Sound of Water: Heard Even Without Seeing It

A Mediterranean modern courtyard cooled by water. A simple brass or black iron pipe on the wall releases a thin stream of water into a low, stone-built shallow pool, only a few centimeters deep, calmly reflecting the skylight and white walls. The sound of water is continuous and soft. The ground by the pool is wet, and the temperature is noticeably lower. Looking out from the indoor archway, only a corner of the pool is visible, but the sound of water reaches the entire house. Avoid: using tall, spraying decorative fountains, making the pool the size of a swimming pool, adding pool lights and colored tiles, letting the water be completely still without sound.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以水降溫的地中海現代中庭。牆上一根簡單的黃銅或黑鐵管流出細細的水柱,落進一座低矮的石砌淺池裡,水面只有幾公分深,平靜地反射天光與白牆。水聲持續而輕。池邊的地面是濕的,溫度明顯較低。從室內的拱洞看出去,只看得到池的一角,但水聲傳到整個屋子。避免:使用高聳噴射的裝飾噴泉、把水池做成游泳池的尺度、加入水池燈光與彩色磁磚、讓水完全靜止沒有聲音。