House within a House Layers Island Rooms into Fluid Daily Flow
House within a House sits in Taipei, Taiwan, by the riverside of Keelung, shaped by 1001 Giving Living. The house arranges private rooms like islands while shared areas connect them in a measured current of movement. Calm materials and green accents temper the plan, and light filters through blinds and interior windows to tune the day.
Morning light slips through white blinds and tracks across pale floors. A wood-clad core anchors the living room as darker sofas gather around a low round table.
This is a house in Taipei by 1001 Giving Living, arranged as islands and currents. Private rooms—bedrooms, kitchen, and bath—stand apart, while the living room, corridor, and dining areas connect them in sequence. The plan privileges movement and adjustment, letting daily life expand or contract without fuss.
Arrange the Islands
Rooms read as discrete volumes. Wood-wrapped walls form a central mass with doors tucked into flush panels, giving the core the presence of a freestanding cabin. Around it, circulation stays open and legible, so the household can cross from one island to the next in a few clean steps. Small clerestory panes in the timber wall keep awareness between zones without sacrificing calm.
Slide, Pivot, Reveal
Thresholds shift rather than shut. A black-framed partition with ribbed glass edges the kitchen, turning transparency into a dimmer that manages views and steam. Sliding doors pocket into light oak, and a run of turning interior windows loosens boundaries between the corridor and the raised rooms beyond. Privacy adjusts on demand—fast when needed, generous when company arrives.
Platforms as Links
Raised floors stitch the plan together. Boards lift as lids for storage, then settle to form a continuous path from sitting area to sunlit rooms along the windows. The change in level gives each zone a distinct cadence, almost like stepping stones in a stream. Hidden seats fold into this platform logic, allowing quick shifts from quiet retreat to shared activity.
Pegboard and Color
Walls work hard. A full pegboard grid takes books, toys, and bags, with mint-green shelves punctuating the neutral field (a small delight in motion). In another room, a green ladder climbs to a compact loft cubby, stacking storage above play. Throughout, green lamps and accents repeat the note, steadying the route from hall to bedroom.
Kitchen in the Current
The kitchen bends in an L with warm wood fronts and a pale counter, its tiled floor pattern setting a brisk tempo underfoot. Openings face the dining table and pegboard wall so conversation carries while cooking. An entry mat of black round tiles marks arrival before the grey floor takes over and flows toward the living room.
By afternoon, blinds cast fine shadows and the wooden core holds steady. Paths remain clear, yet nothing feels fixed in place. The house waits for its next turn of use—quiet, then lively, always in rhythm with the day.
Photography courtesy of 1001 Giving Living
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