Moon, Bottle, Gourd, and Crabapple Doorways

Three continuous moon gates of different shapes in a corridor. The first is a perfectly circular moon gate; the second is bottle-shaped—with a narrow, long neck at the top, a bulging middle section, and tapering down to the floor; the third is begonia-shaped—a petal-like outline formed by four symmetrical arcs. The three gates are similar in size, and their openings are at the same height, so the experience of passing through them is consistent, but the framed shapes are entirely different. The edges of the gates have no moldings or decorations; they are simply the cross-section of the wall, finished with rounded corners, and are the same material and color as the wall. The wall has a noticeable thickness. Through the three gates, progressively deeper spaces can be seen. Avoid: adding frames and molding decorations; using thin walls that make the gates lose their thickness; making the size and height of the three gates inconsistent; adding doors to the gate openings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段走廊上連續出現的三個不同形狀的洞門。第一個是正圓的月洞;第二個是瓶形——上方是一個窄長的頸,中段外鼓,下方收窄後落地;第三個是海棠形——由四段對稱的弧線組成的花瓣輪廓。三者的尺寸相近、開口的高度一致,因此人穿過時的體驗相同,但框住的形狀完全不同。洞的邊緣沒有任何線腳與裝飾,就是牆體的斷面以圓角收邊,與牆面同材質同色。牆體有明顯的厚度。透過三個洞可以看見依序遞進的空間。避免:加入邊框與線腳裝飾、使用薄牆讓洞失去厚度、讓三個洞的尺寸與高度不一致、在洞口加裝門扇。