Reflecting Pool: Doubling the White Volume

A rectangular still reflection pool in front of a group of white stone buildings, 120 meters long and 30 meters wide, with a water depth of only 150mm. The bottom of the pool is paved with dark stone, so the water surface reflects like a mirror. There are no railings around the pool, only a narrow slit flush with the ground as an overflow. Because the water surface is completely still, the colonnades, domes, and sky of the building are perfectly reflected, forming a symmetry between top and bottom. The paving around the pool is white stone of the same color as the building, with a flamed finish for slip resistance. At sunrise, the light is low and oblique, and the reflection is brighter than the actual structure. Avoid: adding fountains or waterfalls to the pool, using light-colored pool bottoms, making the water deep, or setting up railings and seating around the pool.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組白色石造建築前方的長方形靜水池,長 120 公尺、寬 30 公尺,水深只有 150mm,池底鋪深色的石材,所以水面呈現接近鏡面的反射。池的四周沒有欄杆,只有一道與地坪齊平的細縫作為溢流。因為水面完全靜止,建築的柱廊、穹頂與天空被完整倒映,上下形成對稱。池畔的鋪面是與建築同色的白色石材,燒毛處理防滑。日出時分,光線低斜,倒影比實體更亮。避免:池水加入噴泉或跌水、池底使用淺色、水深做深、池畔設置欄杆與座椅。