NOOKS AND NICHES

A feature wall in teal leads to a compact study tucked behind the ensuite bedroom – it's a sunbathed nook that serves as a comfortable workspace for the owner

小巧天地

藍綠色的特色牆讓套房後方的小巧書房自成一角，是屋主在家舒適工作的光明地點 bathrooms clad in marble or onyx. "I like the bathroom best because I’ve never done anything like it before – the same, continuous tile for the backsplash and the countertop is something I’ve wanted to do for a really long time," says YC.

Pushing the envelope is a driving factor for hoo’s creative director, whose upcoming projects have diverted away from the Nordic aesthetic to run the gamut of French, rustic American and art deco styles. "As designers, we don’t want to keep repeating," explains YC. "We do all styles, but we want our signature taste to be consistently felt. I definitely don’t want every project in our portfolio to look exactly the same." Given the fresh look of this cheerful New Territories flat, which breaks away from the severe rules in space-saving design, the firm has surely done a convincing job at standing out as well as maximising style. //

素色主題一直延伸至浴室，當中的白色陶瓷磚片與黑色灌漿形成奪目對比。這是hoo一直想試驗的效果，但多數客戶均要求覆上大理石或縞瑪瑙的浴室。「我最喜愛浴室，今次的做法前所未有——我一直也想嘗試在背板和工作面採用相同磚片的設計。」

敢於嘗試創新是hoo創意總監的推動力，近作更慢慢移離北歐美學，走向法式、田園美式和裝飾藝術風格。「作為設計師，我們不希望每次均做著相同的事。」YC表示：「所有風格我們也能打造設計，但同時會保留統一的自家特色品味。我絕不希望每個項目看起來也一模一樣。」這個繽紛活潑的新界家居打破不少節省空間的設計常規，絕對是一件與眾不同的清新作品。//