所．OFFICE
集．WORK
繁中．EN
常  閑
Flat    H


Yilan, Taiwan
Single-Level Private Residence






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"Diligent without reserve, yet inwardly at ease."
— from Tao Yuanming’s Self-Elegy



















Can sustained commitment coexist with an enduring sense of inner spaciousness?

This project reflects on the relationship between living and working in the post-pandemic condition. Designed for a single homeowner, the residence responds simultaneously to present autonomy and future adaptability, while reconsidering how domestic space might accommodate working life without allowing efficiency to dominate everyday living.

The north-facing apartment receives consistent daylight through expansive glazing, with distant views toward Guishan Island on clear days. The homeowner held a precise spatial preference: an appreciation for the directness of industrial materiality balanced by clarity and restraint — avoiding both exaggerated roughness and excessive softness.

Preference, after all, is rarely complicated. It often operates as instinct: immediate, uncompromised, and quietly assured.

























Rather than extending the fully open arrangements frequently associated with single-occupancy housing, the original three-bedroom layout was reorganized into a generous primary suite incorporating a dressing room. Work and rest occupy the same private territory, yet remain distinctly structured through sliding partitions. Work demands precision and concentration; rest requires complete withdrawal.

The remainder of daily life is distributed elsewhere within the home — across spaces intended for gathering, conversation, lingering, and a slower domestic rhythm. Once closed, the sliding doors quietly contain work. When friends visit, privacy remains intact without requiring continual adjustment.



















Material expression is intentionally restrained. Warm timber flooring, muted wall tones, and subtle variations in matte finishes allow light to settle naturally throughout the interior. The primary bedroom adopts a quieter character, reflecting the owner’s simultaneous inclination toward rigor and sensitivity.

Ultimately, the project does not pursue a conventional balance between work and life. Rather, it proposes a condition in which the two no longer exist as opposing states.