这间位于台北精华区的40年老宅，家中长辈几年前曾协助全室装修，却因长辈的规划与居住者需求不符，使得屋主后续生活常感到困扰与不便。夫妻俩考量许久，决定送给即将上幼稚园的儿子一份礼物 ：「一个可以在这里快乐成长、舒适生活的家。」

Located in one of Taipei’s most expensive districts, this 40-year-old house was renovated a few years ago by the the owners’ family elders. However, the design did not meet the owners’ needs and made living troublesome and inconvenient. The owners pondered on the issue and decided to transform the house as a gift to their son (i.e., a home where he can live and grow up happily and comfortably) prior to his entrance to kindergarten.

▼室内公共空间概览，overall view of the interior public space

原先屋况的缺点—室内格局不佳、采光昏暗、炉灶外移在阳台造成晒衣油烟困扰、空间狭隘无法尽情舒展等等。设计师因此将书房开通纳为公共区域之一，不仅扩大客餐厅的使用范围，减少一房却创造双倍开阔的环境，连延的窗户不仅让视野明亮了，心情也跟着开阔了；妈妈平时最爱与孩子一同在这玩乐休憩，朋友来也夸赞像是到了咖啡厅一样地放松舒适。

The original house contained problems such as poor indoor layouts, dim lighting, small space, and a gas stove placed in the balcony (that made cooking and laundry hanging problematic). To solve these problems, the designer blended the study room with the public area, enlarging the living and dining rooms to create a spacious, open environment. Continuous windows were added to light up the views and the occupants’ hearts. Today, this space has become the mother’s favorite place to play and relax with her child and a location praised by her friends as oozing a relaxing atmosphere that is found only in coffee shops.

▼起居室和亲子活动室（改造后的书房空间），将书房开通纳为公共区域之一，living room and gallery (the study room after being renovated), blending the study room with the public area

▼起居室空间，还原外推的前阳台，纳入了绿意，the living room, the front balcony is restored, adding greenery to evoke a sense of comfort

整体以温润浅木质色为主调，清新的薄荷绿黑板墙座落在客厅主墙中，让孩子可以在此肆意的挥洒创意。整个空间运用「大量的减法及少量的加法」，不做过多的固定装饰，以机能舒适为主要考量，透过活动家具的搭配，更能因应未来生活中的变动性。

Overall, the house was decorated with lightly colored wooden materials to elicit a warm feeling, and a mint blackboard wall was inserted into the living room to allow the child to showcase his creativity. The concept of addition by subtraction was practiced to remove unnecessary fixtures and preserve functionality. Portable furniture was incorporated to provide living with more flexibility.

▼从起居室看亲子游乐区（改造后的书房空间），设置薄荷绿的黑板墙，gallery (the study room after being renovated) view from the living room, organizing the mint blackboard wall in the galley