Vietnamese Style · High Ceilings and Arcades

A high-ceilinged Vietnamese colonial-style interior. The ceiling height is over four meters, either a flat white plaster finish or exposed wooden beams; the upper part of the walls has ventilating wooden grilles. Spaces are connected by continuous semi-circular arches, which are white plaster with no intricate moldings, only simple edgings. The lower section of the walls has a waist-high wainscoting or a simple horizontal decorative band. Avoid: lowering the ceiling, using square door openings instead of arches, adding intricate European moldings and carvings, or using colored walls.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個挑高的越式殖民風室內。天花高度超過四米,是平的白色抹面或外露的木樑;牆面上部有通風的木格窗。空間之間以連續的半圓拱相連,拱是白色的抹面,沒有繁複的線腳,只有簡單的收邊。牆面下段有一道及腰的護牆或簡單的水平飾帶。避免:把天花壓低、使用方形的門洞取代拱、加入繁複的歐式線腳與雕飾、使用彩色的牆面。