The apartment is in a three-story walk-up, built in 1960, and the unit is one of 18 in the building.

這間公寓位在一座三層、無電梯的大建築中，建於 1960 年，這間公寓是建築中的 18 間公寓之一。

This apartment is 49 square meters.

這間公寓的面積是 49 平方公尺。

The client had a very clear understanding of what they wanted.

這位客戶非常清楚自己所要的。

They wanted to carry the same ambience that was in this place already over to the renovation.

他們想要將這裡原有的環境氛圍沿用到翻修工程中。

However, he needed vast improvements to functionality.

但是，他需要在功能性上的大幅改良。

The client is certainly not interested in reductivism and he will continue to accumulate things, so ample storage was very, very important.

客戶對於極簡主義完全不感興趣，仍會繼續囤積物品，所以有充分儲物空間是非常重要的。

We removed a series of walls that divided the master bedroom from the rest of the apartment, and we shifted the sleeping space into what was the old bathroom.

我們拆除了隔開主臥室和其他房間的數面牆，然後將睡覺的地方移至原先浴室的位置。

The old bathroom went into what was the old laundry, and what was the master bedroom became an art studio and a sleeping space for guests.

浴室移至原先洗衣房的位置，而原先的主臥室則改成藝術工作室和客房。

By removing the walls, we decided to insert a really large storage pod into the center of the unit.

移除隔牆後，我們決定在房子中間裝置大型儲物櫃。

The new insertions were realized in mirror gold.

儲物櫃表面是以鏡面金色呈現。

The reflective gold is really quite dynamic in that it reflects the light, and it amplifies the effect of all of the trees and the plants that the client has dotted around the apartment.

鏡面金可以反射光線得這個特性讓它更為多變，對於客戶在屋內各處擺放的樹木和植物有放大的作用。

Inserting the pod enabled us to demarcate spaces and distribute zones.

裝置儲物櫃有助於我們劃分和分配空間。

And that pod contains all of his clothing, general dump storage, a laundry, art supplies, and also a niche where he can create art.

儲物櫃裡裝了他所有的衣服、雜物、洗衣機、藝術用品，還有一塊他可以創造藝術的空間。

We used black in the art space niche.

我們將這個藝術空間漆成黑色。

It's quite reductive. It doesn't detract from the effect of the mirror gold.

這個空間相當簡約，鏡面金的效果也沒有因此而失色。

It's much easier to keep clean with all of the mess related to the art, and there's some continuity because the front of the pod is imagined entirely in black.

如此一來，有藝術相關雜物的環境能夠更容易保持整潔，而這個空間也具有延續性，因為儲物櫃前方也全部都是黑色的。

The sleeping nook is where the original bathroom was, we conduced it to fit in a queen bed.

臥室是原本的浴室，我們加以改建讓那裡容得下一張大雙人床。

The gold panels make the sleeping nook feel like a much larger space than it otherwise would.

金色的面板使臥室的空間感覺比實際上大得多。

The sleeping nook is elevated by two steps, so that we can store a pullout bed underneath.

臥室的高度也提升了 2 階，讓我們可以在下方儲放一張拉床。

So that on the other side of the pod, a bed can be pulled out for guests, and the room can be shut off with the use of a curtain that retracts from the pod.

這樣一來，拉床可以從儲物櫃的另一側拉出，供客人使用，客房也能夠被隱藏在儲物櫃中的窗簾隔開。

The soft light that emanates from the junction of the storage pod in the wall draws the eye through the rear of the space.

牆壁和儲物箱交會處所發出的柔和光線，讓視線延伸至空間邊緣。

The client had a desire to have plants in every space within the apartment, and that included in the bathroom.

客戶希望屋內的每個空間都擺放植物，這包括浴室在內。

So we created a small soaker-tub-cum-shower and then a secondary tub, if you like, to house a garden.

因此我們建造了一個小型浴缸兼淋浴間，然後在旁邊建了所謂的第二浴缸以種植一座小花園。

We used a reflective white tile and a white shower curtain to create a very light, airy, and bright space, which is offset with the polished gold tapware.

我們使用反光白瓷磚和白色浴簾去營造一個非常通風和明亮的空間，與拋光的金色水龍頭形成互補。

The kitchen has all of the functionality and amenity of a regular kitchen.

這裡的廚房具有一般廚房的所有功能和器具。

However, it's completely concealed.

但是，他們全部都是隱藏式的。

All of the appliances are hidden because it was important that the kitchen be probably the most recessive component within the design.

隱藏廚具的目的是，因為讓廚房成為這組設計中隱藏性最強的部分是很重要的。

There's an under bench integrated fridge, oven, dishwasher, cooktop.

廚房中有和工作台連接的冰箱、烤箱、洗碗機、灶台。

There are no overhead storage. Instead that space has been reserved for art to again help the kitchen blend into its environment.

頭頂儲物櫃都為了保留藝術品而省去了，這麼做也是為了讓廚房融入環境。

We decided to paint the walls in a semi-gloss rather than a flat paint, and the paint continues from the walls up to the ceiling.

我們決定在牆壁上塗上半光漆，而不是平面漆，油漆作業也從牆面一路延伸到天花板。

Even with all of the decoration, there's a calmness and a continuity to the space because the tile pervades every space.

就算充滿了裝飾品，整個空間仍充滿了平靜感與連貫性，因為白色的磁磚充斥在每一個角落。

This sort of building stock has great access to light and to breeze.

這樣子的建築能夠充分地獲取光線和微風。

And by removing all of the partitioning in the apartment and starting the layout again, the spatial organization again, we've unlocked a whole heap of new potential.

藉由拆除屋內的隔間、重新規畫格局，重新規劃空間設計，我們在這方面解鎖了不少未知的可能性。