Symmetry as a Skeleton: More Order Needed When Full

A highly symmetrical maximalist space. The central axis is very clear: in the exact center is a fireplace, with a large mirror hanging above it; on each side, there is an identical set of bookshelves, with displays on the shelves also roughly mirrored; on the left and right, there is an identical armchair, an identical floor lamp, and an identical side table. The walls are covered with full-bleed floral wallpaper, and the carpet pattern is symmetrical along the central axis. Because the framework is strictly symmetrical, even if every shelf is packed with books and decorative items, and the walls are covered with paintings, the entire space remains stable and orderly. The viewer's gaze is first drawn to the central axis, then expands to the sides. Avoid: breaking the symmetry of the central axis, having different styles of furniture on the two sides, reducing the number of objects to make the space empty, adding asymmetrical large visual weights.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個高度對稱的極繁空間。中軸線非常明確:正中是一座壁爐,上方掛著一面大鏡子;兩側各有一組完全相同的書架,書架上的陳列也大致鏡像;左右各一張相同的扶手椅、一盞相同的立燈、一張相同的邊几。牆面貼著滿版的花卉壁紙,地毯的圖案沿中軸對稱。因為骨架嚴格對稱,即使每一格書架都塞滿了書與擺件、牆上掛滿了畫,整個空間仍然穩定而有秩序。人的視線先被中軸吸住,再往兩側展開。避免:破壞中軸的對稱、讓兩側的家具款式不同、減少物件的數量讓空間變空、加入不對稱的大型視覺重量。