Modularity: All dimensions are multiples of the same number

An interior generated by a single module. All dimensions of the space are multiples of the same basic unit—for example, using ninety centimeters as the module: the division of the floor, the spacing of the grilles, the width of the cabinets, the position of openings, the size of the tatami platform, all fall on this grid, with no odd-shaped dimensions that need to be accommodated. Therefore, all lines in the space align with each other, and even with simple materials, there is an inherent order. The image shows how this grid permeates the floor, walls, and ceiling. A corner of the image provides a comparison with a non-modular version: the same materials, but dimensions are arbitrary, resulting in a large number of cuts and finishes. Avoid: making the two look similar, having odd-shaped cuts in the correct version, having lines misalign, increasing the variety of materials.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個由單一模矩生成的室內。空間的所有尺寸都是同一個基本單位的倍數——例如以九十公分為模矩:地坪的分割、格柵的間距、櫃體的寬度、開口的位置、榻榻米平台的大小,全部落在這套網格上,沒有任何一處出現需要遷就的畸零尺寸。因此空間中所有的線條彼此對齊,即使材料簡單也有內在的秩序。畫面中可以看出這套網格如何貫穿地面、牆面與天花。畫面一角以未依模矩的版本作對照:同樣的材料,但尺寸各自為政,出現大量切割與收邊。避免:讓兩者相似、在正確版本出現畸零的切割、讓線條彼此錯開、增加材料的種類。