Hintegro blends textures and soft hues to create a sleek and inviting home for a young couple.
Words by Hintegro
Photography by Keith Chan
PENTHOUSE AT SHAM SHUI PO
COMBINATION OF MINIMALISTIC AND HARMONIC
Keith Chan and his team revamped an apartment with rooftop for a young male couple. One of home owners is a graphic designer with a good sense of colouration and penetrating comprehension of visualisation. Inspired by Scandinavian aesthetic, they combined different textures - wood, natural rusted black metal and textured plastering, with subtle hues such as olive green, to achieve a series of breathable, open spaces with sleek lines, and detailed handling.
The main attraction of the flat is the dining area with an open kitchen. With the stunning full-frontal view of Stonecutters’ Bridge, the design emphasised bright, light, and open space. A set of wooden cabinets with fluted glass doors are designed as a space divider between the foyer and dining area, to avoid bad feng shui that flows in through the door to the indoors. The wooden cabinets also serve as a display area for the owners’ coffee tools collection and the glass tortoise tank. Black metal is inserted as the side frame for the wooden cabinet and an Eiffel Single wall lamp is added to highlight.
“Inspired by Scandinavian aesthetic, we combine different textures - wood, natural rusted black metal and textured plastering, with subtle hues like olive green, to achieve a breathable open spaces with sleek lines but detailed handling.”
An open kitchen offers versatility for the limited space. With better planning on the layout, they designate prepping, cooking and eating areas to avoid confusion in future use. They designed an U-shaped kitchen with all white silestone kitchen countertop, the island/ bar area can accommodate more guests and promote interaction between home owners with guests. The oven is perfectly concealed into the white wall cabinets. Olive green is used as the accent colour for the kitchen area, achieved by hand brushed lacquer cabinet doors, bar and wall tiles, subtly highlight the flat.
The living room is divided into two spaces - a living area and a multi-functional room, by a sliding door of Japanese Shikui diatomaceous earth plastering and black metal frame. The multi-functional room can be easily transformed into a guest bedroom when the sliding door is closed, also with its own guest toilet and bathroom to provide privacy.
They took down the walls between two original bedrooms to open up the space, allowing for a more spacious room. A matt black metal head board is added to pair with Japanese Shikui diatomaceous plastering wall. A wooden shelf is custom made to divide the sleeping and study area, with hidden storage for the projector and a screen installed at ceiling, bringing these movie lovers a private home cinema.
Rooftop & Foyer
Equipped with sound system, the rooftop can turn into a perfect venue for private parties. Outdoor shower, counter with sink and fridge, washed granolithic tiles, greenery and the stunning Kowloon skyline, to complete this rooftop a truly hidden gem in the concrete jungle.
