Door Leaf: A Small Door on the Main Door

A street-facing main door. A thick wooden door adorned with iron nails and wrought iron ornaments, with a smaller door cut into it, just large enough for one person to duck through for daily entry and exit. The door features two different door knockers, one for male guests and one for female guests. The door frame is made of alternating light and dark stone masonry. Avoid: making the main door a double-leaf glass door, removing the door-within-a-door, making the door surface too smooth without ironwork, having the door open directly into the courtyard without a transition.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一道臨街的大門。厚實的木門包著鐵釘與鍛鐵飾件,門扇上再開一道只容一人低頭通過的小門供日常進出;門上有兩種不同聲音的門環,分別給男客與女客使用。門框是深淺相間的石砌。避免:把大門做成兩扇對開的玻璃門、拿掉門中門、門面過於光滑沒有鐵件、讓門直接對著中庭沒有轉折。