See How This Colorful Hong Kong Apartment Was Made to Feel Bigger Than it Actually Is
In Hong Kong's Happy Valley—where land is scarce and living spaces are usually pretty small—multi-disciplinary design practice Lim+Lu revived a three-bedroom apartment in an old residential building into a gleaming, visually-expanded abode.
With the aim of separating various functional zones while maintaining privacy, freeing up space, and making the apartment look bigger than its actual size (1,206 square feet), Lim+Lu incorporated suspended glass and sliding doors made with black powder-coated stainless steel. These acting "walls" and "doors" created adaptable boundaries to create a flexible layout that doesn't feel closed off.
Glass partitions framed in powder-coated metal slide back to make flexible use of the floor plan in a 1,206-square-foot apartment, where color blocking the rooms also help break up the different spaces. The pink walls of the living room tie into the pink furniture in other rooms, keeping a sense of continuity while still differentiating between areas.
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These see-through boundaries also visually connect the bedroom, living, study, and kitchen, while giving the apartment the appearance of transparency and lightness.
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In the past, old Hong Kong apartments have often included dark, long, and narrow corridors and bedrooms with concrete walls that can make the space feel heavy and claustrophobic. So, the designers reconfigured the space while keeping the lifestyle of modern-day urbanites in mind.
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The slightly oversize, chunky bedding in this Hong Kong bedroom underscores the entire apartment’s open, seamless aesthetic and allows the space to feel luxurious without the usual trappings of headboard and bed frame.
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They removed and restructured the existing walls of the old rooms, which resulted in a loftier, more open interior. Continuous warm oak flooring connects the main living room and the bedroom, blurring the boundaries between public and private spaces within the apartment.
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Adjacent to the main living area is a former bedroom that was converted into a multi-purpose space with suspended sliding doors. It can either be used as a living room extension, or enclosed as a bedroom for guests.
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Soft muted pink, deep blue and turquoise, ceramic tiles with striking patterns, black-and-white accents, and splashes of gold come together to create a contemporary Art Deco-inspired home that's both cosmopolitan and comfortable.
In Hong Kong's Happy Valley—where land is scarce and living spaces are usually pretty small—multi-disciplinary design practice Lim+Lu revived a three-bedroom apartment in an old residential building into a gleaming, visually-expanded abode.
With the aim of separating various functional zones while maintaining privacy, freeing up space, and making the apartment look bigger than its actual size (1,206 square feet), Lim+Lu incorporated suspended glass and sliding doors made with black powder-coated stainless steel.
Courtesy of Nirut Benjabanpot
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