The Cost of a Hotel Feel is in the Unseen

A cross-section of a hotel-style residence with cost distribution indicated. Costs spent on visible elements: stone, woodwork, bedding—approximately half of the budget. Nearly half is also spent on invisible elements: capacity and compartmentalization of hidden storage, circuit zoning and dimming systems for lighting, integrated wiring for bedside panels, ceiling recesses and tracks for full blackout curtains, drawer outlets and ventilation in bathrooms, and all additional carpentry labor for flush and handle-less designs. The image uses a cross-section to simultaneously show the surface and interior, revealing hidden wiring, recesses, and compartments. Avoid: only showing surface materials, depicting hidden parts as hollow, making storage compartments look simple, omitting the complexity of lighting and wiring.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個標示出成本分佈的飯店感住宅剖視。花在看得見的地方:石材、木作、寢具——約佔預算的一半。花在看不見的地方也將近一半:隱藏收納的容量與分格、照明的迴路分區與調光系統、床頭面板的整合佈線、全遮光窗簾的天花凹槽與軌道、浴室的抽屜插座與排風、以及所有為了齊平與無把手而多出來的木作工資。畫面以剖切的方式同時呈現表面與內部,可以看見那些藏起來的線路、凹槽與分格。避免:只呈現表面的材質、把隱藏的部分畫成空心、讓收納的分格看起來簡單、省略照明與佈線的複雜度。