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Redefine Classic Residence

Redefine Classic

Redefine Classic is a residential interior design completed in Taipei City, Taiwan. The 165 square meter home includes a porch, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. The original three room layout was changed to two rooms to enlarge the shared area and improve circulation. Lattice iron, inspired by the Eastern classic sash window, is combined with a black and white palette and classic furniture. Marble walls, system panels and customized cabinets provide hidden storage and display areas for the collections of the client.

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Elegance of Cat Residence

Elegance of Cat

Elegance of Cat is a residential interior design for a home in Taichung City, Taiwan. The interior covers about 145 square meters and includes a living room, an open kitchen and dining room, a study, two bedrooms and three bathrooms. The layout follows the activities of the residents, such as reading, music and art appreciation. Colors, materials and furniture give each area its own atmosphere within a consistent whole. Materials include dawn white stone, titanium-plated metal, insulating and sandblasted glass, walnut veneer and an Inkiostro Bianco mural.

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Spring Earth Residence

Spring Earth

Spring Earth is a residential interior design created for a young couple expecting a child. The home is located in Fuzhou, China, and the style is modern with a slight industrial character. A single glass panel separates the living room from the study, enlarging the space and creating a comfortable reading area. Neutral tones are combined with brown and orange in the living and dining areas. In the children's room, white doors and partitions meet a light brown wooden floor, and a tatami with storage is paired with comic wallpaper.

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The Classical Rhyme Residence

The Classical Rhyme

The Classical Rhyme is the interior design of a 396 square meter detached villa. Wooden surfaces are combined with white, gray, black and earth tone colors to form an elegant tonality. Partitions in the public area were removed, and hidden cabinets and mirrors create implicit boundaries between the entrance, living room, dining room and kitchen. French windows support air convection, and small windows above the kitchen counter discharge waste gases. All rooms use zero formaldehyde materials, LED lighting and energy saving appliances. Walls and most cabinets use eco friendly wood panels.

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In Between Lines Residence

In Between Lines

In-between Lines is a residential interior design for a small apartment of 39 square meters in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The split-level layout uses intersecting framed volumes that define the television wall, the mirrored cabinet, the waterproof basin and the bookshelf wall. The split-level floor slabs are kept within 10 centimeters to avoid an oppressive feeling, and a lowered ceiling conceals wiring and service equipment. Natural earth tones, timber and greenery create a calm setting. A full-height kitchen window and glass sections in the bedroom walls bring daylight inside.

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Sapphire Residence

Sapphire

Sapphire is a residential interior design for a home in Taipei, Taiwan. The floor area is about 83 square meters and includes an entrance, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The original three-bedroom layout was changed into a two-bedroom plan to enlarge the shared areas and improve the social function of the home. Blue tones and fair-faced concrete are combined with oak, teak, wood veneer, tiles and metal. Clean lines, smooth circulation, hidden storage and customized furniture create a calm and spacious atmosphere.

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Interwoven Layers Residence

Interwoven Layers

Interwoven Layers is a residential interior design completed in Taipei in 2019. The home is organized along a clear axis, where cabinets and walls form lines that intersect and align to create spatial layers. Open and penetrating elements let air and light pass through the interior, while materials and colors define both ends of the axis. A wide metal-plate ceiling slides beneath a traversing structural beam and becomes the visual focus of the corridor. Rusted metalwork, painted surfaces and an art collection add an artistic atmosphere.

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Live in Letters Residence

Live in Letters

Live in Letters is a residential interior design in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The 146.6 square metre home was created for a client with large book storage needs and a preference for black-based space. A large black book wall is built with iron and steel frames, layered with wood grain veneer and wooden shelves. The entrance sidewall is finished with Italian fresco stucco paint applied in random brush strokes. An irregular sofa, an amorphous television wall, an extra-long dining table for eight and a complete dressing room shape the layout.

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Layers Of Colours Residence

Layers Of Colours

Layers of Colours is a residential interior design created for a young couple and their cats in Taichung, Taiwan. The apartment was partially renovated to provide large storage and an open view within a small floor area. Colour is used as the main medium. The living room floor combines two types of scratch-resistant timber flooring that extend to the dining area wall to mark the interior zones. The television wall uses white masonry with bright yellow plates, while the sofa wall is blue. Hidden doors keep the walls clean and support a flowing circulation.

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Slow Living Residence

Slow Living

Slow Living is a residential interior design located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The interior covers about 460 square meters and includes three bedroom suites, a living room, a dining room, an open island bench, an inner kitchen, a study and a rumpus room. The public areas are joined into one open and connected living space. Arches and changes of material separate the areas without closed walls. Materials include black sandalwood veneer, mirror, titanium plating, masonry flooring and hand-scratched timber flooring. The layout supports family gatherings and quiet reading.

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Natural Flavor Residence

Natural Flavor

Natural Flavor is a residential interior design for a 158 square meter apartment. The home includes a living room, dining room, kitchen, light bar, open study room, three bedrooms and two washrooms. Natural materials such as engineered flooring, wood blocks, retro bricks and marble create a loft style close to nature. A wall was removed to open the public area, so sunlight enters from three directions. A 45 degree beveled design turns a wasted corner into storage. All doors reach ceiling height to widen and extend the view.

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Breaking Dawn Residence

Breaking Dawn

Breaking Dawn is a residential interior design covering about 128 square meters in Taichung City, Taiwan. The home includes an open kitchen and dining room, a living room, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. As the house has no main walls, the boundaries between areas are blurred, and a shared aisle with gentle turns defines each space. The dark tone near the entrance and dining area shifts to white in the living room, recalling the first light of dawn. Materials include white stone, titanium-plated metal, gray-black veneer, glass block and wallpaper.

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