不是筆直的,而是保留樹木原本的輕微彎曲與粗細變化;柱的斷面也不完全規則。這些構件只經過最少的加工,順著材料本身的形狀使用。周圍的牆面與地面卻是平整精準的,兩者形成對照。避免:把所有木構件加工成筆直規整、使用集成材與工程木、讓彎曲的幅度誇張到不自然、在木構上加入雕刻與塗裝。