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Leading By Light Residential Space

Leading By Light

Leading By Light is a residential interior design completed in Taiwan. The twenty year old house stood empty for three years and was renovated as a gift from a mother to her daughter. An open layout connects the living room, dining area and kitchen. A full height window and a clear glass partition in the study let daylight reach the whole space. White tones form the background, while wood tones are used for furniture and displays. Glass, wood, brick, iron and system cabinets create a layered interior. A veneer wrapped beam reduces the visual weight of the ceiling above the dining table.

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Play Around Light Residential Space

Play Around Light

Play Around The Light is a residential interior design for a duplex apartment. The living room has a height of six meters, and its main wall of stone and wood extends upward to draw attention. The stairway connecting the two floors is placed under the dining room, and its base displays sculptures collected by the owner. Suspension and indirect lighting highlight the artworks. The open area between the dining space and the kitchen creates a circular flow. Public and private areas are clearly divided, and concealed storage supports the space.

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Thermal Comfort Residential Space

Thermal Comfort

The Angle is an interior design for a video game customer service center in Taiwan. Simple geometric lines and composite materials shape the space. Hexagon pendant lights are suspended on invisible wires, so the lamps appear to float in the air. The lamp shapes echo the irregular quadrilaterals of the counter top. Slimline desks and Y-shaped tree desks replace traditional office furniture, and low screens allow privacy and interaction. A beveled edge wood collage floor and wood panel walls make the open, cubicle-free workplace feel more spacious.

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Craft And Art Residential Space

Craft And Art

Craft and Art is a residential interior located in Tamsui, New Taipei City. The home contains three bedrooms, one living room and one dining room. Large windows frame the nearby riverbank landscape and open the view. Iron pieces, stone, marble, solid wood and special paints form the main material palette. Gray tones control the color of the whole space, while mirror and glass surfaces widen visual perception. A large beam is trimmed with curves to reduce the sense of pressure. A bar area for light food joins the dining room and supports work, rest and entertainment.

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Grayscale Residential Space

Grayscale

Family Cohesion is a residential interior designed for young couples with newborn children. The home covers about 191 square feet in Taipei, Taiwan. Black and grey lines and furnishings combine modern neatness with a sense of comfort. The living room forms the center of the plan and extends toward the other areas. Grey glass in the hallway increases transparency, while a trapezoid ceiling above the dining and kitchen area reduces the feeling of compression. All materials are non-toxic and eco-friendly, including imported paint, stucco and diatomaceous earth.

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Elegant Attitude Residential Space

Elegant Attitude

Elegant Attitude is a residential interior designed to display a porcelain collection. Gray luminous surfaces cover the floors and the walls, forming a calm background for the collected pieces. Lighting levels are lowered and materials are simplified to expand the visual field. A sliding door behind the living room sofa can be opened fully or partially and moved to suit vertical displays. At the entrance, four round porcelain pieces mark dates that are meaningful to the owners. Large windows of equal proportion in the living and dining area frame views of the four seasons.

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Transparent Summer Residential Space

Transparent Summer

Transparent Summer is a residential interior design for a 90 square meter apartment in Taipei. A central cube, inspired by an ice cube, stands in the middle of the plan and links the living room with the dining area. The dining table is placed at the center, so the living area feels larger. Iron pieces and open shelves form the walk-in closet, and glass doors visually extend the bedroom. Materials include wooden tiles, plated metal and glass. The living room has no ceiling; a beam carries the lighting and hides the air conditioning and power pipes.

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Yu’s Residence Residential Space

Yu’s Residence

Yu's Residence is a residential interior design for a 135 square meter apartment in Taipei. The design joins classical form with contemporary technique. Thin titanium-coated stainless steel strips are set into concave recesses, so reflections glitter softly in the shadows. The materials change in appearance as the sunlight moves. The entrance cabinet is separated from the wall, which extends the view from the entrance toward the living room. Gray mirrors on the walls reflect the scenery outside and enlarge the sense of space. The ceiling form marks the limit of each area.

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Liberal Realms Residential Space

Liberal Realms

Liberal Realms is the interior design of a 90 square meter apartment in Taichung City, Taiwan. The home contains three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a reading room, a dining room and a kitchen. The design follows a minimal approach, with a white tone and without surplus decorative lines. Floor materials define each area, and light wood grain flooring links the living room to the private rooms. White walls, dark iron pieces and fair faced concrete are combined. The public areas are open and placed on one axis, so natural light reaches the whole space.

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Sunrise Blue Residential Space

Sunrise Blue

Sunrise Blue is a residential interior design for a family home in Taipei, Taiwan. The space is about 150 square feet. Storage is integrated through special metal hardware and hidden cabinet doors that keep the layout open. A rotating table serves as a bar table and extends into a dining table for six or more people. A wall of cultured stone and hexagonal bricks marks the entrance, while a glass divider with a metal frame defines the areas. Rounded edges and low formaldehyde materials create a safe setting for children.

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Light Life Residential Space

Light Life

Light Life is a residential interior design created for a newly built house in Taiwan. The home was planned as a private and relaxing space for its owner. The layout was reorganized to answer the lack of natural light, with changes to the way doors open and to the floor covering, giving a more spacious feeling within a limited area. A kitchen island was added for wine tasting with friends and for gatherings of three generations. Soft furnishings, iron ware and titanium coated plates give the interior a refined texture.

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Deconstruction Art Residential Space

Deconstruction Art

Deconstruction Art is a residential interior design completed in Taipei city, Taiwan. The ground floor places the living room, dining room and kitchen in an open plan, which creates smooth circulation and supports closer family contact. A large L shaped window links the dining room on the upper level with the living room below and draws sunlight and green views into the inner corner. Hidden wall doors give the cabinets an invisible look and reduce their visual weight. Simple materials and low key colors create a calm and elegant atmosphere.

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