Symmetry is a feeling, not a rule.
Clients ask us for symmetrical rooms more often than you might expect.
What they usually want is a room that feels calm and balanced.
Perfect mirroring can create that feeling, but it is not the only way.
Real rooms have doors, windows, columns, and circulation that do not always line up.
We may balance a heavy element on one side with height, light, texture, or color on the other.
The two sides are different, but the room still feels complete.
Symmetry is one way to create order.
Balance is the feeling people are looking for.
By Roy Boustani
