New Chinese Style - Balcony: One Bamboo, One Stone, One Water

A New Chinese style residential balcony, treated as a miniature garden. The ground is dark gray slate, partially covered with white sand with raked marks. There are only three elements: a clump of slender bamboo against the wall, planted in a planter flush with the ground; a naturally shaped ornamental stone, mostly buried in the sand with only its upper edge exposed; and a small stone basin with still water, into which a bamboo pipe slowly drips water, creating a low and continuous sound. The walls are pristine painted plaster. Between the balcony and the interior is a row of fully retractable wooden-framed glass doors. In the corner, there is a low wooden stool. At night, a very low ground light illuminates the lower part of the bamboo. Avoid: planting multiple types of plants and flowers, adding pots and display shelves, using high-chroma decorations, making the balcony into a typical leisure terrace.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個新中式的住宅陽台,被處理成微型庭園。地面是深灰的板岩,局部鋪著白砂並有耙過的痕跡。元素只有三樣:靠牆一叢細竹,種在與地面齊平的植栽槽中;一塊自然形狀的置石,大部分埋在砂中只露出上緣;一個石鑿的小水缽,水面靜止,一根竹管緩慢滴水進去,聲音低而持續。牆面是素淨的塗料。與室內之間是一整排可完全推開的木框玻璃門。角落有一張矮的木凳。夜間有一盞極低的地燈照亮竹的下部。避免:種植多種植物與花卉、加入盆器與陳列架、使用高彩度的裝飾、把陽台做成一般的休憩露台。