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Case 01 / 06 Dining Space · Space

Transparent Air

Flow can be light, or it can be air — let the lines of the architecture disappear.

Transparent Air dining space, main view: tatami seating under an arched volume, a huge round window drawing in garden branches and daylight, cream walls and a timber long table, floor cushions — warm and quiet
Type
Dining Space
Role
Spatial Art Direction
Location
Yuanlin, Changhua
Year
2023
Atmosphere

A white space with warm light that puts you at ease, traces of the human hand left in, paired with natural materials and the right amount of empty space — bringing the whole environment back to its most natural, organic state.

Transparent Air interior long-table area: a timber long table along the floor-to-ceiling windows, folded-paper stools and rattan chairs, two large paper lanterns hanging, rice fields beyond the window, daylight flooding the terrazzo floor
Transparent Air arched corridor: looking through a round arch into the tatami seating, a round window revealing garden branches, dried flowers and paper lanterns, light drawn into long strips on the mat
Transparent Air styling corner: a rattan cabinet and round mirror, dried branches in a glass vessel, the wood floor extending to a sunlit tatami corridor
01

Challenge

Dining spaces tend to fall into two extremes — the over-designed photo-op, or the cold, function-only room. Making someone relax the moment they sit down and want to stay, without leaning on flashy decoration, was the heart of this case.

02

Art Direction

Built around light and a sense of air — using a cream palette to unify the space, keeping the imperfection of the handmade for warmth, with abundant natural materials and floor-to-ceiling glass dissolving the line between inside and out.

The hard lines of the architecture are deliberately made to “disappear”, so the space feels filled with light rather than filled with fit-out.

Transparent Air bar: a pale plywood bar with a La Marzocco machine and a brass pour-over stand, a wooden lattice screen and round window behind, bright daylight
Transparent Air outdoor veranda: a wood-floor deck extending along the glass, floor cushions and a low wooden table, a white-gravel dry garden and greenery, sunlight slanting in
03

Outcome

Different seasons bring different scenery, making customers willing to return again and again.

Transparent Air exterior: a low white volume set behind green rice fields, blue sky and clouds with pines around, a wooden veranda and lawn — natural and serene
Transparent Air dusk exterior: the white building reflected in the flooded rice paddy, warm sky light and pine silhouettes — a quiet pastoral mood