A section added each century: Inconsistency makes it believable

A French manor that shows signs of having been extended. The main building is a 17th-century stone, symmetrical volume, with a wing added later on one side, slightly different in roof height and window proportions; the stables have been converted into a kitchen, and a certain room has changed its purpose three times. These inconsistencies are precisely what make it credible. Avoid: making the entire building perfectly symmetrical from the same era, making all windows and roofs completely identical, erasing traces of additions, making the exterior look like a brand-new replica.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座看得出被加建過的法式莊園。主樓是十七世紀的石造對稱量體,一側的翼是後來加的,屋頂的高度與窗的比例都略有不同;馬廄改成了廚房,某個房間換過三次用途。這些不一致正是它可信的原因。避免:把整棟做成同一個年代的完美對稱、讓所有的窗與屋頂完全一致、抹掉加建的痕跡、把外觀做成全新的復刻。