Cultivating Fun

This project is a 60-square-meters single-story residence.

In consideration of the overall aspects of health, convenience, aesthetic and shared spaces for humans and pets, we combined professional views, fine workmanship and functional customization in creating an optimized sense of space and practical benefits, which is the design core that permeates throughout the project.

In consideration that the residents currently comprise only a couple and a cat, with preferences leaning towards the female owner’s needs, such as appropriate storage for large amounts of clothing and shoes and a boutique hotel atmosphere for the master bedroom, during the key allocation phase, we first adjusted the original three-bedroom layout into a more appropriate 1+1 layout, expanding the scope of use for the common area, master bedroom and master bathroom and including laundry functions in the guest bathroom. Next, we created low-key and flexible zoning that transitions between common and private area through the smart usage of glass sliding doors, differentiated flooring, key color blocks and furniture arrangement, such as a TV wall that integrates display, storage, design and cat playground, and other multi-purpose rooms extended from the common area and an open kitchen area filled with a leisurely atmosphere. We matched it with a dining bar counter and wooden dining table to create a living area that exudes freedom, breaking through the area constraints to bring about a highly open visual effect and layered sense of space.

Secondly, we selected materials and adopted color schemes soothing to the body and mind: In consideration of the home owners’ preferences and long-term tolerance level, we adopted the use of matching mocha brown, milk tea gray and wood textures to build a warm and quiet interior. The master bedroom adopts lines and boards in royal blue to create a lively and asymmetrical dynamic, and the standalone washbasin and toilet areas are separated using translucent vertical patterned glass and film glass. Wooden grilles are installed at the end of the bed behind the closet, exuding a faint Japanese-styled charm and endowing a romantic sense of formality that permeates throughout daily life in the residence.