Carlo Scarpa | Gavina Showroom: Two Circular Holes on the Facade

The facade is a thick, enclosed plastered wall, with only two circular openings of the same size serving as display windows, and no other openings. The edges of the circular openings feature concentric recessed grooves, clearly showcasing the wall's thickness, with light forming concentric shadow rings within the grooves. The wall surface is rough plaster, with a handmade uneven texture. The entrance is a discreet square opening, positioned off to one side. Circle and square, rough and precise, enclosure and two peepholes, constitute the entire tension. Daytime shot with oblique side light, showing both the shadows in the circular grooves and the rough texture of the wall. Avoid: changing circular openings to square, flat edges, overly smooth wall surface, adding more openings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

立面是一片厚實而封閉的抹灰牆,只開兩個大小相同的圓形洞口作為櫥窗,除此之外沒有任何開口。圓洞的邊緣做出層層退縮的環狀凹槽,讓牆的厚度被清楚展示,光在凹槽中形成同心的陰影環。牆面的表面為粗糙的抹灰,帶著手工的不平整。入口為一道低調的方形開口,位置偏在一側。圓與方、粗糙與精確、封閉與兩個窺孔,構成全部的張力。日間斜側光下拍攝,圓洞的凹槽陰影與牆面的粗糙質地同時可見。避免:圓洞改為方形、邊緣做成平口、牆面過於平滑、增加開口。