Living in grand style and luxury in Hong Kong’s Ultima 2 residence by Sun Hung Kai Properties, situated within the Ho Man Tin district, is most ideal and desirable for a number of compelling reasons
For a very long time, the area enjoys the prestige of being a typically quiet and idyllic upmarket residential district that is barely 10 minutes by car or train to Central business district. For fine dining, shopping, leisure and entertainment, Ho Man Tin’s location offers unparalleled convenience. Its residents can simply hop onto a car and in five minutes or so get to nearby Tsim Sha Tsui, which hosts an array of Michelin-starred restaurants and a good number of luxury hotels and shopping malls that feature a wide and varied selection of the most famous and prestigious international product brands.
Since space is an ultra expensive and rare commodity in Hong Kong all the time, having a spacious home in Ho Man Tin is a valued badge of prestige for the well-heeled who can afford to own an apartment in the district. The featured apartment at the Ultima residential complex treats its resident and family members to an extravagant 2,596sq.ft. interior space, highlighted by an impressively spacious living and adjoining dining areas, complemented by an equally spacious 1,691sq.ft. terrace. Ultima was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong Kong’s premier developer of the most luxurious and prestigious residential complexes.
The resident often invites friends for intimate gatherings, and this served as a chief consideration to set up a spacious and most glamourous home in a choice location within spitting distance of Hong Kong’s principal urban districts. Spending quality time with the children in a most comfortable and cozy environment is equally of a very high premium to the homeowner. All these directives were fully heeded by Hong Kong-based firm Pure AW’s Designers, which was awarded the commission to revamp this spacious luxury abode.
From the very start, the homeowner specified as top priority the creation of “a comfortable and sustainable design” for family members, “while meeting their different requirements, including their preferred color themes and usage of different areas.” The master’s bedroom is cozy and cool comparable to accommodation in an upmarket hotel as it meets the requirements and stringent standards of luxury. The resident gets the desired warmth and coziness in the bedroom as wood veneer, employed on the wall of the walk-in closet, matches the Chinese-styled antique furniture.
In the living and dining areas, use of resin materials as featured wall provides a grand and clean atmosphere in both areas as the imaginative design enables the kitchen and washroom doors to be kept cleverly hidden. A close look at the unparalleled feature walls enables the viewer to recognise a unique pattern that is tailor-made for the upmarket residence.
“Ultima offers one of the very best locations across Hong Kong to set up a luxurious residence”
How best to achieve the design requirements posed considerable challenges to the interior designer, but they were by no means insurmountable as the latter was given lots of leeway. The most challenging part in the design mandate was how to move the luxurious kitchen cabinet from one side to another while keeping intact the original structure and materials, and ensuring various electrical appliances were unaffected. Maintaining the original condition of the kitchen cabinet required meticulous care. Among the homeowner’s other major design requirements were the addition of an oblique panel with specific elements at the foyer for a more welcoming entrance.
The location of the living and dining rooms was also interchanged, but the pantry cabinet’s location in the original layout of the kitchen was kept intact. The two bedrooms on the 31st floor were also partitioned by wardrobes instead of a traditional partition wall.
Achieving a harmonious and seamless fusion of the outdoor and indoor areas required a healthy dose of creativity and imagination. Some plants and outdoor furniture were set up on the terrace to match with the overall interior design. By interchanging the location of the dining and living areas, the homeowner’s family and friends get to enjoy their meals while savouring panoramic views of Ho Man Tin and nearby districts after the dining area was set up close to the terrace.
Spaciously grandiose and warmly welcoming, this Ultima residence in Ho Man Tin boasts a wholly welcoming appeal. Pair that with its convenient up-market address, and what you get is the epitome of a modern luxury Hong Kong home.
Ultima 2 by Sun Hung Kai Properties
Photos: Pure AW’s Designer Ltd
Text: Jun Concepcion