Difference from Oriental Retro Modern: Saigon is not Shanghai

Two Eastern colonial-era interiors juxtaposed. The Shanghai side features Art Deco geometry: stepped moldings, green velvet sofas, brass and frosted glass, dark and humid. The Saigon side features tropical transparency: louvers fully open, bamboo and rattan, lacquerware, lotus grilles, bright and airy. Both are East-meets-West hybrids, but one is stuffy and the other is permeable.
Avoid: Using velvet and Art Deco stepped moldings on the Indochinese side, dimming the light, closing all louvers, or making the materials and atmosphere of both sides identical.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

兩個東方殖民時期的室內並置。上海那側是裝飾藝術的幾何:階梯線腳、綠絲絨沙發、黃銅與磨砂玻璃、深色而潮濕;西貢那側是熱帶的通透:百葉整面打開、竹藤與漆器、蓮花格柵、光線明亮而有風。同樣是東西混血,一個悶一個透。避免:在印度支那那側使用絲絨與裝飾藝術的階梯線腳、把光線壓暗、關上所有百葉、讓兩者的材料與氣氛相同。