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Residence

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Xi'an Qinhan New City Villa Residence

Xi'an Qinhan New City Villa

Xi'an Qinhan New City Villa is a residential interior design for a four-story house. The design concept is the prosperity of the Tang dynasty. The original structure was adjusted to add a mezzanine to the basement. The resulting two-story basement holds leisure and entertainment areas for the family. On the first floor, the dining and living rooms are enclosed by a U-shaped courtyard, forming two separate spaces. The second floor is used for rest, with a master bedroom given a sense of ritual. Traditional elements are abstracted into patterns on screens, handles and metal ornaments.

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Authentic Eden Residence

Authentic Eden

Authentic Eden is a residential interior design for a thirty year old villa in Taichung, Taiwan. The home covers about 198 square meters and contains three bedrooms, two living rooms and a study. The villa stands at the back of the community, where the public areas were poor, so the former garage door was turned into the new entrance. Walls between the kitchen, dining room and living room were removed to improve flow and family interaction. Large French windows link the dining room with the yard. Gray and white tones give the interior a calm and orderly character.

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Tranquil Zen Residence

Tranquil Zen

Tranquil Zen is a residential interior design completed in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The layout includes a living and dining area, two bedrooms and a multi-functional room used for meditation and worship. A partition wall behind the television wall was removed to improve the views, the ventilation and the sense of space. Materials include finished concrete, genuine cedar, diatomaceous earth wall texture and timber flooring. Honeycomb curtains control shading and add insulation. The interior joins Japanese Zen style with minimalism to create a calm and simple home.

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Contemporary Domain Residence

Contemporary Domain

Contemporary Domain is a residential interior design completed in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The interior combines Chinese classic elements with modern urban styling. At the entrance, a turning path with lighting, an abstract landscape painting and integrated storage protects privacy. A Chinese styled sliding door and a vertical timber grille frame the public areas. A dark round mirror in the dining area spreads the natural light and makes the space appear larger. A glass sliding panel of 1.2 meters separates the living room from the study. Storage is recessed into the walls.

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Happy Home Residence

Happy Home

Happy Home is a residential interior design for a three-storey house in Chongqing, China. The original building had a chaotic layout and no daylight on the lower ground floor. The interior was rebuilt through changes to the basement and a new cast-in-place floor slab on the second floor. The kitchen, dining room and fitness area were placed on the lower ground floor. Patios bring daylight and air to that level. A sunshine teahouse in the courtyard and a new terrace link the rooms with the outdoor scenery. The finished home covers 288 square meters and serves three generations.

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Soho Apartment Residence

Soho Apartment

As this project is situated on the second floor of an aged apartment near Songshan Airport, with uncertainty in urban renewal prospect, the project expectation was to generate a quality living environment for the whole family of the client that could last more than 10 years through this design renovation work. The overall design was not just to improve upon the previously crammed interior layout and the noise from the neighboring airport but to infuse with the aesthetic design

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Black and White Narrative Residence

Black and White Narrative

Black and White Narrative is the interior design of a stand-alone three-floor house in Taiwan. The layout holds a reception area, a tea-tasting room, a living room, a dining area, a kitchen, two bedrooms and four bathrooms. Spanish marble slim planks are arranged so that the veining extends visually and each plank is perceived differently. Spanish ceramic doors close the storage volumes. An open plan brings daylight and natural ventilation into the shared rooms. Large windows are fitted with electrically powered curtains.

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Leaves Shadow Residence

Leaves Shadow

Leaves Shadow is a minimalist residential interior located in Zhubei City, Taiwan. The home covers 168 square meters and contains three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and two bathrooms. Natural light on the site is limited, so the interior was planned around a careful lighting design. Fixture positions, heights and angles were calculated so that furniture, cabinets and plants create a soft display of light and shadow. Materials include timber veneer boards, timber louvre windows and dark-tinted glass. The original layout was kept in order to limit renovation work.

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Sun Bathed Greenery Residence

Sun Bathed Greenery

Sun Bathed Greenery is a residential interior design completed in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. The home follows a minimalist approach, with a black, beige and grey color scheme and no superfluous decoration. Large windows bring in natural light and frame the view of a green park in front of the building. An original partition wall was removed, so the study and the living room remain connected and sunlight reaches the whole interior. Materials include steel-brushed timber veneer, special paint, marble-patterned artificial masonry slate, imported tiles and black metalwork.

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Evening Mist Morning Light Residence

Evening Mist Morning Light

Evening Mist Morning Light is a residential interior design project of 119 square meters, completed in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The home was arranged for the mother of the owner as a place to live after retirement. Partial wall structures shape the hallway and living areas, and a clear glass sliding door stands between the living room and the dining room. Broad plain storage cabinets, light-color wood cabinets and a concealed dressing room keep the interior simple and easy to clean. Dark grey marble, stone and aluminum framed mirrors give the bathroom a calm character.

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Fusion Residence

Fusion

Fusion is a residential interior design for an apartment in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The floor area is about 59.5 square meters. The original three-bedroom layout was changed into a two-bedroom plan with an added study. Open living and dining areas enlarge the public space. Clear glass partitions in the study widen the visual field. Hidden doors, sliding doors and ample storage cabinets reduce wasted space. Materials include laminate flooring, iron paint, embossed glass, art paint and imported wallpaper. The design combines American and industrial style features.

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Reverse Time Residence

Reverse Time

Reverse Time is a residential interior design based on an industrial style. Iron elements are combined with modern furnishings to soften the rigid character of the industrial look. A wooden table is suspended by iron supports, and leather furniture links the metal parts with the wooden floor. The concrete ceiling meets a gray-scale natural white oak floor and light brown laminated wood walls. Pipelines are hidden within the space to keep the layout calm and practical. Rust-like paint gives the iron parts a natural aged surface.

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