| Traveling frequently into China is what the house owner does for his trading business. Life can be harsh so he's always fancied to have a dream home in which it could be styled in an European fashion incorporating an suburban feel, awaiting for him every time he comes home from his hectic trips. And he found one, with the creation of Kevin Chan of Design Information.
"The owner's brief was very clear and we knew from start we could meet all the requirements given the space available under the three-storey size floor plan” says the designer. The structure of the house came basic with the spiral staircase so there was no need for the designers to make a big revamp of the house to achieve the client's objective.
It's a very floral looking home ranging from its selection of the wall paper to the overall patterns of the furniture to drapes and down to bedcovers. The three levels of almost the same size are neatly defined for each functional purpose. The ground floor is divided among the living and dining room, kitchen and outdoor garden, yet it does not feel cluttered having the four units combined. The dining area looks small but according to the plan, it's only meant for the breakfast use and the family prefers to dine out in the patio whenever weather permissible. The first floor is occupied by the owner's mother-in-law while the top floor is the master bedroom.
Describing it from top down, an intriguing design for the master bedroom is the outdoor bathroom in which it gives the true feel of being in countryside. The stand-alone and spacious bathtub and its 24 karat gold shower faucet just simply make bathing all the more enjoyable. The only drawback is that it can only used during summer; meanwhile the indoor bathroom is used for the rest of the time.
Outside the outdoor bathroom, the designer created an area to be there to unwind, read or sunbath. The floor is filled with a bed of pebbles and every bit of materials used was taken from natural woods, accentuated heavily of being in a barn.
Because of the particular emphasis of how the owner wanted his home to look, the designers had not only taken into consideration of using wood material for the custom-made furniture to create the natural look, the overall colors chosen for the house was as earthy as it could be.
One might think the overall impression of the design is visually busy, but it seems the owner could not be happier with the outcome. And most importantly, everyday he is looking forward to coming home where he can feel totally relaxed. |