A Wonderland With Attics

With the transformation of China’s policy on childbirth, families with two children have become more and more popular; as a result, more living space is demanded for the convenience of children’s playing and learning at home.





To meet this need, this project makes full use of the existing sloping roof structure and transforms the roof into a space composed of three attics.

The design retains the central and northern areas of the original attic to form an independent top-level attic, suitable for sleeping, gaming, and reading according to different heights. On the whole, the circular entrance inlays this mysterious space into the frame, and the roof skylight reflects the blue sky into the attic.





Meanwhile, the lower part on the south side of the original attic is segmented into two parts respectively for the children’s room and the master bedroom on the lower floor.

The children’s room on the second floor is thus expanded vertically in space and is embedded in a brand-new wooden loft, which blends the bedroom and wardrobe with stairs and window holes. It is not only a large furniture but also a room of games.





Besides, the other part of the attic, after segmented into the master bedroom, also has an open cloakroom that is integrated with the wardrobe and TV wall on the lower level. In this way, the existing skylight brings in light against the red clay, creating a quiet and restrained temperament as a whole.





All in all, both children and adults can enjoy themselves in such three attics, deriving from the existing sloping roof structure.

The shared living room on the ground floor functions as their meeting point. One side of the open lobby serves as the children’s play area with the other for rest and TV watching. The wood-colored structure placed in the dining hall in the middle becomes the visual center, enabling the architectural sense, after wrapping the kitchen, to continue the theme of “attic” home.