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Residential Space

Discover 75 award-winning designs tagged Residential Space on A Design Magazine.

Dawn Residential Space

Dawn

Dawn is a residential interior design for a 105 square meter home in Taichung, Taiwan, completed in January 2021. The scheme moves away from the minimal Nordic palette and uses soft, gracious colors with carefully selected decorations. Green coating materials are applied instead of traditional marble walls, a choice that is more environmentally friendly and allows colors to be changed easily. A low girder is treated as a feature that links the dining and living areas. Natural ventilation and daylight are brought into the space for comfort.

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Beauty Mansion White Residential Space

Beauty Mansion White

Beauty Mansion White is a thirty-story residential building in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The design is inspired by the surrounding mountains and the rippling waters of Bitan, and streams, clouds and trees are reflected in the architecture. An old tree stands at the center of the lobby, reaching from the floor to the ceiling, and symbolizes the link between all households. Ceiling decoration made of titanium plated metal recalls water ripples and reflects daylight into the interior. The structure uses steel reinforced concrete, couplers and a raft foundation.

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Beyond 100 Years Residential Space

Beyond 100 Years

Beyond 100 Years is a residential interior design located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The project creates a comfortable and elegant living atmosphere for young families and other residents. The reception area and the lobby follow the architectural facade concept, and the interior landscape is brought inside to complement the large hall. Window grilles inspire a flower grille motif with balanced and symmetrical tones. Elegant accessories and handmade artworks recall the ocean and the nearby port. Modern furniture is combined with traditional colors and patterns.

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Life Studio Residential Space

Life Studio

Life Studio is a residential interior renovation located in Taipei, Taiwan. The two storey house is nearly forty years old and receives daylight from three directions. The lower floor holds the living and dining areas, which are joined in an open plan instead of a traditional corridor. The upper floor contains a room for yoga classes and a study room. Earth tone colors, mirrors, iron elements and sliding doors shape the interior. The renovation also addresses water leaking, water damage and termite damage.

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Profound Residential Space

Profound

Profound is a residential interior design for a 92.5 square meter home in Taoyuan, Taiwan, completed in September 2020. The layout was reorganized to apply the Five Points of Architecture to interior planning, creating a free facade, a free ground plan, horizontal windows and a roof garden. The study room is placed at the center of the plan to bring daylight into the home. Dark gray and light natural paint divide the space into upper and lower layers. Wood and rattan add a sense of calmness, and certified eco-friendly materials support natural ventilation and cooling.

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Sophisticated In Style Residential Space

Sophisticated In Style

Sophisticated in Style is a residential interior design covering 495 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. Warmth, careful lighting and clear circulation are the main goals of the project. Beige tones are combined with panels of different textures, such as stone and wood, to form a modern style. On the third floor, a shared reading area has a ceiling painted with a starry sky pattern that emits a faint light after the lamps are switched off. In the second floor study, a lifting table retracts into the floor, so the room can also be used for yoga and stretching.

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Warming Fun Residential Space

Warming Fun

Warming Fun is a residential interior design created for a house more than twenty years old in Taipei, Taiwan. The renovation removes a traditional Japanese style room and turns the original four rooms into three, enlarging the public areas and the children's room. The living room and the dining room are joined into one space. A large custom solid wood table stands at the center and supports dining, games, reading and work. Wood, stone and fabric soften the cool tone of the interior. The plan is intended to bring the family closer.

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Quality Makes Life Residential Space

Quality Makes Life

Quality Makes Life is a residential interior design project of 105.8 square meters completed in Taipei, Taiwan. The entrance is defined by a wooden lattice and a marble wall, and a vertical line acts as visual guidance. Stone and wood grains are mixed and matched in the public area. A base wall of light brown marble runs through the living room to unify the atmosphere. The sofa back wall is finished with a customized Italian paint and linear lights. A multi-purpose room is separated by a glass sliding door with a built-in light belt for privacy.

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Gentle Expression Residential Space

Gentle Expression

Gentle Expression is a residential interior design for a 201 square metre home in Taichung, Taiwan. The layout follows a natural and simple style. Metal and glass form modern lines, while wood is added to warm the colour temperature. Different materials mark the layers of each area and combine rigid and soft qualities. Hidden doors on the living room columns store the sliding glass doors, so the space becomes more open and transparent. Walls covered with veneers support the calm tone. Planting and natural light shape an eco-friendly home.

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Lead Washed Residential Space

Lead Washed

Lead Washed is a residential interior design for a 95 square meter home in Taipei. The design uses a reduced palette of greys to create a calm and solemn base. Cement surfaces and simple points, lines and planes shape the rooms. A single continuous surface with soft ripples and an oversized mosaic of old pieces behind the dining table add depth to the interior. A blue velvet sofa and metallic dining chairs bring a quiet luster. Light and shadow are used to make the plain materials interesting.

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Refreshing in Grace Residential Space

Refreshing in Grace

Refreshing in Grace is a residential interior design covering about 165 square meters in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The layout was planned around the owner's preference for blue tones and the need for large storage. Light-colored wood veneers with simple textures are combined with white surfaces and system furniture boards that resemble sandstone. The television wall is finished in natural stone with dark colors and irregular white patterns. Peacock blue and orange coffee tables add contrast. An integrated system above the ceiling controls temperature, humidity and ventilation.

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City Forest Residential Space

City Forest

City Forest is a residential interior design for a 128 square metre home in Taichung, Taiwan. The layout is open, and warm light gives the rooms a bright and calm character. Colourful objects add contrast and bring out the different layers of the space. Eco-friendly decorative paint covers the living room walls, while the bedroom cabinets are made of wood-based panels. The flooring uses non-timber forest products. A three-sided door frame at the entryway and textured sliding door panels unify the appearance and improve the flow.

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