MADE TO MEASURE

A chandelier by Zaha Hadid hangs above a custom-made dining table in the dining room. The coffee table in the living area is a custom inlaid timber table designed by ACTS. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide ample views of the greenery outside

精心打造

飯廳的特製飯桌上懸掛著Zaha Hadid設計的吊燈。客廳的特製嵌木咖啡桌由ACTS設計而成。落地玻璃窗把戶外的嫩綠景色映入家中

When you think of Tai Hang, images are conjured of an up-and-coming neighbourhood with a multitude of charming restaurants and boutiques – an ever-changing landscape of new openings, replacing what used to be a backdrop of auto repair garages and mom-and-pop shops. Dubbed "the new Soho" by some, the hipster haunt might not be the first place that springs to mind when you’re talking about historic houses. However, just a five-minute drive takes you to Jardine’s Lookout, a peaceful residential area that boasts more single houses than The Peak.

"Very big houses have been built here since the 1950s," explains Carl Gouw, designer and founder of architecture and hospitality firm ACTS Group, which recently developed a project there. "This area has only 10 streets. You cannot build high-rises here; these will always be houses. You can even find a few original Bauhaus houses here."

談到大坑，人們必會聯想起擁有多間精緻餐廳與精品店的新興社區——新店陸續開業，取代舊有的汽車維修車庫和夫妻經營的店子。此時髦地段素有「新蘇豪區」美譽，當然難教人想到當中擁有充滿歷史氣息的樓房。然而，只需5分鐘車程即能抵達渣甸坊，一處比山頂坐擁更多偌大獨立屋的靜謐住宅區。