Semi-Outdoor: Roofed but Not Walled

A space between indoor and outdoor. It has a solid roof or a thick wooden beam pergola above providing shade, but at least two sides are completely open to the courtyard, without walls. The floor is terracotta square tiles, continuous with the interior. The space has full living functions: a long wooden table and several chairs, a built-in bench with cushions, and a hanging woven pendant lamp. The walls are white lime plaster, with an arched opening on one side leading to the interior. Because there are no walls, wind can pass through, sunlight constantly changes its position throughout the day, and the wooden beams of the pergola cast moving striped shadows on the ground. Plants grow in from outside. Avoid: enclosing the space with glass and screens, using indoor upholstered furniture, eliminating the pergola shadows, differentiating the floor material from the interior.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個介於室內與室外之間的空間。上方有實體的屋頂或厚實的木樑棚架提供遮蔭,但至少兩側完全沒有牆,直接開向庭院。地面是赤陶方磚,與室內連續。空間裡有完整的生活機能:一張長木桌與幾張椅子、一組內建的長凳與坐墊、一盞垂下的藤編吊燈。牆面是白色石灰塗料,一側有拱形開口通往室內。因為沒有牆,風可以穿過,陽光在一天中不斷改變落點,棚架的木樑在地面投下移動的條狀陰影。植物從外面長進來。避免:加裝玻璃與紗窗把空間封閉、使用室內的軟包家具、消除棚架的陰影、把地面材質與室內做出區隔。