Island Reception: Service from All Four Sides

In the center of a large hotel lobby, there is a circular island counter, with an outer diameter of 6 meters and an inner diameter of 4 meters. It is a complete ring, capable of serving guests from all four sides, with reception staff entering the ring through an opening. The outer surface of the ring is made of vertical solid wood veneers, arranged along the curvature; the countertop is a continuous curved stone surface, composed of multiple pieces joined together with radial seams aligned with the center of the circle. Directly above the ring, the ceiling has a concentric circular recess, slightly larger in diameter than the counter, concealing a ring of indirect lighting that bathes the entire counter in a halo. Composed from a high-angle overhead view. Avoid: making the counter a semicircle or arc instead of a complete ring, making seams random, the ceiling not echoing the counter, exposing equipment inside the ring.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

大型酒店大堂中央設一座圓形的環島櫃檯,外徑 6 公尺、內徑 4 公尺,是一個完整的環,四面都可以接待客人,接待人員從一個開口進入環內。環的外側面是垂直的實木薄片,順著曲率排列;檯面是一整圈彎曲的石材,由多片拼接但接縫做成放射狀,對齊圓心。環的正上方天花有一片同心的圓形下凹,直徑略大於櫃檯,內藏一圈間接光,把整座櫃檯罩在光暈裡。從高處俯視構圖。避免:櫃檯做成半圓或弧形而非完整的環、接縫做成隨機、天花不呼應櫃檯、環內設備外露。