RESTING PLACE

The terrace is a retreat from the surrounding urban scene; the wireless speaker is from Tang Tang Tang Tang and towel from Bed & Bath. Interior architect Alice Chow. The Walter Knoll Bao chair echoes the clean-lined look of the living room; all the furniture was sourced from BW Furniture

休閒重心

陽台是四周城市環境中一處淨土；無線喇叭來自Tang Tang Tang Tang，毛巾來自Bed & Bath。室內建築師Alice Chow。Walter Knoll

椅與客廳中的簡約傢具互相配襯；傢具均從BW Furniture搜購回來

Any designer will tell you that each project is a creative collaboration. When interior architect Alice Chow set out to remodel her parents’ home in Tai Kok Tsui, however, her family gave her an encouraging carte blanche to do as she saw fit with their spacious, two-floor abode.

Though she had free rein on the look and feel of the space, Alice had her parents’ interests at heart when she transformed the existing closed-off kitchen and adjoining rooms into an airy open-plan kitchen and dining room. The designer knocked down two bedrooms to make space for a cooking theatre so that her mother could cook while entertaining the family and their many visitors. To satisfy her father’s wishes, she installed a traditional fish pond on the ample terrace, put in large sliding doors and glass partitions to bring nature into the home, and created vantage points to admire the sunny terrace from the first floor of their flat.

Glass panels also bring a compact garden feature into the guest bathroom, which has become Alice’s favourite spot in the whole home. "It’s a hidden toilet with a surprise," says the designer.

設計師們總會說每個項目也是創意合作。室內建築師Alice Chow為父母重新打造大角嘴家居時，家人卻給予她全權自由，任意在這開揚的兩層單位中發揮。

儘管可隨心意自由在空間發揮， Alice依然以父母的愛好為本，將這原本擁有封閉式廚房和相連房間的空間改造成開揚的開放式廚房及飯廳。設計師拆去兩間睡房開出更多位置，打造烹飪舞台讓媽媽為家人和大班訪客下廚。為滿足父親的需要，她在寬闊的陽台上建造了一個傳統魚塘，並裝設大趟門和玻璃分隔板，將大自然引進室內，並可在單位一樓望向陽光燦爛的陽台。