Ladders and Lofts: Books Growing Upwards

An academic study developing vertically. Bookshelves reach the ceiling, with a dark wooden sliding ladder leaning against them, the ladder having brass rails and rollers; or a narrow cast-iron spiral staircase leading to a small mezzanine book gallery above, with simple cast-iron or wooden railings. The upper space is also filled with books. The space is therefore tall and narrow. Avoid: making the space low and wide, using modern aluminum ladders and metal staircases, leaving the upper space empty without books, making the mezzanine wide and comfortable.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個往垂直發展的學院書房。書櫃高到天花,一把深色木製的滑動梯靠在上面,梯子有黃銅的軌道與滾輪;或是一道窄的鑄鐵旋轉樓梯通往上方一圈狹小的夾層書廊,夾層的欄杆是簡單的鑄鐵或木製。上方同樣是滿牆的書。空間因此是高而窄的。避免:把空間做得低矮寬敞、使用現代的鋁梯與金屬樓梯、讓上方的空間空著沒有書、把夾層做得寬敞舒適。