Design & Interiors
A Hong Kong home with New York vibes – stunning views and all
A Hong Kong-born couple looking to replicate their New York apartment in their home city found a Tsim Sha Tsui flat offering similar views. All they then needed was a bit of design magic to conjure up the same sense of space.
From 4 bedrooms to 1, a Japanese-inspired apartment for couple and dog
A couple turned a four-bedroom space in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong’s New Territories, into a bespoke home with lavish bedroom suite, space for entertaining and a natural, earthy vibe.
He prefers minimalism; she likes colour and quirks. Designer manages both
When the opportunity to buy a flat in their favourite Hong Kong building came up, a couple grabbed it, and set about turning the apartment into a well-rounded home that suits their disparate tastes.
A tale of two flats: designs to change the vibe of rentals in Hong Kong
Clever take-with-you design details can transform bland rented flats into distinctive homes – as showcased in two Hong Kong properties.
Then & Now | Proud Chinese people’s cultured tastes help revive furniture making craft
In the 18th and 19th centuries, Cantonese furniture was the benchmark of Chinese craftsmanship for the outside world, and renewed domestic demand for high-quality items is seeing traditional skill sets revived.
Hong Kong beachfront apartment becomes duplex that’s all about the views
Two flats, one above the other, were combined into a duplex for a family in Repulse Bay. The result is a home that makes the most of its sea views and has a white-on-white palette that gives a sense of tranquillity.
‘I’m super-happy’: she got apartment back on her birthday after makeover
Long-distance design, made necessary by the Covid pandemic, were an extra hurdle for a professional show jumper’s renovation project, but physical changes to her Hong Kong apartment were kept to a minimum.
Bearbricks and bedtime adventures in a family home designed for fun
Bearbrick collectible toys, a built-in children’s playground with a treehouse-style bed and slide – there’s a playful vibe to this Hong Kong apartment.
Then & Now | Chinese green-glazed ceramic tiles and decorative items make a comeback
Canton-glaze ceramics, once considered ordinary and commonplace, are back in demand among Chinese consumers and restorers.
Couple’s apartment revamp is an object lesson in space maximisation
An architect’s redesign of his and his wife’s small Hong Kong flat replaces walls with wardrobes, creates a split kitchen, turns two bedrooms into one and adds an en suite bathroom.
They want you to embrace Hong Kong’s historic Brutalist buildings
Hong Kong is home to significant Brutalist buildings from the 1960s and 70s and one group is encouraging preservation by raising awareness of the architectural style both loved and loathed.
Homeowner who can’t afford interior designer goes DIY and finds new career
Six months of deep-dive online education equipped Daphney Ho with the skills to give practical life to her ‘perfect home’ vision – one that uses warm woods and soft curves for the ultimate Zen vibes.
Colonial meets mid-century modern design in a family home made for partying
Vintage chairs, local craftsmanship and Internet of Things technology – East really does meet West in the Hong Kong apartment of young business owners with a baby who like to host dinner parties.
Eye-opening. Museum-like. A trio of hotels in Japan marry design and nature
Three boutique hotels in a Japanese mountain town conceived by Pritzker Prize-winning architects create a soothing dialogue between architecture and its surroundings.
Duplex penthouse makeover brings clean, minimal lines to former show flat
Fifteen years after moving into their Hong Kong duplex penthouse, a family of three sought ‘a new living experience’. Renovation turned it from cavernous and showy to cosy and practical.
Bali on his mind: a luxury Hong Kong villa with garden and pool revamped
When it came to transforming his latest Hong Kong home, serial renovator Wilson Fung found himself thinking of Bali.
Modern plantation house with wraparound infinity pool realises 10-year dream
A decade in the making, The Ray, in Alibag, India, comprises one open, airy and modern pavilion and another, monumental and reminiscent of an old ruin. ‘There are moments when it’s almost surreal,’ its owner says.
‘A bit of a favour’: designer pal makes airy studio out of partitioned flat
An apartment in a corner building, a prime example of 1960s Hong Kong vernacular architecture, has been transformed to make the most of its harbour view, and its owner’s books, art and memorabilia.
First-time buyers give a Hong Kong apartment the high-end luxury treatment
A high-end renovation has given a pair of Happy Valley newlyweds a luxurious high-rise home tailored to their taste for all things opulent.
This Hong Kong apartment looks like a North American cabin in the woods
A flat in Hong Kong’s affluent Mid-Levels residential neighbourhood has been remade with interiors that conjure a cabin-style retreat, with stone fireplace and hewn timber beams.