Waterfrom Design completed a free-plan private residence in Taiwan combining architecture with nature by using mirrored facade and structural divisions. Titled 'Le Plan Libre', the project takes place in Taipei's greenery hill and is raised up with concrete base to get a fantastic city view. 

The designers state that as the architect Mies Van der Rohe proposes "Skin and bones architecture", the studio tries to keep all structure expose with two long horizontal sliding windows. Except for providing the house a spacious view and ample sunlight, the exposed frame and glass blur the line between indoor and outdoor.

The cube extend from the facade is an intermediary space between indoor and outdoor. The stainless steel reflects the blue sky and merges the architecture with nature. On the roof garden, we designed a sink in the shape of giant milk box, which is toppled and sprinkled a pool of grass.

Pursue the principal of Le Corbusier's 5 points of new architecture. Neat facade with nature texture of material is being used. With atrium in 4m*4m scale, the designers exposed the beam as a line in great strength to intersect the structure.

To continue the principal of the free plan, we tried through the separation of the load-bearing columns from the walls subdividing the space. The column which in stainless steel and carrara becomes the visual points in the space. Circulation in the second floor flows like a square, across two bedrooms, study room and a game room.

The floor in garage is combined with three kinds of tile that is in different scale. In the end of the garage, Waterfrom Design built a skylight on the top to present the linear beauty of modernism.

Project Facts

Designer: Waterfrom Design 

Client: Mr. Lee

Category: Residential

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Area: 726m2

Layout: B1F/garage 1F/living room, gym, dining room, kitchen ,SPA area, master room 2F/2 bedroom, game room, study area

Material: limestone, biancocarrara, titanium plating, ceramic, stainless, oak

All images © Sam Tsen, courtesy of Waterfrom Design

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