空间的色彩密码

“我们刚买下这里的时候，仅房子的外表没有什么变化，室内什么都没有，就是毛坯房。” 京郊大湖山庄一处独立房产的女主人E告诉本刊。但没多久，橘色、绿色、蓝色、红色、白色，这些简单的颜色都被填充到了室内，而填充的工作都是E一个人完成的。怎样才能在满足主人各种需求的同时，又不失其设计感？E向我们详细解说了如何将这些颜色用于自己的设计当中和其中的寓意。

这栋房子的门牌号码是618，在粤语中，618的发音是有着很好寓意的一组数字。这个巧合不是偶然，事实上，618户是这片高级住宅区的开发商最初为私人保留的房子，所以618的户型只此一户，形成了大湖山庄的“龙尾”。618门前的水池也都是风水大师提前设计好的，寓意家庭的幸福、健康和繁荣兴旺。

E的家中随处可见中国元素。进入客厅的走廊两侧，乳白色的墙壁上嵌有数对来自中国古代床榻上的木雕，其他地方的墙壁上也有石雕装饰。E介绍说，这些都是她从潘家园的古董市场等一些地方淘来的，甚至连拖鞋上都绘满了中国风的图案。

书房就在进入正门的右手边，不过，如果不是主人有意的介绍，或者你刚好和房子主人有个会议性质的见面，几乎不会发现这间书房兼办公区域。进入书房的门和走廊的墙壁融为一体，门关上的时候，一眼望去，走廊径直通向屋内深处，轻轻推一下右侧墙壁，书房豁然出现在眼前。E解释说，之所以把书房放在紧邻正门的地方，而不是放在房内深处，是因为她很注重个人隐私和空间的私密性。如果先生有生意上的客人到访，客人在进入书房前也不需要经过房子内部其他的区域，保护了居住在这里的人们的隐私。

整栋房子有三层，地下、一层和二层。在参观完房子内部后，很容易就会发现，房子每层都有自己的主色调。书房的沙发和一面墙壁，图书室的沙发，餐厅的椅子、窗帘和墙壁，厨房的一面墙壁，这些地方都被橘色主宰，所以不难理会，橘色便是这层，也就是一层的主题色。选择橘色的原因，E告诉我们是因为它有种居家的温馨感。在曾经居住过的每处住所，E都会自己参与房屋内部的设计，并将代表该国家文化的颜色用于自己的设计当中。E与先生在阿尔卑斯山区购置的房产内部为纯白色，恰好与覆盖阿尔卑斯山的白雪交相辉映。E很了解中国的传统，所以她立刻想到了红色，中国红。“直接用红色冲击感太强烈了，颜色太过偏重，所以我折中选取了给人家庭温暖感的橘色。橘色接近金色，而金色在中国传统中同样有着昌盛繁荣的寓意。”

从地下，经过一层，到达顶层的螺旋楼梯，一路都是围绕着几株竹子旋转的。竹子的运用也是凸显中国的元素之一，而为了配合竹子的天然色――绿色，E选择了这一颜色为地下的主色调。地下的两间客房内都设有天窗，天窗一侧的墙壁上铺满了竹子，阳光透过天窗给予竹子养分，使其可以健康地生长。房间内不仅因为天窗的关系显得很明亮，也因为竹子的关系充满了氧气。地下的中国元素除了竹子，还有E同样从古董市场淘来的石雕壁画。令人感到意外并惊喜的是Spa房。在提起这间水疗室时，E开玩笑地说：“你总得给自己一些享受的机会。”不过E也告诉我们，这栋房子是他们唯一设有Spa房的住所，放松身心的机会并不多，但有机会的话一定不要错过。地下这层还包括了一间提供给孩子们的玩乐房间和一间家庭影院，E说这一层总是带给她的家庭许多乐趣。

二层是主人们休憩的地方，主卧，两个小孩的卧室，还有一间小型健身房。小孩的卧室都有自己的独立卫浴，而主卧更是附有两间卫浴和各自的衣帽间，男女主人可以分开使用，这些设计都突出了E对于个人私密性的尊重。说起这一层的颜色，单纯地因为E的两位孩子都喜欢蓝色，所以蓝色顺理成章地成为二层的主色调。

其实除了颜色的运用，E还很注重房屋内部的空间感，一层房间的布局尤其明显地突出了这一点。这里有两间餐厅，中餐厅和西餐厅，两间餐厅隔着一扇门，西餐厅和客厅隔着一扇门，同时图书室和中西餐厅、客厅都各隔着一扇门。当所有门都阖上时，每间房间有自己的独立区域，互不干扰；当所有门都拉开时，所有房间又组成了一块宽敞广阔的区域，可以进行任何形式的聚会。这也是为什么E坚持所有房间要用同一个颜色的原因，当房门敞开时，不同房间的内部色调会同时出现在人的视线中，如果颜色各异，会产生冲突。

不仅对颜色和私人空间有着强烈的坚持，房子内所用的家具，E也有自己的坚持。一层所用的沙发、桌椅都是远从英国空运而来的，E说这种坚持来自“英国质量”的保障。她尤其喜欢用英国的椅子和沙发是因为这些家具在使用许多年后依然可保持原来的形状，无需修复。窗帘则来自法国，因为这种给人丝绸般漂浮感的金橘色她仅在巴黎见到过。

E虽是这里的室内设计师，但少了先生的帮助，依然不会有现在的成果。“我对尺寸和量度一无所知。”E坦诚道。所以即使颜色运用得再好，如果房间或门的尺寸错了，依然会造成一些会带来突兀感的设计。E说先生会提前帮她计算好整体的框架，她所做的就是将一切细节填充进去，夫妇二人配合得天衣无缝。那么两个孩子有什么贡献呢？“哦，他们得到可以选择自己的床和房间墙壁颜色的权利就足够了。”E幽默地说。不过两个小孩现在都已长大成人，E夫妇也长居在瑞士，那些发生在家庭中的趣事也成为这栋房子不可或缺的一部分了。

“When we bought the place， it was simply four walls and a roof，”E told us. She is the hostess of the property located in Grand Hill. “We went through extensive construction and decoration， for nearly a year.” she adds. Today， the house is decorated in warm colors tones of orange， red， white， over a beautiful parquet flooring. E conceived the decoration by herself. She explained that her resolution was to satisfy functional needs while highlighting a sense of design.

The house is numbered 618， an auspicious combination in Cantonese. But this is not just luck. House 618 had been built by the developer for his own usage， and forms the “tail of the dragon” of Grand Hill. Additionally a Fengshui master designed a water fountain in front of the gate， to ensure happiness， health and prosperity.

E and her family used a many rich Chinese elements in their house. Several pairs of Chinese wood carvings have been embedded into white walls in the corridor. In other places， Chinese antique stones mark a wall. E said she found these antique pieces in various places， including the Panjiayuan antique market. There are even Chinese patterns on slippers！

The study is to the right of the front door. You wouldn’t have noticed it if the host didn’t alert you. The door to the study is embedded seamlessly into the wall of the corridor， and when you push it lightly， double doors open into the large and comfortable study. E designed the study here for privacy， and efficiency. If her husband has a business visitor， the visitor can walk straight into the study， without interfering with family life.

There are three floors to the house with each a different color theme. A soft， pleasing to the eyes， orange color dominates the decoration on the ground floor： a set of comfortable sofas on one side， the walls in the study， the armchairs in the library， chairs in the dining room， curtain and walls， and even one of the walls in the breakfast room and kitchen are all made of a rich and warm golden orange color. E feels that orange has a peaceful effect on people. She has lived in different places， and each time， she designs the interior and expresses with colors the culture of the country. For instance the family has a house in the Alps， and then pure white has been used to echo the snow covering the Alps. E knows Chinese traditions and admires the Chinese red. “But red in decoration could be too strong， and that’s why I settled on orange， giving the house a lot of warmth. Orange is close to gold， and gold has great connotations in Chinese tradition a touch of prosperity.”

We walked from the basement to the spiral staircase at the top， surrounded by towering bamboos， another Chinese symbol. To match the natural green of the bamboo， E chose green for the basement. The two guest rooms downstairs have each an indoor terrace and bamboos have been planted along the wall. The sun nourishes the bamboos. The rooms are bright and fresh because of the terrace and bamboos. E decorated the rooms with stone carvings， also from the antique market. There is also a massage and spa room. E wanted to give herself and her family some “time of indulgence”. She told us this was the only house they owned presently that had a spa. There are not so many opportunities for relaxing. Just grab it when it comes. There is also an entertainment room for kids and a very comfortable family cinema on the lower floor. E said this floor is always very enjoyable for her family.

The second floor accommodates the master bedroom， bedrooms for two kids and a small gym. The master room has too large bathrooms and dressing rooms for the host and hostess. The children have their own private bathrooms. E’s decoration emphasizes very much on privacy. Blue is the color for the children’s floor， a favorite for the kids.

Apart from colors， E pays great attention to layout inside each room. This is especially true on the first floor. There is a Western and a Chinese dining room， separated by a door. Another door separates the Western dining room and the drawing room， the library and dining rooms， and the drawing room. When all the doors are closed， every room is an undisturbed space. And when all the doors open， a large open space becomes a wonderful place for parties. That’s why E wanted a unity of color per floor， to avoid contrasting feeling.

E is also very particular about furniture， which have been shipped from England and France. She trusts British quality and likes the durability of chairs and sofa after many years of usage without repair. She uses curtains from France， as only in Paris was she able to find this light silk floating golden orange material.

E is the interior designer of her house. But all these would probably not have been possible without the assistance of her husband. “I have no clue about dimensions and volumes，” she said candidly. The best color mix cannot compensate for wrong volumes. E said her husband imagined the volumes in advance， and what she needed to do was to fill in the details. They are a formidable pair. And what was the kids’ contribution？ “They had the right to choose the color of their rooms and beds，” E responds humorously. But the children have grown up and the couple now lives mostly in Switzerland. Their houses quietly remember all the happy tales.