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Residential House

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Retro song of New York Residential House

Retro song of New York

Retro Song of New York is a residential interior design for a home shaped by memories of New York. The layout was reorganized by removing interior partition walls, which resolved a fragmented plan and an enclosed kitchen. A warm vintage industrial style and a modern grand style are combined through a shared grey base. Leather, wood, iron and metal add visual variety. The living room and dining room have no ceiling, and dark grey paint extends the perceived height. A kitchen island faces the dining room to support family interaction.

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Casa Calma Residential House

Casa Calma

Casa Calma is a residential interior design for a three-generation family. The home covers 360 square metres on one floor, with two private elevators at the centre and windows on four sides. A double-height terrace faces the mountain view. A 2.8 metre tall rotating door divides the plan into two areas, so the bedrooms can be closed off from the living room when guests visit. During private family time the house can be circulated as a loop. Mineral coating and a bronze-toned ceiling line guide daily movement through the space.

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Inter Realm Residential House

Inter Realm

Inter Realm is a residential interior design that links objects, people and space. The layout is organized around white space, which forms a natural background and visually enlarges the area. Several interior walls have titanium-plated edges that highlight linear proportions. A wall-to-wall black mirror cabinet runs from the foyer to the living room and widens the field of vision. A floating wall cabinet behind the sofa reduces the constricted feeling of the low ceiling. The foyer holds a mosaic collage based on the painting Girl with a Pearl Earring.

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Elegant Symmetry Residential House

Elegant Symmetry

Elegant Symmetry is a residential interior design for a house in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The original layout of the house was preserved. The first floor holds an open area used as both a living room and a dining room. Silver marbled tiles extend from the floor to one wall, while the opposite main wall shows metallic warm grey and golden lines. A sliding door with a black wooden grille blocks kitchen fumes and still lets light pass. The master bedroom is combined with a study that has a dark wooden desk and large wall cabinets.

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Cat Wonderland Residential House

Cat Wonderland

Cat Wonderland is a residential interior design for an apartment shared by one owner and five cats. The 116 square meter home holds two bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a storeroom. A cat cave, a litter area and a jumping platform are placed along the passages. Soft materials and tones of milk tea, beige, earth and wood create a calm mood. Colorful terrazzo with engravings of five cats marks the entryway. Wooden grooves shape the television wall. A dimming system adjusts the light in each room.

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Building Blocks Residential House

Building Blocks

Building Blocks is a residential interior design for a family home in Taiwan. Large internal French windows bring daylight to every corner of the main space. Wood grain surfaces give the interior a warm and harmonious character. An inclined tangent line on the mezzanine floor plate resolves an existing beam, avoiding the beam and widening the view between the two levels. Wood veneer covering, an embedded light bar and a shaped ceiling further soften the beam. A polished concrete staircase leads to laminate flooring upstairs, and storage is hidden below and beside the stairs.

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Luxury and Humanity Residential House

Luxury and Humanity

Luxury and Humanity is a residential interior design for a 211 square meter apartment in New City, Taiwan. The home contains three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, three bathrooms, a study and two dressing rooms. Modern luxury forms the base of the space, while the natural character of the materials shapes its appearance. Marble, imported wooden flooring, titanium plates, veneer, leather and fabric walls are used. Indirect lighting and soft fabric furniture add warmth. Large floor-to-ceiling windows bring natural light into the open layout.

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Villa Troy Residential House

Villa Troy

Villa Troy is a private house located on the outskirts of greater Nicosia. The internal covered area is 340 square meters, and the home serves a family of four. Living spaces are arranged in an irregular L-shape among verandas and a garden. The open plan ground level holds the lounge, the living room and the dining room, which develop around a double height void at the vestibule. Stone cladding on the front wall recalls the walls of Troy, and five metal brackets recall ancient spears. The placement of the building supports natural ventilation and daylight.

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Serenity Residential House

Serenity

Home should be a sanctuary and allows people to escape from the busy lifestyle. ‘Serenity’ designs to establish a place of calmness and helps to recharge from the day. The project is refurbished from a 30 years old house into a modern design, leveraged its mountainside view and utilizes the warm element in woods to create an ideal living environment suitable for family and kids everyday uses. The design has maximized the natural sunlight and consider all possible views to the garden to connect nature with living spaces.

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Saving Green Residence Residential House

Saving Green Residence

Saving Green Residence is a residential interior design for an old house in Taipei City, Taiwan, covering 195 square meters. The design avoids added decoration and uses green building materials to support energy saving. Horizontal and vertical lines connect the raised area with the different floors. French windows and continuous flooring link the lounge and the dining room, which are separated by a staircase. A glass handrail replaces the original wooden one to lighten the staircase. The height of the lounge was altered so the air conditioning can work efficiently.

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Rhythm of Water Residential House

Rhythm of Water

Living space not only provide the sense of security but also provide a place for people to communicate; in addition, it’s a tunnel for human to communicate with the nature. This design project based on the theme of Rhythm of Water, not only reflect the unique of the Vincent Sun Space design studio, also shows the interaction between space and the natural element- water. Deriving from the origin of water, Sun’s design concept can be traced back to embryonic phase of land-forming period when lands are surrounded by sea water. All these concept comes from Asian ancient book, Book of Changes.

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The Retreat Residential House

The Retreat

The Retreat is a weekend home located on the outskirts of Vadodara, India. The interior takes cues from the monolithic spatiality of vernacular Indian houses in a contemporary context. Thick load bearing walls were carved into niches and shaped as beds, tables and storage, then covered with a grey cement texture to form a homogeneous surface. Soft blue and green tones, wood and metal elements accent the space. Custom windows joined by a single lever allow cross ventilation and frame the fields outside. The calm setting supports a simple and relaxed lifestyle.

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