Precise Scale: Five Centimeters Off is Wrong

A minimalist space with precisely calculated dimensions. Several deliberate relationships can be observed: the width of the opening is exactly one-third of the wall width, the height of the countertop is flush with the windowsill, the length of the long bench equals the width of the opening, and the floor division line precisely aligns with the wall corner. These alignments are not coincidental but derived from a consistent set of dimensions used throughout the space. Because of this precise alignment, the image remains stable even without decoration. Avoid: elements with unrelated dimensions, division lines misaligned by a few centimeters at corners, using arbitrary furniture sizes, openings positioned off-ratio to the wall.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個尺寸經過精算的極簡空間。可以看出幾組刻意的關係:開口的寬度剛好是牆面寬度的三分之一、檯面的高度與窗台齊平、長凳的長度等於開口的寬度、地坪的分割線正好對到牆的轉角。這些對位不是巧合,而是整個空間用同一組尺寸推導出來的。因為對得準,即使沒有裝飾,畫面也是穩定的。避免:讓元素的尺寸互不相關、讓分割線在轉角處錯開幾公分、使用隨意的家具尺寸、讓開口的位置偏離牆面的比例關係。