IDPA Japan Design Award

Serene Mist

by Yu-Ya Huang

Project Description

Serene Mist draws on the image of mountain mist drifting past a window. Rather than brightness, this 159 sqm residence is built on depth: dark oak as structure, Carrara marble as surface and grey-green leather as a quiet breath of colour.
At the entry, floor-to-ceiling dark oak columns and an abstract black-and-white artwork settle the mind. In the living room, a misty grey-green leather sofa sits beside horizontal wooden blinds, chosen instead of sheer curtains so daylight falls in clear bands, like mist passing through trees. The TV wall is a continuous sheet of Carrara marble; rather than a wall-mounted screen, two abstract paintings lean on a dark oak console that also hides the media storage, making art a movable part of the room.
A single dark timber column marks the shift between living room, corridor and dining area without closing them off, while the floor changes from light timber to polished stone toward the kitchen. Three PH pendants hang over the dining table. In the master suite, an amber leather headboard and white shutters warm the room, and a dark oak walk-in closet lit by linear LEDs becomes a private dressing room.

Yu-Ya Huang


EGO Design Studio, founded over a decade ago in Taichung, Taiwan, sees design as a relationship — the relationship between the self and the space it inhabits. Guided by humanistic values and harmony with nature, the studio acts as a mediator between people and their environments, translating intangible spirit into tangible, three-dimensional form through personalized dialogue, rigorous observation, and precise craftsmanship. For EGO Design, spatial design goes beyond style and visual effect; it pursues timeless, healthy, and comfortable living environments where daily life and the built world coexist in balance. The studio's work spans residential, commercial, architectural, and landscape design.

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