The designer design this 1000 square meter property for a retiring couple whom long dream of building their retirement home in the township of Meinong, Kaohsiung Taiwan. A small town which still retains the character of a traditional Hakka settlements. Site and function are the main contributors to the design concept of Lin's Courtyard House.

I'm an Architecture and Interior Designer working currently in Taiwan. I acquired my education in Washington State Universtiy U.S.A, and had worked in an Architecture firm as a junior designers in San Fransisco Bay area, before returning to my own country to work as i wanted to face bigger projects and more challenges and the opprotunity to work as an Asian in the Asian market. as of now, i've been in the design field for almost 30 years in my career, i've taking on projects of architecture and interior both in commercial sector as well as private residence. But my personal interest is in the custom homes i get to design, and be in closer relations with clients as, my designs can iterally change and effect how the live in a space to encourage relationships within a household. This has been my interested as a Designer. Thank you

The Courtyard house was commissioned by Mr and Mrs Lin. they are a couple whom had retired a few years before Covid, and always had the idea of buidling their retirement home. We started the project with them even while searching for the perfect site. Once that was decided, we moved into the design phase. Mr. Lin had always been a parttime artist while being an cake factory owner, his passion was collecting antique swords of eastern and western styles. and he love to draw when he had time. and had a few exhibitions here in Taiwan. we wanted the house to not only meet his and her retirement needs, but also to reflect on his passion and his taste for old and raw/rough textures. he finds beauty in things and can Age will over time