Arches: A Simplified Version of Contemporary Proportions

An interior arched opening, executed in a contemporary style. The arch shape is a simple semicircle or flattened oval, wide and stable in proportion; all ornamentation is removed—no keystone, no columns, no moldings or frames. The edge of the arch opening is the cross-section of the thick wall itself, finished with soft rounded corners, continuous with the adjacent walls as the same surface and color. The thickness of the wall is clearly visible at the opening. The image features two to three continuous arches forming an arcade, through which layers of space and gradually changing light can be seen. The walls are warm white lime plaster. The floor is terracotta square tiles. Avoid: adding keystones, columns, and molding decorations, using thin walls that make the arch lose thickness, making the arch curve into a pointed arch or horseshoe arch, adding edge trim.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個室內的拱形開口,做法是當代的。拱的形狀是簡潔的半圓或扁圓,比例寬而穩;所有裝飾全部取消——沒有拱心石、沒有柱式、沒有線腳與邊框,拱洞的邊緣就是厚牆本身的斷面,以柔和的圓角收邊,與兩側的牆面連續成同一個表面與同一個顏色。牆體的厚度在洞口清楚可見。畫面中有兩到三個連續的拱形成一道拱廊,透過它們可以看見層層遞進的空間與逐漸變化的光線。牆面是溫暖的白色石灰塗料。地面是赤陶方磚。避免:加入拱心石、柱式與線腳裝飾、使用薄牆讓拱失去厚度、把拱的曲線做成尖拱與馬蹄拱、加入邊框收邊。