YUHO Apartment
The 70m2 apartment has a ‘diamond-shaped’ plan typical of the Hong Kong 80s.
The angled plan induces problems of the placing furniture at odd angle. The Client also found the study room isolated and under-utilized, while storage and general space inadequate and cramped. The couple work quite of¬ten at home that require certain spatial separation.
The solution is a new insertion – a timber pavilion inserted to form seating area par¬allel to the angled wall, while opening up the study room to connect with the living room. The pavilion utilizes wardrobes, bookshelves, stor¬age and sleeping platform to give the desired spatial and level separation, while enabling other spaces to be relatively free of furniture. The seat’s back screened off the reading room; it can be moved back or taken away to give desired sitting area.
White floating panels tidy up the various openings – the entry door, the back window, the air-conditioner, the kitchen and the toilet door – forming white art panels on the white wall.
The reddish regional plywood gives a warm and intimate touch; the white panels of varying sizes add to the sense of gallery and subtle playfulness.
