Lobby Ceiling: Wooden Geometric Coffers

A wooden geometric ceiling. Dark wooden strips form a radial star-shaped grid, with each compartment being a recessed wooden panel; a larger octagonal caisson in the center radiates repeating patterns outwards. The wood is dark brown, with localized dark red, deep green, and gold painting, but already heavily oxidized. A surrounding band consists of carved wooden eaves and corbelled brickwork. Avoid: using a flat panel ceiling, making the painting colors vibrant and new, using printed pattern veneers, making the ceiling low so its depth is not apparent.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面木造的幾何天花。深色木條組成放射狀的星形格子,每一格是凹進去的木板;中央是一個較大的八角星形藻井,往四周發散出重複的圖案。木材是深褐色的,局部有暗紅、深綠與金的彩繪,但已經氧化得很沉。周邊一圈是雕花的木簷與疊澀的磚。避免:使用平整的板材天花、讓彩繪的顏色鮮豔嶄新、使用印刷的圖案貼皮、把天花做低看不出深度。