Stepped Recessions: Tapering Upwards Layer by Layer

An Art Deco silhouette with stepped setbacks. A cabinet, the top edge of a fireplace, or the top of a door frame recedes upwards or inwards in three to four equally wide horizontal steps, each step having the same height and depth, forming a regular stepped profile; a fine brass line might be inlaid between the steps. This silhouette is repeated on different elements throughout the space. Avoid: inconsistent step sizes, making the steps into curved gradients, using only a single step losing rhythm, inconsistent setback directions on different elements.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組階梯狀退縮的裝飾藝術輪廓。一個櫃體、一面壁爐的上緣或一道門框的頂部,以三到四階等寬的水平退縮向上或向內收束,每一階的高度相同、深度相同,形成規則的階梯剖面;階與階之間可能嵌著一道黃銅細線。這個輪廓在空間裡重複出現在不同的元素上。避免:讓每一階的尺寸不一致、把階梯做成圓弧的漸變、只使用單一階失去節奏、讓退縮的方向在不同元素上不一致。