Kwong Von Glinow

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“Design our home to be clean and tidy” was the only instruction given by our client for the 1,100 square foot renovation of their Hong Kong apartment.

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Project

Storage T

What

Apartment Renovation

Where

Hong Kong, China

Size

1,100 square feet

Client

Undisclosed

Status

Schematic design

Team

Lap Chi Kwong, Alison Von Glinow

“Clean and tidy” were the only requirements our clients gave us for our first commissioned project: the renovation of a Hong Kong apartment, where space was at a premium and storage filled every room. In response, we designed the Storage T as an architectural device that organizes the layout and contents of the home. Acting as wall, storage, and doorway, the Storage T unites the apartment through a series of thresholds, marking the entrance to and from each room.

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Rather than rely on miscellaneous storage, the Storage T consolidates all of the household’s items within a storage system that is one with walls and doorways.

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Embedded shelving is revealed or concealed by cabinet doors.

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The Storage T expresses its thickness at each threshold, forming a small vestibule between the apartment’s shared and private spaces.

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