The key to design is to sensitively integrate the house into its site while meeting the needs of growing families. The new home has guest bedrooms, a movie room, a library, a gym, a swimming pool, and a three car underground garage. Behind the low-key facade lies a three story living space, including an underground living space network activated by garden skylights. When negotiating with the heritage type, we approached the residence in a very restrained manner, responding to the local style of neighboring cottages with a diluted aesthetic, which was the guiding factor of our strategy. The design adopted a new sloping roof form and provided explanatory references to the details of the period, replacing the frequently used front pergola with suspended concrete beams. Influenced by rural residences in Europe and Japan, the material dialogue of this residence uses a simplified and bold black wood and concrete palette applied to the exterior.

Hidden outside the street view, the additional layer of the residence is hidden backwards and will not interfere with the front facade of the street view. The impactful insertion aims to overcome the defined land space and create volume and depth within the house by cleverly using three levels of light wells, which are essentially the backbone of the house. This means that most rooms are well wrapped in this kind of light, giving the impression that the house is large but also making every room usable. The entire house extensively uses floor to ceiling glass, creating a spatial concept and providing directional views to Japanese gardens, swimming pools, and courtyards.

The interior and exterior are tightly integrated, pursuing an equally restrained monochromatic palette through eye-catching fixtures and materials. The ebony veneer cabinets in the kitchen and living space are paired with gray stone, with golden oak flooring as the background, creating a balance with the concrete ceiling above. In the bathroom, exquisite gray stone is combined with exotic green subway tiles and oak veneer cabinets, referencing small illustrations of garden courtyards to create a peaceful experience. In the suite, the hand carved granite bathtub cultivates the quality of hydrotherapy, soothing linear forms and reflecting Japanese sentiment. Behind its understated exterior walls, Osborne House sits leisurely among its historic neighbors, cleverly concealing the unique qualities waiting inside the house.

Inspired by rural houses in Europe and Japan, the exterior is covered with black wood and irregular concrete.

The spacious floor to ceiling glass of the entire house further creates a spatial concept, providing directional views towards the Japanese garden, swimming pool, and courtyard.

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