A home is a house with its occupant. A home is personal, a place that can tell you about your past - a chair that you inherited from your grandmother - without these personal artefacts of life, it can be the same as a Polaroid. The role of a designer is to help the occupant to materialize their dreams, and the character of the home should reflect the occupant.

Lifestyle changes rapidly with society, and so does interior design. In the past, interior design was about showing off one's wealth and social status. Today, it has become more about personal satisfaction, and the enjoyment of the space, since space is becoming more of a commodity. It is that special place to come back to, especially after a hard day, and it is that moment when you open the door, and you feel at peace in that space which is yours, a personal space that you can retreat and prepare for the next day.

Preface

Chianti Spa Residence, Hang Kong

Danny Cheng Interiors Ltd,

Green Views- Elegant Silver, Dongguan

Flora Lau Designers Company

Lo Vonoise Model Home, West Java

Jie Design

The Biltmore Colony, California

DesignARC

Residence at 10 Belloir, Ontario

Johnson Chou Inc,

Park Avenue Loft, New York

Hariri & Hariri- Architecture

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Cooper Square, New York

Desai/Chia Architecture

Q Loft, New York

Resolution: 4 Architecture

Kurkova Residence, New York

Elmslie Osier Architect

Shinkawaso Infill, Kanagowa

Kochi Architects Studio

Nychay Loft, New York

Resolution: 4 Architecture

Residence of Tsai, Taipei

CJ Studio

Mussel Shoals House, California

DesignARC

Villa Meindersma, Haoksbergen

de Architekten Cie

Thomas Residence, Victoria

Matt Gibson A+D

Casa Lanzo, Salerno

Slmone Micheli Architectural Hero

South Yarra Residence, Victoria

Matt Gibson A+D

Casa Virreyes, Mexico City

Ezequiel Farca Design Studio

Y House, Tokyo

Frank la Riviere Architects, Inc,

Offset House, Tokyo

ISSHO Architects Co,, Ltd,

Benedict Canyon Residence, California

Griffin Enright Architects

Cl House, New York

Paul Cha Architect

Taiyuan Apartment, Shanghai

Marten Design International

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