This project renovated a 20-year-old pre-owned apartment for a retired elder. The occupant is important to client’s entire family. During every holiday, all family members come to this 105-square-meter apartment to celebrate their times. Therefore, this renovation provides not only a place for the elder to live but also a venue where family members get together and create good memories.

Recognizing that this project is a place for family reunion, the previous TV main wall is changed and oriented to the structural pillar in the middle of the space. During family gatherings, whether in the living room or kitchen, family members can communicate with each other eye to eye. As the regular resident is a senior citizen, the overall color scheme is based on gray shades, with only wood material used as color contrasts, giving the space a calm and tranquil quality.

Besides paying attention to the circulation of movement, the transparency of the sightseeing is considered: the semi-circular cutout on the side wall of the entrance allows the occupant to feel the flow of natural light when entering. The visual extension from the ceiling to the corner of the aisle is rounded; whereas, the central structural pillar is wrapped with chamfers, combined with the lower diagonal platform, creating a seamless sightline between the dining and living rooms.