Definition: Moving British Homes to the Tropics

A home built by an expatriate in the tropics. The spatial framework is entirely designed for the climate: deep verandas, louvers, high ceilings, ceiling fans. However, the furnishings inside are brought from England: dark hardwood dining tables, formal armchairs, four-poster beds, porcelain, and silverware. Two sets of logic are superimposed in the same room: one addresses the heat, the other maintains the original way of life. Avoid: making the space purely a local dwelling, using low, floor-level living arrangements, making the furniture resemble local crafts, removing the climate considerations and only leaving the furniture.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個外來者在熱帶蓋的家。空間的骨架完全是為了氣候:深廊、百葉、高天花、吊扇;但擺在裡面的東西是從英國帶來的:深色硬木的餐桌、有扶手的正式座椅、四柱床、瓷器與銀器。兩套邏輯疊在同一個房間裡,一套解決熱,一套維持原本的生活樣子。避免:把空間做成純粹的在地民居、使用低矮的席地起居方式、讓家具變成當地工藝的樣貌、把氣候的處理拿掉只留家具。