White Measured ::: 乙乙‧A.II

寸白
White Measured

Taipei City, Taiwan
Single-Level Private Residence

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This residence occupies a single unit within a low-rise apartment building composed of only five households.

At the same time that the interior commission began, the building itself was undergoing a comprehensive renovation. Each unit was designed by a different design team, creating an unusual process of collective authorship. Interior requirements informed architectural decisions, while building-wide strategies influenced individual homes. Through continual dialogue between scales, the project sought a coherence between architecture and interior — an alignment of inside and outside.

The interior adopts varying shades and textures of white as its primary language. This deliberate blankness is not intended as an aesthetic conclusion, but as a framework for occupation. Daylight entering through the building’s enlarged openings, together with the gradual accumulation of daily life, is expected to introduce warmth, color, and character over time.

The site itself is defined by constraint. With a depth of only 4.75 meters along its shorter side, every dimension required careful calibration. Throughout the design process, proportions were repeatedly tested on site, often through adjustments measured in only a few centimeters. These subtle decisions established the balance between living, dining, and circulation, allowing each area to remain visually and functionally at ease.

Although compact in size, the homeowner chose to relinquish a portion of the interior floor area in favor of a small outdoor balcony. The gesture enriches the depth of the dwelling, introduces greenery, and provides a measured relationship between interior life and the outdoors. Similarly, the guest bathroom was designed with wheelchair accessibility in mind, accommodating the homeowner’s parents during their occasional visits. Clearances and door widths were carefully considered to support future use, even when such provisions were not immediately necessary.

Space is often a reflection of how one chooses to live.

In a city where efficiency is frequently treated as the primary measure of value, the project explores an alternative position. Through moments of intentional omission, retained openness, and a willingness to give space away, the residence seeks not maximum utilization, but a greater sense of ease.

Here, restraint becomes generosity.