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“Because of my cultural heritage — born and raised in Taiwan, which was once a Japanese colony — we don’t wear shoes inside. The time spent taking shoes off as you enter a house and putting shoes on when you leave may seem trivial, but you realize you spend a lot of time at the entry other than just handling shoes. You greet guests, see them off and get the kids out of the door to go to child care,” Liu says. This made him want to create more out of the entryway. The full-height blackbutt wood gate helps with this, providing security and a glimpse of what lies beyond. Skylights: Fakro
Inside the entry, the wall of operable doors and windows draws attention outside into the garden. This space is a link between the old house and the new master bedroom addition.
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