A Study on the House Interior Design in the Song Dynasty

According to YiangZaoFaShi (營造法式) and several painting works, the houses in the Song Dynasty, based on the lifting beam wood structure, have developed interior decoration system which composed of sealing, floor, wall, partition, door and window. A Luxury house adopted DianTang (殿堂) structure put its interior design concept on the decoration feature of Dougong 斗栱 and sealing, but a common house adopted TingTang (廳堂) structure stressed on revealing the structural aesthetics of its beam structure without sealing. The lattice doors and windows in the front made a richly ornamented inner facade, and the partitions and screens attached paintings and calligraphic works on them satisfied owner's elegant taste. And Various furnitures like bed, couch, chair, desk, screen and cabinet were placed in each hall and room.