Thai Style · Water: A Pool of Stillness

A water feature in a Thai residence. A shallow rectangular pond is located next to a semi-outdoor platform or in a courtyard, with the water surface calm and almost flush with the ground. The bottom is made of dark stone, making the water appear dark green; a few lotus or water lilies float on the surface. Next to it is a large unglazed pottery water jar, also cultivating lotuses. The water is visible and audible from indoors. Avoid: using decorative jet fountains, using blue tiles to make the water an artificial blue, adding pond lighting and landscape stones, or leaving the water surface completely empty.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處泰式住宅的水景。一個淺的長方形水池位於半戶外的平台旁或中庭裡,水面平靜幾乎與地面齊平,底部是深色的石材因此水看起來是墨綠的;水面上浮著幾朵蓮花或睡蓮。旁邊一個粗陶的大水缸,裡面也養著蓮。水在室內看得到也聽得到。避免:使用噴射的裝飾噴泉、使用藍色磁磚讓水變成人工的藍、加入水池燈光與造景石、讓水面完全空無一物。