Deep Verandas: Another Layer Around the House

A deep veranda encircling the house. The veranda is at least 2.4 meters deep, supported by a row of equally spaced square pillars or slender wooden posts that hold up the eaves; it completely blocks sunlight from the interior walls and keeps rain out. On the veranda are rattan lounge chairs and a small round table, making it a truly used room rather than just decoration. From the outside, the main body of the house is enveloped by this circle of shadow. Avoid: making the veranda too shallow to lose its shading function, using decorative carved pillars, leaving the veranda empty without furniture, enclosing the veranda with glass.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一圈繞著房子的深廊。廊道的深度達兩米四以上,由一排等距的方柱或細木柱撐起屋簷;它把陽光完全擋在室內牆面之外,雨也打不進來。廊上放著藤編的躺椅與一張小圓桌,是真正在使用的房間而不是裝飾。從外面看,房子的主體被這一圈陰影包住。避免:把廊道做得太淺失去遮蔭功能、使用裝飾性的雕花柱、讓廊道空著沒有家具、用玻璃把廊道封起來。