There is lots of possibility and creativity for the design for one. Designer changed this small unit into studio flat of industrial style. Considering the need for privacy, frosted-glass sliding door is used to separate living room and bedroom. Even when friends comes to visit, owner can close the sliding door to her own personal space


Love for wood

Extensive wood elements can be seen in the living room. Besides wood bricks, South-American ebony for storage cabinets, while TV cabinet and wooden seat are of crude wood and antique wood. Designer left partial partition of storage cabinets blank and used glass door, the owner could store her favourite accessories and dolls. In the living room, light cultured stone wallpapers were used to walls near the rice-white sofa to increase sense of layers. Considering limited space, designer built a special dining table that can be turned up from cabinet top, it can be hidden and used when needed.



Different materials were used in the living room to create more layers.

TV background wall is slurry wall to highlight roughness effect of industrial style.

Walnut-colored storage cabinets echo with light cultured stone wall.

Besides industrial element, wood is also the key element.

Storage cabinets can be flipped over to form dining table for two.


Industrial element

Platforms in bedroom for storage space and used as the separation between the living area and bedroom. Stairs in the living room have a extension feeling and connected to living room in a secrete way. Bedroom has three big windows on both sides of the wall, so designer placed closet at bedside and book desk at bed-end concave position, and hanging cabinets at the corner of upper wall. Sliding door was installed with black-steel frame and frosted glass to create a kind of glass flower effect, and sunlight can penetrate into living room.


Top closet at bedside provide extra storage space.

Concave position of bed tail was turned into desk, and hanging cabinets were installed at corners of wall to create an extra storage space.

Sliding doors in this unit were installed with black-steel frame and frosted glass to create a kind of glass flower effect.

Bedroom has platforms, with stairs installed outside to connect to living room.

Living room has no window, so the indoor day-lighting can only be achieved through big windows in the bedroom.

Harmonious & Elegant

Designer created some storage in the kitchen as originally there was none. The hanging cabinet is highlighted in white piano paint and ebony in lower cupboard, and black artificial stone as counter top. Bathroom’s design is simple, for example, bathroom walls were paved with beige tiles, sink top is artificial stone, and light-colored storage cabinets which are pleasing to eyes were arranged in the lower part. Bathtub bottom used with ceramic titles and installed glass wall and glass door.


Kitchen was re-arranged and cupboard surface used ebony.

Counter top is artificial stone material which is easier for clean.

Ceramic tiles were applied to the bathtub bottom as requested to make it more special.

Washbasin is used with artificial stone material along with light-colored wood for more harmonious feeling.


Property details

Property: Shui Chuen O Estate
Area: 300sq.ft.
House Type: 1 bedroom and 1 living room



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Acknowledgement 居屋村屋 裝修攻略 Vol.14 P72-75 2016 quoted

 
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