Lee Residence is located in Taichung City and spans 45 ping (approximately 148.5 square meters). It is home to a couple who are passionate about post-1950 modernist design and deeply knowledgeable about furniture. Given their high-pressure professional lives, they sought a residence that would serve as a vibrant, colorful retreat—an oasis that rejuvenates both body and mind.

A significant portion of the space is devoted to displaying the owners’ favorite furniture pieces. Because the furniture palette is so diverse, the planning was approached with great care, maintaining a ’’quiet, unobtrusive’’ backdrop. As a result, many details throughout the space have been meticulously crafted: custom air-conditioning vent panels, carefully selected door handles, concealed switches, and precisely aligned tile work all highlight the delightful interplay between the interior and its furnishings.

To complement the owners’ key furniture, yellow, blue, and green were chosen as the primary accent hues. These colors help define areas such as the living room, kitchen, and study. Meanwhile, both the color schemes and design details are thoughtfully layered within the spatial framework, furniture forms, and layout strategies, cultivating an overall sense of harmony and balance.

Material choices were made to harness each element’ s unique characteristics and expressive potential: the stainless-steel folded countertop in the kitchen, stain-resistant tiles, and a birch-veneer headboard all showcase how, in this project, design is truly an art of ’’putting the right things in the right place.”