Tiandihai B&B (天地海民宿)

More than seven years ago, two travel-loving musicians found a long-abandoned plot of land at the midpoint of Taiwan's east coast. On this unremarkable piece of land, which had changed hands many times, they built their dream of retreating to the mountains. Beyond music, they also love architecture and design, reading widely and watching shows on the subject. They spent three years working with the talented architect Chao and more than two years developing ideas with the gifted designer Lee, drawing inspiration for the house from the vast Pacific Ocean. The house is an interesting one: a typical boxy house stretched out sideways into a "wall," creating the current seven-block "DO-RE-MI-F