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‘Fewer corners mean fewer arguments’: inside the feng shui-informed makeover of this Hong Kong home

Curves, greenery and a bike in a glass display case turned a family flat in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, into a sociable space full of positive vibes

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A bicycle takes centre stage at this Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, flat designed by New Office Works. Photo: courtesy New Office Works

Damien Hirst, eat your heart out. A handsome bike in a vitrine might just be more eye-catching than a lifeless shark in a tank.

Maybe it’s just me.

The bicycle-as-art exhibit is, apparently, not always the first thing visitors notice when they enter this 2,560 sq ft, three-bedroom family home in Repulse Bay, given the apartment’s numerous talking points.

“They can see the bike but I think they are more attracted to the garden and overall layout,” says Travis Wong, who, with wife Ashley Yeung and their two children (ages five and seven), moved into the flat late last year after its seven-month renovation.

A transparent display case featuring a bike acts as a room divider. Photo: courtesy New Office Works
A transparent display case featuring a bike acts as a room divider. Photo: courtesy New Office Works

There to delineate the living areas and study, the transparent appendage is a multitasking room divider that also enhances the apartment’s expansive feel. In the family’s previous home, Wong’s bike hung from a wall behind a sofa.

Charmaine Chan has worked as a journalist in Australia, Japan and Hong Kong. She became the South China Morning Post's Design Editor in 2005, having been its Literary, Deputy Features and Behind The News editor. She covers architecture and interior design, and oversees the books pages. Charmaine is the author of Courtyard Living: Contemporary Houses of the Asia-Pacific (Thames & Hudson).
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