Summer and Winter: Two Uses of the Same Home

A Mediterranean modern residence whose usage changes with the seasons. The image depicts winter: under the semi-outdoor pergola, the grapevines have shed their leaves, allowing sunlight to directly shine into the arcade, and the outdoor long table used in summer is empty; life has retreated indoors, with a fire burning in the fireplace, heavy wool blankets draped over the seating, and a thick fabric curtain hanging in front of the arched opening to block the wind. Carpets are laid on the floor tiles. The same space appears completely different in summer. Avoid: depicting the Mediterranean as eternal summer, having indoor and outdoor usage that does not change with the seasons, using evergreen vines that lose the variation of shedding leaves, or including plants and furnishings that do not fit the season.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個因季節改變使用方式的地中海現代住宅。畫面是冬天:半戶外的棚架下葡萄藤已經落葉,陽光可以直接曬進拱廊,原本夏天使用的戶外長桌空著;生活退回室內,壁爐生著火,厚重的羊毛毯搭在座位上,一道厚布簾垂在拱洞前擋風。地磚上鋪了地毯。同一個空間在夏天則完全相反。避免:把地中海畫成永遠的夏天、讓室內外的使用不隨季節改變、使用常綠的藤蔓失去落葉的變化、加入不符合季節的植物與陳設。