Curved, Embracing Woodwork: Reception That Envelops Guests

The reception desk is a curved wooden volume, with its concave side facing visitors, a radius of approximately 2500mm, and an unfolded length of about 4 meters, so that when standing in the center, one feels gently embraced. The front of the volume consists of vertical solid wood strips, each 25mm wide, arranged along the curve, thus the curvature is formed by many straight lines. The countertop is a single piece of curved solid wood, 60mm thick, with a continuous rounded edge. The volume grows directly from the floor, without a kick plate. Above, the ceiling has a similarly curved recess, concealing a circle of indirect lighting, aligned with the shape of the volume. Avoid: using curved panels for a smooth curved surface, visible seams in the countertop, the volume being an S-shaped double curve, the ceiling not echoing the volume's shape.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

接待台是一道平面呈弧形的木作量體,弧的凹面朝向來訪者,半徑約 2500mm,長度展開約 4 公尺,所以站在正中央時被輕微地環抱。量體的正面是垂直的實木薄片,每片寬 25mm,順著弧線排列,因此弧度是由許多直線構成的。檯面是一整片彎曲的實木,厚 60mm,前緣是連續的圓弧。量體從地面直接長起來,沒有踢腳。上方的天花有一片同樣弧形的下凹,藏一圈間接光,與量體的形狀對齊。避免:弧面使用彎曲板材做成光滑面、檯面拼接看得見接縫、量體做成 S 形雙曲、天花不呼應量體形狀。