The Bund Style of Shanghai: Stone, Copper Roof, and Chinese Patterns

Art Deco building in 1930s Shanghai style, on a riverside boulevard. Granite facade with strong vertical lines and stepped setbacks, topped by a pyramid-shaped spire covered in verdigris metal; details geometrize oriental patterns: cast iron grilles between windows feature abstract meander and shou characters, and the relief above the entrance depicts fan-shaped cloud motifs. Backlight at dusk unifies the skyline and the river surface. Avoid: traditional Chinese flying eaves and glazed tiles, flat facade without vertical lines, Western classical carvings for details, modern glass skyscrapers in the surroundings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一九三〇年代上海風格的裝飾藝術大樓,位於江邊大道上。花崗石立面帶有強烈的垂直線條與階梯狀退縮,頂部是一座覆蓋銅綠色金屬的金字塔形尖頂;細部把東方紋樣幾何化:窗間牆的鑄鐵格柵是抽象的回紋與壽字,入口上方的浮雕是扇形的雲紋。傍晚的逆光讓天際線與江面連成一片。避免:使用中國傳統的飛簷與琉璃瓦、立面平直沒有垂直線條、細部是西洋的古典雕花、周圍出現現代的玻璃超高層。