The Thickness of Openings: The Section of the Wall is Seen

A minimalist space where openings have noticeable thickness. The wall thickness is 40 cm or more, so the opening is not a hole on a flat surface, but a short passage: all four inner sides of the opening are visible, made of the same material as the wall, with crisp right-angle corners. When light enters, the sides of the opening are illuminated in a gradient, forming a frame that goes from bright to dark. Doors and windows are set back to the inner or outer side of the wall, not centered. Avoid: making the wall thin so the opening has no thickness, applying different materials to the inner sides of the opening, adding moldings and trim, placing doors and windows exactly in the middle of the wall thickness so both sides are shallow.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個開口有明顯厚度的極簡空間。牆的厚度達到四十公分以上,因此開口不是一個平面上的洞,而是一段短短的通道:洞口的內側四個面都看得到,材質與牆面相同,轉角是俐落的直角。光進來時,洞口的側面被照亮成漸層,形成一圈由亮到暗的邊框。門與窗都退到牆體的內側或外側,不居中。避免:把牆做薄讓開口沒有厚度、在洞口內側貼上不同材質的貼皮、加入線板與收邊框、把門窗設在牆厚的正中間讓兩側都很淺。