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Space crafting

An architect-interior designer has used ingenious ways to make every inch count in her 1,500 sq ft Pok Fu Lam flat

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Space crafting

Text Viv Jones / Styling David Roden / Photography Jonathan Wong

 

When Singaporean Cherie Wong Kai Xin went house hunting in autumn 2012 with her British husband, Kevin, who works in finance, it didn't take them long to find what they wanted.

"This was the first apartment we looked at," she says, "and we came back to it because we love the neighbourhood, the low-rise building and the lovely light."

The 1,500 sq ft flat in Pok Fu Lam was in fairly good condition but the couple wanted a layout that maximised space and views, so Wong, an architect and interior designer, immediately set about knocking down walls.

"By the time we got the keys, two months later, in December, I had already drawn up the plans for the renovation," she says.

Demolition started in January and the couple moved in that June.

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