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Frameless Design in the 224 square-metre residence

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Light from the balcony shines into the public space formed by the living room and kitchen, and the warmth of the sunlight, fragrance of the wood, softness of the fibers, and solidity of the stone create a bright, comfortable leisure area that invites people to linger.
Light from the balcony shines into the public space formed by the living room and kitchen, and the warmth of the sunlight, fragrance of the wood, softness of the fibers, and solidity of the stone create a bright, comfortable leisure area that invites people to linger.
Spatial need: Many get-togethers of friends and relatives, requires a spacious, comfortable area for activity. Solution: Use of wood to create a comfortable atmosphere, and acquisition of sufficient sunlight. The living room and kitchen areas are not separated by a partition.
Spatial need: Many get-togethers of friends and relatives, requires a spacious, comfortable area for activity. Solution: Use of wood to create a comfortable atmosphere, and acquisition of sufficient sunlight. The living room and kitchen areas are not separated by a partition.
Storage problem: Large amounts of storage space are needed Solution: Because there is no storage room, we have designed many hidden storage cabinets; for instance, the entire TV wall and rust-red cabinet can be opened and used to store things.
Storage problem: Large amounts of storage space are needed Solution: Because there is no storage room, we have designed many hidden storage cabinets; for instance, the entire TV wall and rust-red cabinet can be opened and used to store things.
The kitchen has an industrial-style wine rack and the dining table as its visual center, which conveys the owners' warm hospitality. The fragrance of the solid wood mixes with the subtly rough-hewn ambiance, and the place where the two design styles fuse is also a transition zone on the way to the young married couple's private space.
The kitchen has an industrial-style wine rack and the dining table as its visual center, which conveys the owners' warm hospitality. The fragrance of the solid wood mixes with the subtly rough-hewn ambiance, and the place where the two design styles fuse is also a transition zone on the way to the young married couple's private space.
The older couple's bedroom contains large amounts of storage space, which is in accord with their living habits.
The older couple's bedroom contains large amounts of storage space, which is in accord with their living habits.
The younger married couple's living room and bedroom feature an industrial vocabulary with vibrant personality as its main theme, and it contains large amounts of warmly-colored solid wood and bright, single-colored soft décor, which melt the icy rough-hewn lines, and make the room a relaxing living space with an energetic style.
The younger married couple's living room and bedroom feature an industrial vocabulary with vibrant personality as its main theme, and it contains large amounts of warmly-colored solid wood and bright, single-colored soft décor, which melt the icy rough-hewn lines, and make the room a relaxing living space with an energetic style.
Storage problem: Needs even more storage space. Solution: The entire stainless steel cabinet surface offers tremendous storage space, and is also partitioned by the movable sliding door.
Storage problem: Needs even more storage space. Solution: The entire stainless steel cabinet surface offers tremendous storage space, and is also partitioned by the movable sliding door.
Opening the movable sliding door hidden in the wall will separate the independent living room and bedroom. Maintains the rooms' separation, but can be opened at any time for free communication.
Opening the movable sliding door hidden in the wall will separate the independent living room and bedroom. Maintains the rooms' separation, but can be opened at any time for free communication.
Privacy problem: The younger and older couples have very different daily schedules. Solution: If someone wishes to go out at night, or invite a friend over, there is no need to go through the main entrance in the public space; instead, the person can go in or out through the living room without disturbing the older couple. This allows each person to maintain his or her own living habits.
Privacy problem: The younger and older couples have very different daily schedules. Solution: If someone wishes to go out at night, or invite a friend over, there is no need to go through the main entrance in the public space; instead, the person can go in or out through the living room without disturbing the older couple. This allows each person to maintain his or her own living habits.
Simplification of the rough industrial style and excessively numerous lines, extension of the wood lines of the public space, and addition of vibrant soft decorations, which gives the cold industrial vocabulary warmth and color.
Simplification of the rough industrial style and excessively numerous lines, extension of the wood lines of the public space, and addition of vibrant soft decorations, which gives the cold industrial vocabulary warmth and color.
Dressing room.
Dressing room.

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We can use the general concept of a "household" to encompass two generations' independent living spaces. In hope of better dialog between the members of the two generations, the idea of "frameless dialog" has gradually appeared. We therefore opened a connection between the two households, demolished the seven tiny rooms, and rebuilt three living spaces with independent functions: public space, the older married couple's bedroom, and the younger married couple's bedroom. By eliminating the "frame" formed by the existing layout, we created a more expansive and flexible "dialog" space.