Elevated Ground Floor: Recessed Street Level

A white building with a recessed base. The lowest edge of the volume is set back by one meter, creating a deep shadow gap. Continuous indirect lighting is hidden within this gap, making the entire building appear to float several tens of centimeters above the ground, without touching the earth. The ground surface is a flat, light gray paving that extends deep into the shadow gap. Avoid: the exterior wall directly resting on the ground, a plinth or base at the bottom, visible masonry joints between the exterior wall and the ground, or exposed structure and equipment within the shadow gap.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟底部內縮的白色建築。量體的最下緣往內退一公尺,形成一道深深的陰影縫,縫裡藏著連續的間接照明,讓整棟建築看起來離開地面幾十公分,沒有和土地接觸。地坪是淺灰色的平整鋪面,一路延伸到陰影縫的深處。避免:讓外牆直接落在地面上、在底部做踢腳與基座、看得到外牆與地面的交接泥作、讓陰影縫裡露出結構與設備。