New Territories Duplex 新界複式住宅

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A 2,000-square-foot duplex interior: a look at how this New Territories mid-levels home uses curves and negative space to make a warm space for a family of four.

True luxury, for Artwill Interior Design founder Regina Kwok, is an ease hidden in the details rather than an effect you notice at first glance. An ideal home has to hold up to everyday use before style and atmosphere even come into it; negative space, light and circulation matter more than any elaborate form.

This roughly 2,000-square-foot duplex in the New Territories mid-levels answers exactly that idea. Originally two separate floors, it is now opened into one home for a family of four. The ceilings are not especially high, the owners did not want showy forms or heavy storage, so the design focused on making the space feel lighter and more open while keeping daily circulation smooth and quiet.

The project was led by Artwill Interior Design and personally directed by founder Regina Kwok. Artwill is known for upscale residential work, skilled at reading owners' needs and, through clean but un-sharp lines, following a project closely from design to construction to turn function into the warmth of a space.

"The owners value function and simplicity and don't need much storage, so we kept the lines as clean as possible and left more room to breathe," Regina says.

The staircase is one of the keys to this design. The usual move is to box in the underside for storage, but the team chose a semi-floating design, leaving the underside open so light can travel from the window down to the floor, easing any sense of compression and leaving a small corner for an armchair.

The palette is led by pale green, beige and soft pink, echoing the hillside view and daylight outside; gentler than strong contrasts, it wears well and is easy to pair with the owners' future furniture and soft furnishings.

Curves are used to soften several originally sharp corners and quietly tidy the home's transition spaces: a rounded entry cabinet avoids hard edges, the bedroom wardrobe finishes in a curve along the wall, and the bathroom counter meets the wall in a smooth turn.

Regina sums up: "Design is never just addition. The real craft is knowing how to leave space, so that both the home and the life in it have room to breathe."

Originally published by Home Journal, 2026-05-07 · Read the original article