Solid and Void: Walls Must Have Weight

A minimalist space where walls have a clear sense of weight. The walls are not thin partition boards, but solid entities with visible thickness: a 40 cm cross-section is exposed at the corner, the side of the opening shows the depth of the wall, and the junction between the wall and the floor is a direct connection. The area of solid walls is much larger than the area of openings, so the space feels enclosed and weighty. The void parts are concentrated in a few places, making the contrast more obvious. Avoid: making walls into large areas of glass and light partitions, making the ratio of solid to void similar, using thin walls that lose their cross-section, making walls into transparent grilles and screens.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個牆體具有明顯重量感的極簡空間。牆不是輕薄的隔間板,而是看得出厚度的實體:轉角處露出四十公分的斷面、開口的側面顯示牆的深度、牆與地面的交界是一道直接的相接。實牆的面積遠大於開口的面積,因此空間的感覺是被包圍的、有重量的。虛的部分集中在少數幾處,對比更明顯。避免:把牆做成大面積的玻璃與輕隔間、讓實與虛的比例接近、使用薄的牆體失去斷面、把牆面做成通透的格柵與屏風。