Spiral

This three-story, mid-floor maisonette within a Taipei apartment building was designed by Chih-Lung Lin of White Interior Design, with a series of gentle spiral staircases traversing the floors, connecting the exclusive activity areas for each member of a family of five. "Each family member has a separate space, with independent activity areas for adults and children," the designer received a simple demand for the layout, along with the homeowner's desired design style of Nordic simplicity and naturalness.

The white theme of the home extends from the first floor to the top floor, with the living room, dining room, kitchen, and private areas such as the master bedroom and dressing room on the first floor, a multi-purpose area for the children where they can read and enjoy games, together with three bedrooms on the second floor, and a resort-like loft space on the top floor. The homeowners themselves are most hospitable and often invite friends and family to gather at their home. Under the changing lifestyles, people don't necessarily gather only on couches to exchange pleasantries; the dining table is also a pleasant place for conversation while snacking and enjoying a drink. While the adults are chatting, children can play freely on the specifically elevated floor of the living room.

Prior to remodeling the space, the existing lighting conditions were suboptimal. As a way to illuminate its interior, the designer approached this project from its stairwell, retracting a portion of the floor and infusing it with arched elements to enclose a gently ascending spiral staircase in compliance with regulations and structural conditions.The natural sunlight then follows the curvatures into the previously dim vertical space and permeates the floors, 

with light-colored mineral cement paint rendering the bulky structure seemingly weightless, echoing the bright and lively atmosphere of Nordic designs.On the second floor, the children's multi-functional activity area is equipped with a three-person reading and writing desk with display cabinets, with staggered layers for a brisk cadence, plus a drop-down projector and projection screen in front of the window for Switch and Xbox gaming. Among one of the children's bedrooms, a bay window preserves the breathtaking view of the city, while a lounge area on the rooftop balcony affords a spectacular night view of Taipei 101.

The master bedroom not only inherits traditional Nordic design with natural wood but also incorporates archways in the bathroom doorway. Further inside, a sliding mirror cabinet accommodates daily needs such as storage so as to preserve the light from the exterior windows of the bathroom, providing both aesthetic and practical functions. The homeowner of the property allowed the designer abundant flexibility to express his creativity to the maximum extent possible, and with good communication and trust, this maisonette apartment was completed with a splendid vista.

迴旋

台北的華廈裡，這座具有三層樓的樓中樓空間，在懷特設計的林志隆設計師規劃之下，以柔軟的迴旋樓梯貫穿樓層，連結一家五口各自專屬的活動區域。「每個家庭成員都有自己的房間，且大人及小孩的活動領域必須分開」設計師所接收到的格局需求單純，一連屋主期許的設計風格亦是北歐式純粹自然。

白色系住家從第一層開始漫布到頂樓，一樓是客廳、餐廳、廚房公領域，以及主臥室、更衣間等屋主私領域，二樓為孩子們唸書、玩遊戲的多功能區與三間臥室，頂樓則是帶有渡假感的閣樓空間。屋主非常好客，時常呼朋引伴來到家裡聚會，在生活型態改變之下，人們相聚寒暄的行為不一定只會停留在沙發上，餐桌也是一邊小酌嗑零嘴，一邊聊天的好地方。當大人們談笑風生，孩子們在客廳刻意墊高的地板上也能自在嬉戲。

在空間改造前，住宅既有採光條件並不理想，為使室內顯得敞亮，設計師從樓梯間開始著手，在合乎法規與結構條件之下退縮局部樓地板，注入弧形元素，圍繞出緩緩上升的迴旋樓梯，陽光也循著弧線走入原本陰暗的垂直空間，穿透樓層，搭配淺色礦物水泥塗料讓笨重的結構體顯得輕盈，呼應北歐設計明亮、活潑的氛圍。

二樓孩子們的多功能活動區，規劃著適合三人念書寫功課的展示型櫃體書桌，層板縱橫錯位，節奏輕快，窗前設有降下投影機和投影幕的設計，適合玩Switch、Xbox等。而孩子們的其中一間臥室，以窗台保留令人驚豔的城市景觀，頂樓陽台處亦有休閒區域能夠盡情享受觀賞台北101的美好夜景。主臥房除了延續北歐式設計的自然木質，也在衛浴門口加入些許拱門造型，再往裡頭，為保留浴室對外窗的採光，以可滑動鏡櫃因應收納等日常需求，美感與實用機能並陳。屋主賦予充分空間給設計師盡可能地發揮創意，在良好的溝通與信任之下，完成了此處具有美好端景的樓中樓公寓。