The Terrace is the Second Living Room

An outdoor living area adjacent to the interior. A set of outdoor sofas and a low table, an outdoor fireplace or fire pit, with a wooden pergola or climbing bougainvillea overhead; the ground is light-colored stone or a wooden deck, at the same height as the indoor flooring. Everyone moves here after dinner. Avoid: making the patio a narrow balcony with only a dining table and chairs, requiring steps between indoor and outdoor, using cold metal outdoor furniture, or removing the shade making it unusable during the day.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

緊鄰室內的戶外起居區。一組戶外沙發與矮桌、一座戶外壁爐或火盆、頭頂是木棚架或攀爬的九重葛;地面是淺色的石材或木平台,與室內的地坪同高。晚餐後大家移到這裡。避免:把露台做成只放一套餐桌椅的狹長陽台、與室內之間需要上下台階、使用冰冷的金屬戶外家具、拿掉遮陰讓它白天無法使用。