The Corridor: A 100-Meter Axis of Symmetry

Long corridor: one hundred meters of axis and symmetry. An indoor corridor 100 meters long, 5 meters wide, and 6 meters high, with strictly symmetrical columns and arches on both sides. Each bay contains a sculpture or an identical wall lamp, with perfectly consistent spacing. The floor is waterjet-cut marble mosaic, with a pattern mirrored along the central axis and repeated along the length. Due to the extreme length, the door at the far end shrinks to a small dot in perspective. The ceiling has a carved rosette in each bay. This corridor is functionally superfluous—its only purpose is to make people walk for a long time. Single-point perspective composition. Avoid: the corridor being short, asymmetrical arrangements on both sides, plain colored stone flooring, no clear focal point at the far end.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一條長 100 公尺的室內廊道,寬 5 公尺、高 6 公尺,兩側是嚴格對稱的柱列與拱,每一個開間放置一件雕塑或一盞相同的壁燈,間距完全一致。地坪是水刀拼花的大理石,圖案以中軸鏡射並隨長度重複。因為長度極端,盡端的門在透視中縮成一個小點。天花每個開間有一朵雕花圓盤。這條廊道在機能上是多餘的——它的作用只有一個:讓人走很久。單點透視構圖。避免:廊道做短、兩側配置不對稱、地坪鋪單色石材、盡端沒有明確的端景。