Definition: Both Hard and Soft Furnishings Stop at the Midpoint

A high-end residence that doesn't fully commit to either traditional or contemporary styles. The walls have wainscoting, but only a shallow frame without layered moldings; the doors are five-panel but extend almost to the ceiling; the fireplace retains its shape but the mantelpiece is removed; the furniture has traditional silhouettes but without skirts and carvings. Every decision deliberately stops between the two extremes, with no part being purely classical or purely modern. The overall impression is quiet, expensive, and timeless. Avoid: creating layered, deeply classical moldings, making walls completely undivided contemporary planes, allowing any room to lean distinctly towards traditional or contemporary, using styles with clear historical markers.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個傳統與當代都不站到底的高級住宅。牆上有護牆板但只有一道淺框沒有層層線腳、門是五片式的但做到接近天花、壁爐留下形狀但拿掉了壁爐架、家具是傳統輪廓但去掉了裙擺與雕花。每一個決定都刻意停在兩端之間,沒有任何一處是純粹的古典或純粹的現代。整體讀起來是安靜、昂貴、不屬於任何年代的。避免:把線腳做到層層疊疊的古典深度、把牆面做成完全沒有分割的當代平面、讓某一個房間明顯偏向傳統或當代、使用有明確年代標記的樣式。