Going home to this three-bedroom family apartment in the heart of the city feels like heading on a tranquil mountain getaway
Inspired by time spent in the outdoors in the US and Canada, the owners of this 2,200 sq ft, three-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment at the Pearl Gardens complex in Mid-Levels in Hong Kong wanted to recreate the feeling of a tranquil, lakehouse-like retreat in their home.
They asked Hong Kong-based Liquid Interiors—which is famed for its philosophies in sustainable design—to carry out an overhaul of the apartment, transforming it into an urban sanctuary.
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The southwest-facing spaces in the middle and back of the apartment, which were originally guest bedrooms, offer “picturesque mountain views with beautiful light”, says Liquid Interiors founder and principal designer Rowena Gonzales. Despite this, first impressions of the living room, which are by the entrance, was “night and day” when compared to the views at the back.
“The first time I walked in [to the home], the feeling was that no matter how nice the interiors were, the northeast-facing living room would never feel relaxing—because the dreary, dark views of tall, ugly and worn-down buildings,” she says.