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Residence

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Land of Dawn Residence

Land of Dawn

Land of Dawn is a residential interior design for a five-story house of about 330 square meters in Taiwan. The living room ceiling uses overlapping arcs to create a rounded and progressive visual direction. Screens and storage cabinets are placed in a staggered layout to extend visual depth and guide movement through the rooms. The main living room wall is covered with wood veneer, while the television wall uses stone system panels with a storage function. Metal-framed glass sliding doors, curved marble screens and curved glass keep the plan flexible, warm and calm.

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Truefull Sea of Trees Residence

Truefull Sea of Trees

Truefull Sea of Trees is a residential complex interior completed in February 2021 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. The design uses public space to soften the boundaries of the building, drawing in green landscape, breeze and sunlight. Shared areas suit all age groups and include a playground, a gym, a reading center, a yoga room and rooms for cooking classes and tea tasting. Leather, stone, lacquer and metal are combined for a calm and modern character. A corridor of one hundred meters connects the residents. The site covers 3490 square meters.

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Aurora Dance Residence

Aurora Dance

Aurora Dance is a residential interior design for a home shared by people and cats. The apartment has an actual area of 159 square meters and includes two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a multifunctional room. Solid stainless steel, titanium-plated metal, dark wood and stone are combined with wood grain surfaces that soften the cold feeling of the metal. Black and gray tones follow the coat colors of the cats, and small caves and corners suit their habits. Scratch-resistant leather and non-staining metal are used. Adjustable lighting and smart appliances complete the space.

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The Changer Day and Day Residence

The Changer Day and Day

The Changer Day and Day is a residential building located in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. White is used as the main color, in contrast with the earth tones and grey shades common in local metropolitan architecture. Balcony frames are painted in traditional Japanese kimono colors, including ice green, barely white, patrinia flower and arrow feather. Recessed windows and protruding balconies provide sun shading and reduce electricity use. Self-cleaning tiles limit the effects of dust and acid rain. The balconies are arranged so that every resident receives an equal view of the nearby sea.

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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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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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Elegant Artists Residence

Elegant Artists

Elegant Artists is a residential interior design covering approximately 83 square meters in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The plan includes a living room, dining area, kitchen, master bedroom with walk-in closet, a secondary bedroom and two bathrooms. The layout was revised, as the bathroom door was reoriented and the master bedroom wall was shifted to enlarge the space. Colors and materials follow gradation and rhythmic repetition, so the limited area is perceived as larger. White lining boards traverse the ceiling, walls and cabinets, while marble surfaces build visual layers.

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Absolute Nature Residence

Absolute Nature

Absolute Nature is a residential interior design for a four-story building in Pingtung City, Taiwan. The total area is 245 square meters, including an outdoor garden. The design is inspired by the traditional stone slab house and by local aboriginal arts and crafts. Small original windows were replaced with glass walls, and skylights and high ceilings were added. The central staircase was removed and rebuilt as a single stringer staircase at the end of the building to form an open layout. Cement, glass, driftwood, tiles and recycled timber are used.

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Eastern Aesthetics Residence

Eastern Aesthetics

Eastern Aesthetics is the interior design of a villa in Suzhou, China, covering 1300 square meters. The design is based on the ideal lifestyle of the literati of the Southern Song Dynasty. Rooms are arranged in sequence along a central axis, following the classical craftsmanship of the Master of the Nets Garden in Suzhou. The wood walls were made by craftsmen of Ming style furniture, using customized wooden joints. Lighting fixtures in the courtyard resemble flower petals. Blue garden chairs stand beside wood rails, joining classical and contemporary elements.

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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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