In this creative couple’s tiny Hong Kong flat, the rooftop is party central
A 408 sq ft flat with a cosy ‘teahouse’ bedroom and plenty of storage proves good things can come in small packages
Shopping for an interior designer can be as simple as, well, shopping. Art director and graphic designer Ivan Au and his illustrator wife, Choily Choi, found exactly what they wanted while moseying around Galleon lifestyle store, in Causeway Bay.
“I really liked the style of the store, so I asked a friend to find out who designed it,” Au says.
The friend obliged and so Au met Wilson Lee Hing-yin and Emily Ho, of Studio Adjective, who would design the couple’s new 408 sq ft rooftop flat, in Tseung Kwan O. The size was a challenge, but good things can come in packages as small as this – they just require careful consideration.
“The apartment is unusual because it has an internal staircase between the top floor and the rooftop, but the size is not big, so it’s important that the space is used well,” Ho says. “They wanted a place that balanced privacy and room to gather with friends for dinner or a barbecue. They were looking for openness. But they work from home sometimes, so it also had to provide a workspace.”
We wanted to translate the same language throughout the interior, so the walls are concrete, the floor and countertop are stone and the kitchen cabinets are walnut or stone-look laminate
Because the building is new, Studio Adjective kept the clean-lined, neutral bathroom intact. The sole bedroom, however, had to go. “It was tiny!” Ho says. “There was space for a bed and nothing else – not even a wardrobe.”
