Facade of Narrow Shophouses: Arcade and Second-Floor Balconies

A row of continuous narrow shop houses. Each building is only four to five meters wide. The ground floor features a recessed arcade storefront with wooden folding doors, while the second floor has a small balcony and a pair of louvered doors, topped by a parapet with moldings. The exterior wall color of each building varies slightly, between yellow, cream, and pale green. Electrical wires cross above the street. Avoid: making all buildings the exact same color and height, using large glass modern storefronts, removing the arcade and balcony, making the street empty and devoid of life.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一排連續的窄長店屋。每棟寬度只有四到五公尺,一樓是退縮的騎樓店面與木摺門,二樓有一個小陽台與一對百葉門,頂上是帶線腳的女兒牆;每棟的外牆顏色略有不同,在黃、奶油與淡綠之間。電線從街道上方橫過。避免:把各棟做成完全相同的顏色與高度、使用大面玻璃的現代店面、拿掉騎樓與陽台、讓街道空無一人沒有生活感。