British Colonial Style • Deep Veranda: The Semi-Outdoor Room

A deep veranda of an English colonial residence. Depth of 2.4 meters or more, a row of equally spaced square wooden columns supporting a dark wood raftered eaves; the floor is gray slate, worn smooth by foot traffic. Against the wall are two planter's chairs, with long armrests flaring outwards to form footrests, and woven rattan seats; in the middle, a small dark wood round table with a brass tray and a drink on it. A brass glass-shaded pendant lamp hangs between the columns. Outside is strong sunlight and dense greenery, while the veranda is in deep shadow. Avoid: enclosing the veranda with glass, using modern outdoor furniture, making the veranda too shallow, making the contrast between light and shadow under the veranda and outside unclear.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段英式殖民住宅的深廊。深度兩米四以上,一排等距的方形木柱撐起深色木椽的屋簷;地面是灰色石板,被走得光滑。靠牆放著兩張種植園主躺椅,長扶手向外翻出成擱腳板,座面是藤編;中間一張小的深色木圓几,上面一個黃銅托盤與一杯飲料。柱間掛著一盞黃銅的玻璃罩吊燈。外面是強烈的日光與濃密的綠,廊下是深深的陰影。避免:用玻璃把廊道封起來、使用現代的戶外家具、把廊道做得太淺、讓廊下與外面的明暗對比不明顯。