More Soft Than Hard: Over Half the Surfaces are Soft

A space dominated by soft materials. More than half of the surfaces that people come into contact with in the picture are soft: large area carpets cover most of the floor, sofas and armchairs are thickly upholstered, a section of the wall is upholstered or hung with textiles, heavy textile curtains hang from the ceiling to the floor, and there are plenty of throw pillows and blankets on the bed and sofa. Hard elements—wood, stone, metal—are few and concentrated on countertops and structures. Due to the high proportion of soft materials, the echo in the space is significantly reduced, sounds are muffled, and there are no sharp edges visually. A version with predominantly hard surfaces is shown in one corner for comparison, appearing empty and echoing. Avoid: making the two versions similar, using smooth hard floors and furniture in the soft version, reducing the area of textiles, adding a lot of glass and metal.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以軟性材料為主的空間。畫面中人會接觸到的表面超過一半是軟的:大面積的地毯覆蓋大部分地板、沙發與單椅是厚實的軟包、牆面有一段軟包或掛著織品、窗簾是厚重的織品從天花垂到地面、床上與沙發上有大量的抱枕與毯子。硬的東西——木、石、金屬——只佔少數且集中在檯面與結構上。因為軟的比例高,空間的迴音明顯減少、聲音是悶的,視覺上也沒有銳利的邊緣。畫面一角以硬表面為主的版本作對照,顯得空曠而有迴音。避免:讓兩者相似、在軟性版本使用光滑硬質的地面與家具、減少織品的面積、加入大量的玻璃與金屬。