This is the planning for a newly constructed multiple-story residence, where functional units including the independent foyer, the lounge, the dining room and kitchen with a central island, the family hall for worshiping Buddha, the study and three high-spec suites are arranged according to the house owner’s needs during the initial stage. The overall style is designed with the theme of modern culture and low-profile Zen sentiment, where the combination of characteristic warm wooden materials, natural stone materials, titanium-plated components and glass ingeniously fused with the meaningful quintessence of feng shui, delicately presenting large spans of continuous surfaces and numerous end view highlights, not merely putting together the unique manner and mellow sentiment of the residence, but also actualizing the individual taste of the owner’s calm and reserved quality.

Functional volumes are utilized to separate the interior from the exterior after entering the foyer, further creating the ultra-large storage space without sensing their presence; the front end view uses different sizes of materials, black and white colors, as well as different proportions to demonstrate variations amongst the vertical and horizontal vectors, catering for multiple purposes of welcoming guests, display, storage, and the sense of ceremony…etc. The lounge by the window shows a majestic manner, while the non-directional sofa accentuates the fact that the people and the furniture are the core of the space; the use of linearly arranged 3D marble blocks for the main wall, the high-end audio-visual projector facility, the geometric book wall with backlight opposite to the main wall, as well as the artistic starry lights on the right of the main wall, which is also the end view to the corridor mutually correspond with each other, where one will feel the sensory baptism of scholarly, leisurable Zen sentiment.

The dining room and kitchen area with a central island suitable for social gatherings with many people is equipped with an electric door for convenient entering, the table built with two colored marble + the central island are lined up in the middle, surrounded by comprehensive functional meal-preparation counters, diversified electrical appliances cabinet, and the cooking counter, allowing family and guests to enjoy the delicacies while enriching the user experience. Each private venue is allocated with an exclusive topic, for instance, the direction of the door in the master bedroom has been altered to solve the concerns toward the door while enhancing the spatial efficacy, whereas the storage function is completely relocated to the changing room from the sleeping area for centralized management and the ingenious customized 90-degree round mirror in the dressing area is also well received. The entire project was inspired by the house owner’s expectations and preferences, combining well-known material science with exquisite craftsmanship, making customizations according to the life routines of different members via the details, thereby accomplishing the majestic beauty of a modest gentleman.