Terracotta and Terrazzo: Cool Floors

A cool Southeast Asian floor. It is made of handmade terracotta square tiles, cement patterned tiles, or grayish-white terrazzo; the surface is matte, cool to the touch, and non-slip. The flooring continuously covers the entire interior and extends to the semi-outdoor corridor, with no material changes in between. Over time, it develops a polished sheen along the main traffic paths. Avoid: using wood flooring and carpets to cover large areas, using dark flooring materials that retain heat, using different flooring in different areas, using polished high-gloss flooring.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片涼爽的東南亞地坪。它是手工的赤陶方磚、水泥花磚,或是灰白色的磨石子;表面是霧面的,摸起來涼而止滑。地坪連續地鋪滿整個室內並延伸到半戶外的廊下,中間沒有材質的轉換。使用久了在動線上被磨出光澤。避免:使用木地板與地毯覆蓋大面積、使用會蓄熱的深色地材、在不同區域使用不同的地坪、使用拋光的高光地面。