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"Grand Opening in Hong Kong\nBringing a Sense of Space and Airiness to a Remodel by the Water\nWorking within the confines of a nondescript existing 3,500-square-foot house on a typically modest Hong Kong lot, Shirley Chang and B. Christopher Bene, of Chang Bene Design, gave their client a new architectural experience\u2014one marked by openness filled with nat-ural light.\n\nThe living area.\nThe living area.\nThe dining area\nIn the new dining area, the architects used red cedar on the floor and created built-in, area-defining shelving made, like their custom-designed dining table, of solid oak. With white walls and natural light pouring in through skylights (its direction is controlled by the red-cedar louvers of the hung ceiling), the grain of the darker-finished woodwork shines.\nChang and Bene established an open relationship between the dining area and the new eat-in kitchen. The latter's rear wall was knocked out to give the space views of the pool. Suspended from the dining area ceiling are spherical twig sculptures by Masao Mizukami.\nThe master suite.\nThe space-maximizing concept for the master suite includes floor-to-ceiling sliding doors between the bedroom and the bath (shown open; their tracks cross the floor behind the headboard). A skylight and low built-in drawers were also added. A Vik Muniz paper collage is at right.\nAs arranged by Chang Bene, the floor plan's L shape provides for living space\u00E2&#128;&#147;extending decks.\nThe roof terrace.\nThe roof terrace was given a shady trellis from which to take in the picturesque views of the bay and mountains. Dedon love seat, chair and low table.\nThe carport.\nWhat was the carport is now a double-height living area, one whose appeal as a place for entertaining is further enhanced by the architect's addition of the adjacent lap pool and deck and terrace areas. The boundary wall features another, untitled work by Mizukami.\nShirley Chang and B. Christopher Bene, of Chang Bene Design"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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