Leaps & bounds
A versatile penthouse apartment suits the work and social needs of a couple from two very different backgrounds
Finding the right apartment was a relief on many levels for recording artist and dance instructor Katie Targett-Adams. But most importantly, it solidified what had been a whirlwind romance for her and her partner, Tim.
“In a sense, we were still getting to know each other,” says Targett-Adams, who arrived in Hong Kong from Scotland six years ago, then met her now-husband, a lawyer from New Zealand.
They began hunting for a flat shortly after. “Managing to choose an apartment we both loved, and then finding that we shared the same design taste, was somehow massively reassuring,” she says.
In 2008, the couple bought two lightfilled, top-floor flats in a five-floor walkup along the Mid-Levels escalator.
Three stages of renovations moulded the two flats into a 1,450 sq ft space that boasts a modern, natural look and a scenic rooftop view, and indulges their love of entertaining.