Moat Becomes a Water Mirror

A moat used as a water mirror. One side of the house features a 10-meter-wide expanse of still water, its surface almost motionless, perfectly reflecting the building's facade and roof. The water's edge is a stone bank built directly into the water, without railings. It was once for defense; now it is merely a mirror. Avoid: adding fountains and flowing water that disrupt the reflection, adding railings and boardwalks along the water's edge, allowing the water surface to be covered by plants, making the pond an irregular natural shape.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面當作水鏡的護城河。房子的一側是一道寬十公尺的靜水,水面幾乎不動,把建築的立面與屋頂完整地倒映出來;水邊是直接砌到水裡的石岸,沒有欄杆。它曾經是防禦,現在只是一面鏡子。避免:加入噴泉與流動的水破壞倒影、在水邊做欄杆與棧道、讓水面被植物覆蓋、把水池做成不規則的自然形。