Abstract
This study aims to clarify characteristics of the initial floor planning held by the Japanese style official residence in Taiwan by analyzing its basic plan composition, area ratio and space placement. The characteristics were examined for each residence class by the floor planning types and the space placement types which this study has set for analysis. The results are as follows:
1) Official residence of various types based on the “Building Standard for Official Residence” held the common area distribution by spatial purpose regardless of the difference of the residence size.
2) Official residence of small scale tend to reduce the hallway space and to place rooms around the entrance area.
3) Official residence of large scale had improved functional division. By placing the hallway space, the public/the personal domain and the living/the water supply area were divided efficiently.
4) The water supply area was placed in the opposite side to the entrance regardless of the space composition and the residence class.
