Rivus Geometry
Overlooking the city’s prime waterfront, this 460 m² residence—formed by merging two units into a family home for five—draws inspiration from the watershed patterns of Taiwan’s mountain and river landscapes. These natural rhythms are reinterpreted into a contemporary spatial narrative: walls meander like river bends, ceilings unfurl like drifting clouds, and verdant stone flooring reflects the fluid cadence of water.
A once-lengthy corridor is transformed into a flowing passage reminiscent of a stone cavern; light and shadow ripple with each step, turning movement into an immersive journey of “walking through the landscape.” Previously fragmented circulation is reorganized through a “watershed logic,” creating an ordered rhythm of daily life that balances functional clarity with a sense of familial cohesion.
The homeowner, a pragmatic rationalist with precise demands for durability and function, provided the framework for the design. Within this rigor, poetry is woven: relief-textured stone, reflective coatings that shimmer like water, and misty titanium finishes embody both resilience and beauty, striking harmony between rationality and emotion.
The residence is reimagined as an “organic watershed,” where circulation, materials, and light all echo the movements of nature. More than architecture, it becomes a habitable landscape artwork—one that not only holds daily life, but unfolds as a journey shared with nature itself.