How a Hong Kong flat was transformed to give young doctor couple room to work, rest and play | Post Magazine
After years of living in a rented flat, Kay Mok and John Lau were excited to have a space they could call their own: a 660 sq ft apartment with a sea view in Tseung Kwan O. When the 30-something couple, both doctors, called up Cindy Chan Sin -yu, of Pure AW’s, “They already had an idea of what they wanted,” says the designer. The flat originally had three bedrooms but the previous owner combined two of them to create more spacious rooms. Mok and Lau used that to their advantage, converting the second bedroom into a shared office. Chan designed a large built-in desk so the couple can sit side by side as they work. She also installed a wide sliding door to help the space feel less cloistered. How a loft- inspired Hong Kong flat went from cookie-cutter to ‘homey’ Guests can sleep on a fold-out Murphy bed hidden inside a storage unit in the office. “We used to work separately, in our own studies, but now we can work together,” says Mok. The pair spend much of the evening in the offic...