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Urban Zen Residence

Urban Zen

Urban Zen is a residential interior design for a home of 115.7 square meters in Taiwan. The project combines modern city living with Japanese Zen aesthetics. A snow-viewing window with adjustable openings controls daylight and framed views. A tatami room offers a quiet place for guests and meditation. Warm wood tones are lighter in the living and dining rooms and darker in the bedrooms. Materials include formaldehyde-free cabinets, calcium silicate panels, solid wood and high-pressure laminate. A pet walkway and a tree are built between the cabinets for the resident cat.

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Between Realms Residence

Between Realms

Between Realms is the interior design of a four-story house in a city center. The site covers approximately 254 square meters. The first floor holds the living, dining, kitchen and reading areas, while bedrooms and multipurpose rooms occupy the upper levels. A television is suspended on a metal frame with adjustable aluminum louvers, so the floor-to-ceiling window and the Japanese garden behind it remain visible. Grilles, mirrors and cabinets replace solid walls to define zones. Gray-scale stone, matte metal and marble-pattern slabs let daylight and shadow shape the rooms.

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Rippling Continuum Residence

Rippling Continuum

Rippling Continuum is an interior design for a 208 square meter duplex residence. The 35-year-old home was renovated around soft lines and layered light. A spiral staircase clad in gray-white stone and white-coated metal forms the visual core, paired with a chandelier hung below a skylight. Curved ceilings integrate ducts and lighting, resolving the low ceiling heights. The open first floor links the living, dining, and kitchen areas, while four bedrooms and three bathrooms form the private zones. Flooring combines polished black marble and wood.

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CR Park Lane Manor Residence

CR Park Lane Manor

CR Park Lane Manor is a residential interior design for an apartment of about 190 square meters in Shantou, China. A private elevator opens into a gray entrance hall, where a vertical shaft of light sets a calm mood. Warm oak surfaces flow across doors, cabinets and windowsills, and the flooring shifts from dark to light wood to define zones. Structural beams were recessed by 30 centimeters to hold lighting and storage. Sliding partitions let the study join or separate from the living area, and a long dining bar serves both meals and conversation.

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Wood Harmony Residence

Wood Harmony

Wood Harmony is an interior design project for a four-story villa with a gross floor area of 1100 square meters. The design covers both the outdoor garden and the indoor living spaces. Light-hued wood runs throughout the interior, while grids and squares create a layered visual effect. A stone bar and cave-like entrance columns add a sense of weight, and a spiral staircase extends the spatial concept. Bedrooms use deep wooden tones, and the bathrooms feature rough stone textures that recall mountains. The aim is a calm home in harmony with nature.

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Rounded Shadow Residence

Rounded Shadow

Rounded Shadow is the interior design of a four-story single-family house in Taiwan. The house covers 393.3 square meters and contains five rooms. The first and fourth floors are public areas, with a living room, a dining room, a Japanese-style room and an audio-visual room. The second and third floors are private areas. An open plan and large floor-to-ceiling windows bring the surrounding greenery into each area. Wood grilles, stone, marble and metal join Eastern and Western design ideas. Wooden cabinets in the foyer conceal storage.

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House of Light Well Residence

House of Light Well

House of Light Well is a residential interior design for a row house about 30 meters long. The original building is divided into front and rear sections by a central light well. The light well is transformed into a core space similar to an outdoor square, and all rooms are reached through it. An open staircase wraps around the light well, and multi-level platforms hold areas for reading, work, fitness, children's play and entertainment. A tree stands at the center. Glass brick walls and stepped terraces add privacy and reduce street noise.

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Flow Reef Residence

Flow Reef

Flow Reef is a residential interior design for a 148.7 square meter apartment with two bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms and a kitchen. The plan is divided into social and private areas. Foyer cabinetry and a kitchen island separate the entrance, the dining room and the kitchen without blocking the view. The dining room combines a long table, solid wood veneer on the walls and ceiling, and light gray mineral paint. One bedroom was merged with the master bedroom to enlarge the private area. The design is inspired by green coral along the coast.

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Secluded Beauty Residence

Secluded Beauty

Secluded Beauty in the Mountains is the common area interior design of a residential development in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The space of about 374 square meters includes a lobby, a meeting room and a lounge, and is planned to help residents meet and build closer connections. The design follows Japanese aesthetics, with wooden grilles in the lobby and a reception counter that combines natural stone veneer with titanium plating. Ceramic artworks are integrated into each area. The calm setting offers rest from the busy city.

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Uncover The Light Residence

Uncover The Light

Uncover The Light is a residential interior design for an apartment of 181.5 square meters in Taiwan. The home holds three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a study room and three bathrooms for a family of four. Staggered grilles are placed on the ceiling in an irregular pattern to widen the low space under the beams. Adjustable wooden louvers control the strong western sunlight. Titanium-plated chiseled panels, marble flooring and wood grain surfaces are combined. The staircase acts as a transition between dark and light color tones.

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Peach Blossom Residence

Peach Blossom

Peach Blossom is a residential interior for retirement living, completed in Taiwan in 2021. The home covers 109 square meters and contains four bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and two bathrooms. The living room has a mountain-shaped ceiling and a peony installation made from four materials and more than seventy panels, hand-assembled in thirteen layers. The dining area wall combines thin tiles with gold-leaf sconces. Marble, granite, cypress wood, mirrors and titanium gold finishes are used throughout. The kitchen was enlarged for easier daily cooking.

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Life Blueprint Residence

Life Blueprint

Life Blueprint is a residential interior design for an old apartment of 270 square meters in Taiwan. The layout was kept, and corridors connect the main areas for smooth movement. The living room and dining room are joined, and a low-back sofa supports interaction between them. A stainless steel television wall gives depth through shifting light and shadow. A light film cabinet with a metal back panel displays figures with soft illumination. Materials include special coatings, slab tiles, tiles and glass in silver and gray. A storage room at the entrance holds daily items.

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