Residence

Explore 358 award-winning designs tagged Residence on DesignAmid Magazine.

Designer: Hsiang Chen Fan Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Whispers of Cats

Whispers of Cats is a residential interior design created for a young couple and their cats. The home has an internal area of 57 square meters. Warm grey tones, oak textures, glass and metalwork were selected to complement the white fur of the cats. A timber storage cabinet in the transition area also serves as a jumping board and a hiding place. Hidden cat doors are set into the television wall, and cat paths link a small cat house along the sofa wall. All cat facilities were sized from studies of cat behavior and ergonomics.

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Designer: Ryumei Fujiki and Yukiko Sato Work: Residence Classification: Architecture

The House for Contemporary Art

This home was designed for an art appreciator and amateur artist who wanted a “house like an art museum”. Planned with careful consideration for air circulation as well as for the harsh, snowy climate of the Japan Sea coast, the structure is composed of white boxes of varying scale that frame spaces like pictures. One of the main concepts is 'Seamless Spatial Composition'. You can circulate through the spaces in this home looking at the owner’s collection of artwork just as if you were passing through galleries in a museum.

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Designer: Wen Yin Chen Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Madam Platinum

Madam Platinum is a residential interior design created for a retired couple in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. The home covers about 93 square meters and contains a living room, a dining area, a kitchen, a study, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Safety features are integrated into the interior so that they remain visually discreet. A wall-like partition defines an independent entrance area with storage, and a long bench extends from the dining area for putting on and taking off shoes. Structural columns are softened by lighting strips, chamfers and decorative items.

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Designer: Chih Hsiu Sung Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Space of Light

Space of Light is a residential interior design with an interior area of 354 square meters. The theme is based on the concept of a gallery, where furniture and an artwork collection create visual extension and continuity. Large areas of white reduce any sense of oppression, while timber flooring unifies the lines of the space. Instead of concealing structural elements, the beam height was altered so that light and shadow extend as clear lines on the walls. Materials include imported timber flooring, Italian tiles, marble and environmentally friendly paint.

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Designer: Sung Chih Hsiu Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Beauty of Yinyang

Beauty of Yinyang is a residential interior design of 300 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. The design applies the balanced symmetry of Yinyang, a principle of traditional Chinese thought, to a modern home. Symmetrical layouts and linear elements create a sense of order and calm. A circle shapes the dining area, referring to family gatherings around a shared meal. The materials include genuine timber, marble, gold foil and vintage glass window craft. A large water ink painting on paper is mounted on one wall.

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Designer: Pei Chun Chiu Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Golden Black Rhyme

Golden Black Rhyme is a residential interior design for a four-storey home of 212 square meters. The theme comes from an abstract painting in golden and black tones placed above the sofa. Materials, colors and furniture in the space extend from the painting, and its lines create visual balance. The first floor holds the living room and open kitchen, where a steel hanger with openings screens the elevator and continues to the kitchen ceiling to integrate the air outlet and recessed lights. The upper floors are private areas for three generations.

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Designer: Wanxiao Zhang Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Sunshine Home

Sunshine Home is a residential interior design for a three-level unit of 290 square meters. The original basement was fully enclosed, and the upper levels were closed on three sides, so ventilation and lighting were poor. Four patios were built in the basement to connect it with the level above and to bring in daylight and fresh air. The staircase was rebuilt as a straight diagonal run through all three floors to guide the flow of air. Light tones are used throughout. The lower level now holds a study, a tea room and a fitness space.

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Designer: Li-Hsu Tsai Work: Residence Classification: Interior

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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Designer: Hui Chun Yu Work: Residence Classification: Interior

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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Designer: Haihua Zhang Work: Residence Classification: Interior

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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Designer: Cheng Wen Tang Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Soho Apartment

As this project is situated on the second floor of an aged apartment near Songshan Airport, with uncertainty in urban renewal prospect, the project expectation was to generate a quality living environment for the whole family of the client that could last more than 10 years through this design renovation work. The overall design was not just to improve upon the previously crammed interior layout and the noise from the neighboring airport but to infuse with the aesthetic design

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Designer: Wu Hong Work: Residence Classification: Interior

Happy Home

Happy Home is a residential interior design for a three-storey house in Chongqing, China. The original building had a chaotic layout and no daylight on the lower ground floor. The interior was rebuilt through changes to the basement and a new cast-in-place floor slab on the second floor. The kitchen, dining room and fitness area were placed on the lower ground floor. Patios bring daylight and air to that level. A sunshine teahouse in the courtyard and a new terrace link the rooms with the outdoor scenery. The finished home covers 288 square meters and serves three generations.

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