Twenty-Two K Gold Leaf Hall: Six Thousand Square Meters of Gold

The central lobby of a palatial hotel, where the dome, intrados, column capitals, and moldings are all covered with 22K gold leaf, totaling several thousand square meters. The gold leaf is applied by hand, piece by piece, so the surface has subtle seams and uneven luster, not a homogeneous plating. The walls are beige and white marble, and the floor is a radial mosaic of multi-colored stone. A massive crystal chandelier, over 5 meters in diameter, hangs in the center of the space. Columns are paired and widely spaced, emphasizing the axis. The lighting is warm, giving the gold a reddish hue. Avoid: using shiny electroplating or spray paint for the gold, making the surface perfectly uniform, using cool-toned lighting in the space, or adding modern minimalist furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座宮殿式飯店的中央大廳,穹頂、拱腹、柱頭與線腳全部貼滿 22K 金葉,面積達數千平方公尺。金葉是手工一片片貼上的,所以表面有細微的接痕與不均勻的光澤,不是均質的鍍金。牆面是米色與白色的大理石,地坪是多色石材的放射狀拼花。空間中央懸掛一盞巨大的水晶吊燈,直徑超過 5 公尺。柱是成對的,間距寬大,強調軸線。照明是暖色的,讓金呈現偏紅的色調。避免:金色使用亮面電鍍或噴漆、表面做成完全均勻、空間使用冷色照明、加入現代簡約的家具。