Joints of Stone and Wood: Decide Who Wraps Whom First

An oriental luxury detail where stone and wood meet: the decision of which material envelops the other must be made first. The two materials meet directly, without a third material for finishing. The junction method is consistent: either the stone is always the outer layer, enveloping the wood's cross-section; or conversely, the wood always recedes behind the stone, leaving a 5mm recessed shadow groove. Only one method is used throughout the same residence. The stone is honed matte, and the wood is dark matte, with similar gloss levels for both. 
Avoid: adding metal trim strips at the junction, using different wrapping logics at different locations, having too large a difference in gloss between the two materials, using silicone caulk to fill gaps instead of a recessed groove.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處石材與木材交界的東方奢華細部。兩種材料直接相接,沒有第三種材料收邊。交界的做法是一致的:石材永遠是外層,包住木材的斷面;或是反過來,木材永遠退到石材之後,留一道五公釐的凹槽陰影。同一個住宅裡只用一種做法。石是珩磨的霧面,木是深色的霧面,兩者的光澤度接近。避免:在交界處加入金屬收邊條、在不同位置使用不同的包覆邏輯、讓兩種材料的光澤度差距過大、用矽利康填縫取代凹槽。