IT’s House | WABISABI

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"They asked a specialist to evaluate the location and bought the house without ever checking it out," said the designer Jeff Weng regarding the origin of his design, saying that when he first went to the site with the couple, the owners themselves had also never seen the house, which was somewhat dated and suffered from water leakage from its moldy ceilings. At the same time, one of the exterior walls was shoddily constructed and was bound to leak on rainy days, rocking when pushed by hand. Moreover, despite the 3.9-meter high-rise ceiling, the mezzanine floor blocked the lighting and made the overall interior conditions extremely unsatisfactory, rendering the reconstruction of foundation works highly important.

Reinforcing the existing layout and renovating the house, the original uninhabitable space gradually transformed into a natural and luminous duplex apartment. The success of this design lies in the retraction of the mezzanine floor and the increase of ceiling ratio, which increases the lighting capacity by one to two times, thus significantly improving the occupant's experience as a result of ample lighting. Furthermore, since the interior area covers approximately 11 pings only, the primary color scheme of the space focuses on white, complementing the sunlight and spaciousness.

In terms of the overall design, the interior space may appear simplistic and streamlined but features extensive functional objectives. Birch plywood and plain white colors create a vertical dimension next to the staircase, containing a toilet and a washroom inside, with storage space under the exterior staircase, whose square lines are concise similar to woodblocks. The circular handrail of the staircase adds playfulness and excitement to the space with a sense of sophistication, adding more vitality with the gentle leafy branches next to the workspace, coupled with the circular cabinet on the foyer wall, providing a tender atmosphere with an off-axis segmentation design, forming a visual focal point outside the workspace.

Modern micro-homes with mezzanine levels are common. In this case, the downstairs is composed of a high-rise workspace, a living room, and a kitchen island that integrates a dining room, while the upstairs features a master bedroom and a dressing room, as well as a multi-functional space for reading and an occasional guest room for the owner's sister to stay overnight. Utilizing the vertical height as a means to compound functions, the small area can be adapted to the needs of living, thus creating an exquisite home for the couple and their two cats.

「他們請老師看好這個地址，屋況連看都沒看過，就買了」設計師翁梓富談起設計的起源，說著第一次協同屋主夫妻前往案場會勘時，屋主自己也沒看過房子，實際內部狀況除了屋齡老舊，發霉的天花板漏水也相當嚴重，且其中一道外牆工法草率，雨天必定滲水之外，用手去推都會搖動。即便屋內挑高三米九，蓋滿樓板的夾層卻阻擋了採光，讓整體室內情形都非常不理想，因此基礎工程的重建變得極為重要。

補強既有格局，修繕屋況，讓原本無法居住的空間逐漸轉變為自然敞亮的複層公寓。翁梓富指出這件設計的成功之處在於退縮夾層樓板後，增加挑空比例，採光量隨之提升一至兩倍，室內空間有了充分光線便能大幅改善居住者的感受。由於室內面積僅約11坪，空間色調便以白色系為主軸，輔助陽光敞亮。

在整體設計上，室內空間朝向看似簡練、俐落，實際上卻具有豐富機能的目標規劃。樺木夾板與純白色系堆疊出樓梯旁的垂直量體，內部有著廁所與衛浴，外部梯下有著收納空間，方正線條猶如積木塊體般簡潔，圓管樓梯扶手以細緻感為空間添加俏皮、趣味，隨著工作區旁的嫩葉枝枒更有生命力，搭配玄關牆上的圓形櫃體，以偏離軸心的分割設計加強柔軟氛圍，成為工作室以外的視覺焦點。

附有夾層的微型住宅常見於現代，本案樓下以挑高工作區、客廳、結合廚房與餐廳的中島共同組成，樓上除了是主臥室與更衣間，另外還有一處多功能空間，可供閱讀，偶而也是女主人的姊姊前來留宿的客房，利用垂直高度創造出複合功能，讓微小的面積也能因應生活需求，完成屬於屋主夫妻與兩隻貓的精緻住所。