Over the past few years, we have reported a large number of residential examples, and in the process, we have not only presented the results behind each commission, but also gained a lot of living stories.
Build a "book wall" for the baby in the top school district room and create a TV-free living room; In order to enjoy a high-quality cohabitation life, the couple slept in separate rooms; often work overtime, 996 people living alone directly do hotel-style large suites at home; Three generations of six people live in 82 square meters, not only is it not cramped, but it is happy...
Each unique way of life, like fragments, constitutes a real living guide for contemporary people.
A selection of 7 of the most representative examples look at the trade-offs made under different family structures and housing needs. These choices may be similar to your experience, but they may also be your eye and bring some ideas for building a good home to live in.
Integrating work and housing, "work and life do not separate"
Living today is no longer so monolithic, today's professions have a broader need for working from home, and "work-life integration" has become a trend.
For large apartments, it is not uncommon to have an independent study room, but if you want to work and live in a small house, you have to rely on "crowding".
Some families simply choose to squeeze the surplus value of the restaurant, and work at the table in addition to meals.
Source: Self-portrait of Ju Fan'er
However, when conditions permit, it is recommended that you set aside a separate area and make a semi-open office area.
Living in the home of Miss Gao, a customer of Fan'er, is to give up a living room area and do a typical example of a decent office area.
Live in a real house - Miss Gao
Two bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom
92㎡ 2 people
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Source: Self-portrait of Ju Fan'er
Ms. Gao, who works in the financial industry, and her husband, who is an engineer, both occasionally work from home.
The original unit was a two-bedroom apartment, one for two people, and the other was planned for the future baby, and in the absence of availability, the final solution for the two and the designer was to divide a living room area.
The 7-meter-wide large horizontal hall is divided into three parts, two-thirds of which are arranged with the dining and living areas, which are perfectly connected to the kitchen. The remaining third is used as an open office area.
The arrangement of the office area at the entrance will be affected by the owner's access, so it is isolated behind with a beautiful arched entrance, which is more reasonable in feng shui.
The closed bookcase in the office area can fully meet the needs of two people.
An easy-to-use ergonomic chair that brings a high level of comfort to work for long periods of time.
Most importantly, unlike the once independent study room, the semi-open office area and LDK are connected in series, not dull and not closed.
One person is in the office and the other is reading on the sofa, for families who agree that "work is part of life", this unimpeded flow between areas is more in line with the context of contemporary life.
Seclusion in the middle of the city, "finding comfort in the city"
What happened to those who clamored every once in a while to return to the mountains and live a secluded life? Many of my friends who are serious about this idea are also unable to put it into practice.
Because it comes to reality, shopping, transportation, networking, and social relationships must be taken into account, leaving the city is simply nonsense.
Photo by Tetsuya Miura
But if you can choose a house with a courtyard in the city and carefully design the landscape, you can basically make a little seclusion effect. The premise is that you don't grow vegetables.
The home that "Liju Design" once renovated for the Xiamen couple has maintained a good scene in the city, and the overall planning has a somewhat "hidden in the city" attitude.
Design Case - Liju Design
Two bedrooms and one living room
96㎡ 2 people
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Source: Self-portrait of Ju Fan'er
This home is a regular two-bedroom living room, two people live here with cats, more than enough space.
The first thing that you can't forget at first glance is the decorative style that mixes Chinese and Japanese elements, and the circle chairs, arhat beds, and tea tables are all moved from the previous old house. Unlike the Nordic and French styles that bloom everywhere, it is not fashionable, but it is full of atmosphere.
What is even more outstanding is the beautiful Japanese-style garden outside the balcony, which is completely different from the way Chinese people deal with the courtyard.
Most of the first-story yards in the country are finally used to fake pavilions, vegetable gardens, or piles of debris, and the couple choose to return the nature of the yard viewing.
Outside the three-fold sliding door, the antiseptic wooden floor at the foot occupies half of the entire courtyard, and the rest is all arranged using the Japanese gardening method.
The bamboo-fenced courtyard highlights the elegance of the Japanese garden, and the stone path makes it easy to move around the courtyard.
In the summer evening or in the winter when there is the first snow, small tables and futons are placed on the floor, and a pot of tea is brewed, and the rare enchanting scenery of city life can be seen in full view.
Japanese-style gardens have a certain maintenance cost, but they are easier to maintain than a yard full of plants, and they are also more suitable for small areas.
But in any case, it is also a great courage to slow down in the busy life and guard a landscape under the city skyline.
Multiple generations in the same household, "a proper settlement for generations"
For middle-aged people with old and young, living with children and the elderly seems to be able to take care of the whole family. But with the different habits of several generations under one roof, it is difficult for everyone to live well.
The main pain points of living together are: bathroom use, storage and privacy. If you can arrange these three points, then huddling together will also burst with happiness.
Lu Keke, the designer of "Knowledge and Action", transformed a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom into three-bedroom, one-living room and two-bathroom through dismantling and integrating needs.
Design Case - Knowledge and Action Deer Coco
Three bedrooms and one living room
82㎡ 6 people
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There is only one bathroom in the original type, in order to make the family not collide in use, the designer demolished the original toilet and made an emergency toilet at a corner of the user-friendly type.
And by sharing a sewer pipe, a separate bathroom of dry and wet is carved out in the elder room of the partition wall.
In emergency toilets, showers and squat toilets meet emergency use.
In the master bathroom, double washbasins can be used by two people at the same time.
The inner space is used as a separate toilet room and a separate shower room, which can avoid collisions during the morning rush hour.
Because there were two children in the family, there was not enough room to live in, so the original kitchen was converted into a children's room with bunk beds.
Privacy issues are reflected here, but for children who have not yet reached adolescence, temporary planning to live together promotes companionship and coexistence.
Regarding the storage problem, the designer did his best in the space to make a comprehensive storage space in the living room booth, behind the dining room booth, and the balcony, so that the daily necessities of six people can be stuffed.
The non-load-bearing wall between the dining room and the toilet was removed and replaced with a space that can accommodate multiple people.
Under the clever arrangement, this home has achieved the ultimate utilization of space, which can be called "a dojo in a snail shell", and the family is happy in such a space.
Baby-based, "parents and children grow up together"
In recent years, there is a behavior of beating children with chicken blood, known as "chicken dolls", and some parents who like chicken dolls do everything to urge their children to grow.
But I think it is better to create a positive, healthy and creative growth environment for the baby, than all kinds of chicken blood behavior.
For example, try to do the TV-free living room we mentioned earlier, the entertainment method that dilutes the spirit, or you can focus on the creation of a learning atmosphere, and there is an atmosphere everywhere that makes children want to learn...
This can be referred to as a family of four from Haidian, Beijing.
Design Case - Left and Right Design
Three bedrooms and one living room
90㎡ Quadruple residence
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This family of four who "loves to read per capita" is a typical high-intellectual family, the hostess is a teacher at Peking University, the male host is an IT industry practitioner, and the two children are in elementary school.
The renovation design did not involve major demolition and overhaul, and the biggest highlight of the home, in addition to removing a piece of the original living room as a multi-purpose room, is that the living room abandoned the TV.
The family only occasionally uses it to project on the wall to watch movies.
More moments in daily life revolve around the wall of books.
Therefore, on the wall behind the sofa, there are children's books, and the open book compartment is convenient for finding books and taking them at will, often turned over, and does not involve serious dust accumulation problems.
The dining table and the living room are open, and the dining table is the creative place for children to write, draw, play games, and the paintings on the walls of the home are all from the siblings.
On a blackboard wall at the entrance, chalk painting of a family portrait created by a family of four is a vivid small detail, which also expresses a sense of warmth and cohesion.
The couple deliberately made their home a place that "doesn't overly entertain," hoping that the way for children to be happy comes from reading, thinking and creating, believing that a good environment is the most expensive education.
Age-friendly living, "caring old age"
Children are on the go all year round, parents are old, "age-appropriate home" is based on insight into the living habits of the elderly, from hard decoration to soft decoration must take into account more humane details.
Like what:
Safety - Sliding floors in kitchens and bathrooms There are potential safety hazards
Convenience - Elderly legs and feet are inconvenient and cannot be far away
Independence – older age and light sleep are affected together
Storage space – The elderly tend to have more clutter
The home designed by designer Wang Chen for an elderly couple in Tianjin shows the possibility of aging homes, and has also become one of the few excellent cases of aging in China.
Design Case - Wang Chen and Lu Rong
Two bedrooms and one living room
2 people live 40㎡
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The old couple, who have spent more than 30 years here, decided to renovate the house to make it easier for her parents to live because their daughter could not continue to live with the elderly when she was married.
In the overall renovation process, there are many remarkable details.
The integrated design of the living room and dining room uses the sofa as the dividing line between the leisure area and the dining area to reduce the interference of the wall on the moving line.
In order to satisfy the old father's love for handicrafts, the living room is designed with a hidden tool storage space, which is safer and prevents ash.
The kitchen chose stainless steel walls, which are easier to clean for the elderly, and the floor is pasted with fully glazed tiles, which is more non-slip for the elderly.
The bathroom used to be squatting and unfriendly to the elderly, so it was changed to sitting toilet.
And by dividing the dry and wet areas, barrier-free handles are installed on the wall of the shower area, and the strip floor drain with fast drainage prevents the elderly from slipping and falling when using it.
Above: The washbasin is selected with imported barrier-free design products, and the long hole is convenient for pulling
Handrails have been added to the window part of the bedroom, all to prevent daily falls.
The overall yellow-green tone of the design, coupled with many old objects from the 90s, also meets the needs of nostalgia, so this is the most intimate residence for the elderly.
Superb solitude, "a high quality of life for one"
The luxury of living alone may be what many people yearn for, and in the case of living in a large space, the space can be combined and changed to meet their needs by merging and changing functions, and the individualization of living alone can be fully displayed.
If you want a cloakroom, don't leave an empty room, simplify the kitchen if you don't cook often, and you can't use a multi-seat sofa for one person, then combine a single sofa, and occasionally come to use it, and you don't have to pay for relatives and friends visiting only a few times a year.
For Mr. Li, the home designed by Jiazhi Studio is very much in line with his own needs and thoroughly grasps the high-quality solitary life.
Design Case - Jiazhi Studio
Three bedrooms and one living room
1 person living 113㎡
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Before the renovation of the house, it was a four-bedroom, one-living room and two-bathroom, because Mr. Li's living needs were to have a separate space to sleep and work without being disturbed, so he demolished the original light-blocking kitchen and turned it into a bedroom.
After the unwanted walls are removed, an unobstructed space is created from south to north, and the beds are arranged with windows to the south.
The bed is surrounded by a long rainbow glass to create an office area, even if the room is open, it will not disturb the indoor office state, so that when parents or friends come, Mr. Li can work undisturbed.
Across the office area is the main bathroom, and the wet and dry areas divided by glass partitions can meet the needs of showers, toilets and sinks, and the style of the space is also like a light luxury hotel.
In this home, Mr. Li realized the freedom of office and lived in his favorite "suite-style" home.
Husband and wife separate rooms, "independent can keep fresh"
Couples sleeping in separate rooms once remembered the habit of grandparents, and when the bedroom was enough, the two chose to live separately, which can improve the sleep quality of the elderly.
But now, the trend of sleeping in separate rooms seems to be getting younger and younger. Many people said that if they can't sleep in separate rooms, they can also try to sleep in separate beds or put sofa beds in the living room, because teammates snore and turn over frequently affect rest.
For the Kaohsiung couple in Taiwan, who are about to retire and are still in good physical and mental condition, they decided to have a bedroom the moment they moved into their new home, enjoying an independent and harmonious life.
Design Case - HAO Design
Two bedrooms and two living rooms
2 people live 165㎡
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The designer made great adjustments to the original layout, removing unnecessary space and leaving two bedrooms with separate bathrooms for the couple.
The wife's room is decorated with light green, and the bathroom is designed with a shower room and a dressing table.
The husband's room is decorated in light coffee color, and the shower room is also equipped with a sturdy partition, so that you can sit during the shower to reduce physical exertion.
Male host room
After the demolition, the living room has also become more transparent, and the open kitchen, sofa area, and reading corner can meet the communication and interaction of the two.
When each other needs to be alone, go back to the room and close the door, the two can be alone freely, which is a way to get along forever.
Although the home introduced above is only a small part of many lifestyles, it rewrites countless gestures of life, allowing us to see the belief and enthusiasm for a good life behind the trade-offs.
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