No Formal Rooms: The Kitchen Is Everything

A country kitchen that serves all functions. This is not just a place for cooking: a long wooden table in the center simultaneously serves as a prep counter, dining table, a place for children to do homework, and for adults to chat over tea; an armchair by the stove has a dog lying on it; the windowsill is piled with items just brought in from the garden; a bunch of herbs are hanging to dry by the door; a basket contains freshly picked vegetables still with soil; a whole row of glass jars on a shelf holds last year's jam, with handwritten dates on the labels; a corner is stacked with collected pinecones and branches. These items are not purchased decorations, but evidence of the continuous interaction between this house and its land. Therefore, the interior appearance changes with the seasons. The image should show this state of multiple uses occurring simultaneously. Avoid: depicting the kitchen as a space solely for cooking, having a clear tabletop with no signs of use, adding a formal separate dining room, depicting the space as a tidy showroom.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一間承擔所有機能的鄉村廚房。這裡不只是煮飯的地方:中央一張長木桌同時是備料檯、餐桌、孩子寫作業的桌子與大人喝茶聊天的地方;爐子旁有一張扶手椅與一條狗躺著;窗邊的檯面上堆著剛從花園拿進來的東西;牆上掛著月曆、便條與孩子的畫。房子裡最好的一間就是這間,家人清醒的時間有一半在這裡度過,而所謂的客廳反而小而少用。這是小屋與宅邸最大的機能差別。畫面呈現這個多重使用同時發生的狀態。避免:把廚房畫成只有烹飪機能的空間、讓桌面清空無使用痕跡、加入正式的獨立餐廳、把空間畫成整潔的樣品屋。