Arches and Arcades: Curves Touching the Ground

The ground floor of a contemporary building features a series of continuous parabolic arcades. The height and width of each arch subtly vary with its position, and the arch feet gently emerge from the ground without capitals or bases; the upper floor is a simple stucco wall. Beneath the arcade is a semi-outdoor passage, where sunlight streams in diagonally through the arch openings, painting a series of curved light and shadow patterns on the ground. Avoid: using classical semicircular arches and columns, arches repeating with exactly the same dimensions, adding decorative moldings and keystones, or making the upper facade overly complex.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟當代建築的地面層是一排連續的拋物線拱廊,每個拱的高度與寬度隨著位置緩緩變化,拱腳從地面柔和地長出來,沒有柱頭與基座;上層是簡潔的灰泥牆面。拱廊下是半戶外的通道,陽光從拱洞斜射進來,在地面上畫出一連串弧形的光影。避免:使用古典的半圓拱與柱式、拱的尺寸完全一樣地重複、加入線板與拱心石裝飾、上層立面做得繁複。