Unwinding from the Entrance

An entryway designed to start decompression right from the entrance. The flooring changes to warm stone right inside the door, so feet are warm as soon as shoes are taken off; a sufficiently wide bench allows one to sit and slowly remove shoes, without having to stand on one leg; a wooden rod on the wall for hanging coats and bags; a tray for keys and phone—deliberately placed in the entryway rather than brought into the living room. Illuminance is very low, with only an indirect light washing the wall. The walls are warm mineral plaster, with rounded corners. There's a faint woody scent in the air. Because of these elements, the transition from outside to home is completed within the first thirty seconds of entering, rather than carrying the outside pace all the way to the sofa. Avoid: using cold polished tiles, making the entryway as bright as a commercial space, omitting a bench for sitting, placing the phone's storage location deep inside the interior.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個把減壓從入口就開始的玄關。地坪在進門處換成溫熱的石材,鞋一脫下腳就是暖的;一張足夠寬的長凳可以坐著慢慢脫,不必單腳站著;牆上一根木桿掛外套與包;一個托盤放鑰匙與手機——刻意放在玄關而不是帶進客廳。照度很低,只有一道洗牆的間接光。牆面是溫暖的礦物塗料,轉角圓弧。空氣中有淡淡的木質香。因為這幾樣東西,進門的前三十秒就完成了從外面到家裡的轉換,而不是把外面的節奏一路帶到沙發上。避免:使用冰冷的拋光磁磚、讓玄關明亮如商業空間、省略可以坐下的長凳、把手機的放置位置設在室內深處。