Name: Irene Capriz & Marcus Foley
Location: Hong Kong
Size: 3300 square feet — 1 bedroom
Type: Warehouse
Years lived in: 1
It's not often that you get to know a home before its inhabitants but this was the case a couple of weeks ago when we set off on our first house swapping adventure. With much anticipation we arrived in front of a rather unattractive, industrial building. We were anticipating a warehouse, but when people say they live in a warehouse they usually mean it was a warehouse or factory at some stage, this however was an actual working, vertical factory! The service elevator took us to the 20 something floor where we opened the doors to a different world - we found this delightful loft in the heart of Hong Kong.
It is the pride and joy of a dynamic duo, Irene & Mark. He owns an interior design company and she heads a fashion brand and they divide their time between Bali & Hong Kong. They bought this space just over a year ago. Warehouse space is becoming a more popular option given the crazy rents and lack of properly cool spaces on the island. Most recently Irene and Mark bought 3 units downstairs and the plans are to turn them into one massive apartment too. We can't wait to see the outcome.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Modern eclectic mix that is warm and open.
Inspiration: Having a place that changes mood according to different time of the day/night.
What Friends Say: They are always wowed by the great views and the unexpected surprise after coming through the lift and corridor.
Favorite element: Coffee table in the dining room, kitchen top and view from shower.
Proudest DIY: Finding the wallpaper in Italy and putting it up on our return.
Biggest Challenge: Finding and getting the place!
Biggest Indulgence: Matt Hilton's dining table and bed
Dream Source: Global vintage markets.
Best advice: Be true to yourself when designing and fitting the space out.
Biggest Embarrassment: A friend using the toilet without closing the curtain/door of the bathroom
RESOURCES
KITCHEN FURNITURE
• Shops in Wan Chai
ARTWORK
Shoeni Gallery and other galleries in Beijing and Shanghai
LIGHTS
• Tom Dixon Lights and others custom made from suppliers
PAINT
• Black Magic color paint fro dulux
BEDS AND DINING ROOM
• Lane Crawford
DESK
•Herman Miller desk from Posh
COFFEE TABLE
• Coffee table from Spazio Rossana Orlandi, Milan
Thanks Mark & Irene!
Images: Liezel Strauss
• HOUSE TOUR ARCHIVE Check out past house tours here
• Interested in sharing your home with Apartment Therapy? Contact the editors through our House Tour Submission Form.
• Are you a designer/architect/decorator interested in sharing a residential project with Apartment Therapy readers? Contact the editors through our Professional Submission Form.
Ellen's Thirties Style Small Space
Juan's Garage Turned Modern Guest House
Good Food to Share 
The Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces 
Apartment Therapy Presents 
The Eight-Step Home Cure 
Commercial Flour Sa...
10 Picnic-Ready Salads to Eat Outside
Recipe: Thai Ginger Chicken Stir-Fry
Beautiful!
As usual, love the cat, too.
5 words:
Will you adopt me, please?
Loooooove this one! Especially the artwork. Kind of in the vein of this artist http://www.aliceindesignland.com/blog/not-a-gallery.html
where did you get the north korean posters??? please say on line somewhere??
fan-EFFING-tastic!!!
BTW, who painted the portrait in pic#20 on the purple wall? Please tell us more!
@TAmom - just search for North Korean propaganda posters. Tons of results and places to buy reprints.
exciting, energetic, great space.
love the pink/red dining chairs. anyone know which brand? is it eames saarinen organic chairs?
i'm in love with your dining room lighting.
fan-f'in-tastic!
great space.
Beautiful! Who made the rug?
Truly amazing.
I'd love to see a layout of this gorgeous loft! I wanna see how all those spaces relates to each other.
Why does the frig face the living room and is there no stove or range? Kitchen is under-represented in the photos - would love to see details.
Do love that purple wall, though!
thanks PI, yes, i found a ton of posters.......
Love it all save the curtain (instead of a wall) around the bathroom. Pretty much perfect. 3,300 sqft in HK - the most expensive real estate on EARTH. Wow.
Such beautiful stuff. Great house tour.
Needs more cats. You have the shelf space for them! And the space space for them too, come to think of it.
What is that item-that-looks-like-a-house next to the juicer-thing? Box for spices/salt?
I like the explosion of hot pink outside the bathroom. The coffee table is cool (whereas many of the other living room items are a bit expected, if still very nice).
am i missing something? where are the photos of the kitchen and the bathroom?
I would also love to know about the dining room chairs. They're perfect!
I'm a loft lover and I love this! The clock on the wall is it made of paper? Very cool.
@ mtlyorel: "10 is tacky and juvenile." I'm not sure where the line is between constructive feedback and just plain meanness, but your comment says more about you (and it's not good) than about this really cool home.
holy smokes, i have loft envy. is this in Chai Wan? i live in SoHo and dream of having a space like this in my neighborhood.
I also have to know where those pink/red chairs are from.
pleeeeeease somebody post an answer! :-)
I imagine it as a the place where a super-hero would feel at home. Adding a secret batcave-like entrance would be totally cool there.
Love the dining room: carpet, chairs, table, light.
I would love to know where those chairs are from as well. They are absolutely perfect!
I've been seeing a lot of those upcycled wood walls. Does anyone know how I would secure that to drywall without a bunch of screws showing?
I really love this place. Thanks for sharing it.
i reeeeally like this space. a+.
Please tell me the name of the artist of the three cut outs behind the candles! Amazing work and love to know. Thanks.
I´m supposing the chairs are Vitra´s organic chairs
http://www.vitra.com/en-gb/home/products/organic-chair/overview/
but I´m dying to know where the rugs are from - anyone????
wwwwwwooooooooooowwwwwww. in love!
Wow, 3300 sq ft in HK? That's incredible. The view rocks and the space is amazing. Love the reclaimed wood wall in the kitchen. Love the white desk, love the purple wall and rug. Would love to know the back story on how they found the place. Bravo! Well done.
Jesus that's a lot of space. Nice to be rich, eh? On the particulars amazing view! Like the textural bricklike stuff on the wall in 11. Also love the area rug in the dining room--it makes the space.
Fantastic! Love everything about it. I don't normally go for purple, but that aubergine wall and rug are really doing it for me. What a fantastic life to split time between Hong Kong and Bali and live in a place like this!
Another example this week about the rich creating jobs in America!
Where are the dining chairs from?!
Wow, really neat space!
This place is so AMAZING I was sick with envy. No, I mean I actually felt physically ill. Really. :) :)
So much (inspiration) to take from this space. I could very.... very, very easily live here. :)
I love this space!!!! Love the coffee table. It's outrageously cool. I totally wish I could pull that off in my place. And the rugs are all to die for. Please tell us where they are from. I particularly love the pink/red one.
Such a special space. Jealous!!!!
... in the heart of Hong Kong.
Sorry to say this, but the above reads like a real estate advert. Chai Wan is hardly the heart of HK. More like the end of the MTR line - which isn't to say that it's terribly inconvenient.
What a beautiful place you got!! I love everything about it. It feels so open and clean, and the cat is just too adorable.
Thanks for the dinning room chair info ,love them .Not certain but I think the dinning room carpets/rug is a Tai Ping . They are a Hong Kong company with show rooms all over the US
If you are in New York go to Tai Ping 860 Broadway
I've actually lived in a very similar space in Kwun Tong for about a year. It wasn't as big. But pretty much in for the same things as you guys - the high ceiling, the raw industrial look, cheap rent, the endless possibilities. Like yours, it was still a working industrial space too. It's all great if you could live through the noises made by pneumatic machines... (Fine if you don't spend time there in the day)...until a rock band discovered the cheap rent and great space as we did and moved in next door. I hope you actually have a permit for this. Living through the constant fear of a fire inspection, or the watchman might rat out on us wasn't that nice.
Absolutely amazing. Breathtaking! I've lived in Hong Kong for the last 5 years and I'm always on the look out for unique and interesting spaces. This one really takes the cake. Recently, I've been checking out unique spaces on Airbnb.com. They really help people showcase their homes/spaces. You two should really check them out!!