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Silver

Arch Design Award 

Winner

in

Interior Design Category

'26

Prologue in Ink

Designed by

Yan Design

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Prologue in Ink

Residential Architecture

Taoyuan City, Taiwan

Yan Design

Wei-Hsuan Chan

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The project employs “ink” as the theme within a 132.2 square meters residence. Deep wood veneer and stone construct the structural framework, while metal, glass, and leather articulate details. The core is not the pursuit of darkness for its own sake, but the use of ink as a method of filtering noise, allowing the contours of life to appear more clearly within disciplined proportion.
The layout breaks conventional boundaries, integrating the living room with an open study so that reading, work, and social exchange coexist along a shared axis. Kitchen preparation functions were optimized, and appliance storage was enhanced, clarifying daily movement.
Linear lighting traces elevation boundaries, ensuring dark tones read as layered rather than oppressive. Within a rational framework, “ink” defines the base tone, “prologue” establishes order, and “language” becomes lived expression, forming a modern residence that embodies both refinement and warmth.

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