Stalactite Decoration: The Layer Transitioning at the Corner

A transition from a square wall to a circular or octagonal dome. The space is filled with layers of small niches, each layer projecting slightly further out than the one below, resembling a honeycomb or stalactites. The material is stone or painted wood, with repeating units that collectively converge into a triangular corner. Avoid: making the corner a smooth slope, making the small niches inconsistent in size, replacing true layered projections with purely decorative bas-reliefs, covering the entire wall with it.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處從方形牆體轉到圓形或八角頂的交接。中間填著層層堆疊的小凹龕,每一層比下一層往外挑出一點,像蜂巢或鐘乳石。材料是石材或彩繪木作,單元重複但整體收束成一個三角形的轉角。避免:把轉角做成平滑的斜面、讓小凹龕的單元大小不一致、用純裝飾的浮雕取代真正的層層出挑、把它鋪滿整面牆。