Symmetry and Proportion: Everything Can Be Measured

A Neoclassical room organized by mathematical proportions. The wall has a clear central axis: the fireplace is centered, with a symmetrical door or niche on each side, an identical mirror on each side, and an identical set of candelabras on each side. The pilasters are equally spaced, the column height and diameter have a fixed ratio, and the architrave height is one-quarter of the column height. Every dimension can be derived, with no arbitrary parts. Avoid: making the composition asymmetrical, using arbitrarily decided dimensions and spacing, making elements on both sides similar but not identical, or having the central axis deviate from the center of the wall.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以數學比例組織的新古典房間。牆面有明確的中軸:壁爐置中,兩側各一個對稱的門或壁龕、各一面相同的鏡、各一組相同的燭台。壁柱的間距相等,柱高與柱徑是固定的比例,楣樑的高度是柱高的四分之一。每一個尺寸都能推導出來,沒有隨意的部分。避免:讓構圖不對稱、使用隨意決定的尺寸與間距、讓兩側的元素相似但不相同、把中軸偏離牆面的中心。