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A Retreatful Ryokan-like Home

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The Shōji looking sliding screen defines the kid’s room & also allows direct connection to the rest of the house when fully opened. Frosted glass keeps the translucent sheet quality in traditional Shōji doors while enhancing the acoustic performance and offering better humidity control.
The Shōji looking sliding screen defines the kid’s room & also allows direct connection to the rest of the house when fully opened. Frosted glass keeps the translucent sheet quality in traditional Shōji doors while enhancing the acoustic performance and offering better humidity control.
The house is surrounded with nice greenery & parks, offering the best backdrop to this apartment. Social & activities spaces are arranging around the open kitchen counter; the hierarchy of this spatial arrangement allows all sort of connections within the house & the surrounding ambient.
The house is surrounded with nice greenery & parks, offering the best backdrop to this apartment. Social & activities spaces are arranging around the open kitchen counter; the hierarchy of this spatial arrangement allows all sort of connections within the house & the surrounding ambient.
A wood screen is set by the Japanese foyer area Genkan, making it a nice foreground to the traditional Izakaya counter in the core of the house. Wood looking tiles enhancing the warm homely feelings while also making this apartment very easy to maintain against the humidity of Hong Kong.
A wood screen is set by the Japanese foyer area Genkan, making it a nice foreground to the traditional Izakaya counter in the core of the house. Wood looking tiles enhancing the warm homely feelings while also making this apartment very easy to maintain against the humidity of Hong Kong.
Wood ledge is set to match the height of the window, making this area the best location to enjoy the view out & relax inside the house. The multi purpose platform offers opportunities for the owners to have some leisure moments with the beautiful park outside as their background.
Wood ledge is set to match the height of the window, making this area the best location to enjoy the view out & relax inside the house. The multi purpose platform offers opportunities for the owners to have some leisure moments with the beautiful park outside as their background.
Spaces are arranged with a clear definition, as well as having the opportunities of interacting to each other in a unified tone & mood. Clear glass partition is setup to keep the visual connection to the living spaces and physically keeping the heat and smoke within the kitchen area.

Spaces are arranged with a clear definition, as well as having the opportunities of interacting to each other in a unified tone & mood. Clear glass partition is setup to keep the visual connection to the living spaces and physically keeping the heat and smoke within the kitchen area.

Floor levels within the apartment generates many ways of perceiving the beautiful scene outside. Owners can have a chilling moment by the big window on the raised platform, or lay back on the rocking chair & enjoy the view in a different perspective.
Floor levels within the apartment generates many ways of perceiving the beautiful scene outside. Owners can have a chilling moment by the big window on the raised platform, or lay back on the rocking chair & enjoy the view in a different perspective.
The raised wood platform can be a storage space, a working area & the space for the young couple to enjoy a cup of tea by the harmonic scenery. The wood ledge by the window is arranged for their cats to spend a day relaxing under the sunlight.
The raised wood platform can be a storage space, a working area & the space for the young couple to enjoy a cup of tea by the harmonic scenery. The wood ledge by the window is arranged for their cats to spend a day relaxing under the sunlight.
With the benefit of locating on the ground floor, the Genkan area is made sunken to keep the shoes on a different level from the general living space. Metal framed frosted glass sliding doors open up the kid’s area fully to allow spatial connection to the rest of the house.
With the benefit of locating on the ground floor, the Genkan area is made sunken to keep the shoes on a different level from the general living space. Metal framed frosted glass sliding doors open up the kid’s area fully to allow spatial connection to the rest of the house.
Facade is finished with monotones in warm grey colour, make this house blending in the surroundings with a subtle Japanese touch of design. The warm wood finishes in the interior gives a nice contrast with the grey and send a welcoming message to the owner every time they back home.
Facade is finished with monotones in warm grey colour, make this house blending in the surroundings with a subtle Japanese touch of design. The warm wood finishes in the interior gives a nice contrast with the grey and send a welcoming message to the owner every time they back home.

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Littlemore Interior Design

From ERIC LIU

Village House in Hong Kong is a special building type locating in the rural area, which takes up about 5% of the overall numbers of units within the territory. Having an advantage of highly flexible internal layout with relatively simple structure, this 65 square meter project transforms the typical layout plan into a modern Japanese style retreat in a peaceful environment.
Designing for a young couple expecting their new born in few months with a lot of friends & family gatherings to happen, spaces are created with special attention to enhance interactions between different users in the house. Also with the new normal of city living under the Covid situation last year, turning a lot of people into a “work from home” employee. Spaces are created with transformable features and so as to introduce different kind of evolution & activities to happen.
For the owners being Japanese culture lovers, a classic Izakaya counter is adopted to the house as an open kitchen, setting up in the core location of the apartment to connect varies spaces around. The overall spatial arrangement suggests interconnections between different users visually or physically. They can enjoy cooking in the kitchen, a glass of Japanese Sake or a cup of coffee by the bar counter, while communicating with other family members in the living area or the multi-purpose wood platform by the gigantic window with nice outdoor view.
The Baby room is also an open planned space connecting to the core area intimately on a raised platform with a fully openable Shoji looking doors in frosted glass. The level difference helps defining the room while at the same time provides ample storage for all the kids stuff. When the kid is playing on the platform, caretakers can interact with the baby easily around.
With the beautiful greenery surroundings, a big platform is arranged by the biggest window of the house acting as a chilling area for the couples. It can be another play area for the kids, gathering place for guest or simply a place for the couple to enjoy a nice cup of afternoon tea. A wood ledge is set to match the height of the window, making this the are the best location to enjoy the view out, especially for their pet cats. Simple mechanism on the platform allows the user to sit with a normal seat height & transform this area further as a working space; not to mention the vast amount of storage underneath. The space does not define its usage, while offering all the opportunities for this young family to discover its potential.
Special attention is paid to adopt this traditional Japanese architectural concepts into Hong Kong’s relatively hot and humid climate. Wood tiles are used in general for easy maintenance, with a sunken floor area Genkan to keep the shoes on a different level from the general living space. Apart from the necessary wood features, general storage spaces are finished with wood pattern plastic laminate to resist against the humidity.