A Hong Kong apartment is transformed by ripping out disastrous additions and blurring the lines between inside and out

• Husband-and-wife design team Lim + Lu removed false ceilings and walls, and reinstated covered up windows to create a warm, tranquil Mid-Levels home
• The dark, dingy 1,800 sq ft flat was so run down, the new owners had to convince themselves they weren’t ‘crazy’ to buy it