Axis and Terminus: Seeing Straight Through

A Baroque axis running through several rooms. All doors are aligned on the same straight line, allowing one to see from the first room to the last when open. Each door frame is a heavy, carved frame, like layers of picture frames. The end of the axis features a clear focal point: a mirror, a sculpture, or a window facing a garden. The floor parquetry is also aligned with this axis. Avoid: having misaligned doors, placing obstructing furniture on the axis, lacking a clear focal point at the end, using an asymmetrical layout.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一條貫穿數個房間的巴洛克軸線。所有的門都對齊在同一條直線上,打開時可以一眼從第一個房間看到最後一個;每一道門框都是厚重的雕飾框,像一層層的畫框。軸線的盡頭是一個明確的端景:一面鏡、一座雕塑或一扇朝向花園的窗。地坪的拼花也對齊這條軸。避免:讓門的位置錯開、在軸線上擺放遮擋的家具、讓盡頭沒有明確的端景、使用不對稱的配置。