Hall and screens passage

A hall with a high ceiling extending to the roof. One end is the entrance, separated by a carved wooden screen to form a passage, behind which are the kitchen and storage; the other end is the main seat, raised one step, with a long table. High windows and tapestries adorn the side walls. This is the center of family life and banquets. Avoid: making the hall a normal room with a ceiling, removing the wooden screen at the entrance, making the main seat the same height as other parts, or placing modern sofa sets in the center.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個挑高到屋頂的大廳。一端是入口,以一道雕花的木屏風隔出一條通道,通道後方是廚房與儲藏;另一端是抬高一階的主位與一張長桌。兩側牆面有高窗與掛毯。這是家族生活與宴飲的中心。避免:把大廳做成有天花的普通房間、拿掉入口的木屏風、讓主位與其他部分同高、在中央擺放現代的沙發組。