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The Dreamer Base Residence

Chia Hsin Chi, Yunz Interior Design Residence Interior

The Dreamer Base

The Dreamer Base is a residential interior designed for a young film director. The industrial style is expressed through a red brick wall in the main bedroom, painted by dabbing with a dry cloth to create a nostalgic mood. Concrete grey covers the walls and the floor, matching the original ceiling, which is coated with protective paint. A white handmade chandelier lights the living room, while black desk lamps and rack lighting balance the tone. An open study and a writable bookshelf door support meetings and the recording of ideas.

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For Better Life Residence

TIEN WUN LI Residence Interior

For Better Life

For Better Life is a residential interior design for a retired couple in Taipei City, Taiwan. The open plan is barrier free and free of steps, which supports safe movement for older residents. Large windows draw in natural light and the surrounding greenery. Birch plywood, cement bricks, wooden flooring, imported tiles and pinewood are used in their original forms with minimal processing. Storage is concentrated in an elevated Japanese style room, while shelves, platforms and open cabinets serve the other rooms. Colorful furniture and soft furnishings create a calm and vibrant atmosphere.

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Yearning For Art Residence

Yan Ru Chen Residence Interior

Yearning For Art

Yearning For Art is a residential interior design completed in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The interior uses a black, white and gray color system to create a calm and modern atmosphere. The public area is open and spacious, linking the living room, dining room and kitchen island, and a long table with several seats is placed in the dining room for guests. Glass sliding doors divide the public and private areas and protect privacy. Special paint, marble-like tile, rust-copper tile, titanium-plated sheet and wooden louvers give the walls a layered, three-dimensional texture.

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Land of Dawn Residence

GLOBAL UNITED INNOVATORS CORP. Residence Interior

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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M and W Residence

KAO SHIH CHIEH Residence Interior

M and W

M and W is a residential interior design for a split level apartment of 43 square meters. Changes in floor level and openings of different sizes link the areas and widen the views. A composite screen of glass and mirror divides the entrance from the kitchen and keeps light flowing. A mezzanine placed above the study separates the public and private areas. A rotating television wall softens the boundary between the study and the living room. A gray platform joins the living room and the study, serving as seating and as a desk.

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Magnificent Scenery Residence

Yi-Chien Kang, Hai-Fong Wang Residence Interior

Magnificent Scenery

Magnificent Scenery is a residential interior design for a 214-square-meter apartment in Taiwan. Black and white curved columns at the entrance stand for mountain and water. The black mountain is made of wood finished with black bronze lacquer, while the white side is formed as a wave gradient with lighting strips. The ceiling holds two circles, one with twelve lights for the four seasons and one with eight lights. A curved television wall divides the living room and the audio-visual room. Natural stone and water-ripple wood flooring continue the landscape theme.

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Optical Fibers Residence

Yu-Wen Wang Residence Interior

Optical Fibers

Optical Fibers is a residential interior design completed in Taiwan. Light and shadow guide the whole layout. The living room, study and dining room are connected without partitions, which keeps the space bright and open. An L shaped sofa and a writing desk divide the living room from the study without a solid wall. The television wall is built with stone, metal and wood, and grey tones are combined with titanium plated metal. Wooden cabinets add warmth. In the bedroom, an inclined ceiling with strip lights hides the low beams and columns.

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Interaction Residence

Clement Tung Jeun Cheng Residence Interior

Interaction

Newton's Cradle is a 226 square meter residential interior in Macau, completed in August 2021. The design takes its name from the swinging spheres of a Newton's cradle, used as a symbol of shared energy and family interaction. Arches, curved lines and ovals appear across the rooms, turning flat shapes into three-dimensional forms when viewed from different angles. Large original windows bring in daylight and reduce the need for electric lighting. Wallpaper and artificial leather replace stone, and the open public area limits the use of partitions.

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Sense and Sensibility Residence

Yu-Lin Shih Residence Interior

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is a residential interior design covering 149 square meters in Taiwan. The layout is organized by blocks of color and material instead of heavy divisions. Nile blue marks the private area, while contrasting black and white define the living room. Black hollowed partitions stand at the corners to soften sharp edges and to play with light and shadow. Earth tones add warmth and white keeps the space bright. Soft linings, neat tiles and a wooden floor create a calm atmosphere. The project was completed in May 2020.

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The Changer Day and Day Residence

Changer Construction Co., Ltd Residence Interior

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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Truefull Sea of Trees Residence

TrueFull Land Residence Interior

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

FU-MEI CHIU Residence Interior

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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