Duplex penthouse makeover brings clean, minimal lines and practicality to former show flat for ‘a new living experience’
- For 15 years the Lin family had barely altered their former show flat bought as is in Hong Kong’s Hung Hom district, but recently felt the need for change
- An interior designer modernised the look of the apartment, making it less showy and cavernous and better suited to the changing needs of two generations
High above Hung Hom in Hong Kong, the penthouse show flat the developer was selling back in 2008 was extravagantly furnished in elaborate European style.
The 1,787 sq ft (166 square metre) duplex’s decor was not to the buyers’ tastes, but the family of three loved the apartment’s bird’s-eye view of Victoria Harbour, space and convenient location.
After buying the apartment complete with all its contents, the family would live there for 15 years, making few changes until recently.
Proximity to the terminus for cross-border trains to China was a plus for business owner Lin Kuo-long, who frequently travels there.
The TV was hung on one wall, with the sofa at the other end – too far away. And there was a lack of electrical sockets.
With four bedrooms (and three bathrooms), there was a spare office for his wife, Eunice Leung, also a business owner, a room for their daughter, Phoebe Lin, then a student, and a guest room.
But with Phoebe now an adult, change was in order.
