bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Suji Owen

Knowing that careful planning is the key to successful home design, experienced renovators Mark Saunderson and Jason Apolinario took their time working out the details for their new city bolt-hole, a 1,500 sq ft flat in Mid-Levels.
Though now based overseas, the owners once lived on Bowen Road and knew the area well, which made  it easy to narrow down their  search to a bright space in an older building with a green and open view.
Tapping the technical expertise of an architect friend, they redesigned the original three-bedroom layout before handing the project to interior designer Ivan Chau of Tea Interior Design. 
More than five months of planning was rewarded by a speedy and relatively trouble-free renovation. The result is an airy living space with an open kitchen and two en-suite bedrooms. 
'Our brief was for a clean, light space in neutral tones because we were going to introduce colour with art,' says Saunderson,  one of the driving forces behind  Fabrik Contemporary Art, a gallery specialising in famous Western artists. 
The owners' rotating collection of prize artworks include colourful images by Damien Hirst, Andy Warhol and Hong Kong-based British artist Simon Birch.
Chau's design is distinctly masculine. Metal fittings and stone counters in chunky widths stand in strong contrast to the bright white walls and cleverly concealed cabinetry. 
In a departure from the usual open-plan layout, the non-structural wall between the living and dining areas was maintained to accommodate the television and entertainment console as well as providing additional wall space to display artwork.
In the bedrooms, Chau  found creative ways to connect the reconfigured en-suite bathrooms, keeping the lines clean and making the most of the available space.
'Our biggest challenge was making sure that everything was going to work for Mark's height,' Chau says. 'Because he's so  tall, we did everything we could to claim back every possible centimetre from the lowered ceiling, for example,' he says, pointing to the shallow ceiling recess above the main living area.
The lowered ceiling was the price paid for new air-conditioning units, a set of unobtrusive music speakers and an extensive system of one-touch mood lighting, controllable from a wall panel.
'Both Tea and I have used the Lutron system before - it makes it so easy to change the mood of a room without having to go around and turn all the lights on individually. You can programme in whichever light you need for whatever scenario and it's good  for featuring art,' Saunderson says. 'Now that we've done a few renovations and interviewed a fair [number of] people, we've seen the full gamut of interior designers in Hong Kong. There are the ultra high-end concept types and then, at the other end, are people who shouldn't even be in the industry. 
 'What I liked about Tea was that they've got input, but they don't dictate. They also stuck to their timeline and were very thorough on the follow-through once the project was completed - their attention to detail was exceptional.'
Another feature of Chau's work that the owners appreciated was the palette of neutral shades that lend personality to different accent walls, from earthy putty to shades of granite and sand. 
Though fully stocked with creature comforts, the flat is furnished with simple solid pieces and there is a distinct absence of  anything that might clutter the interior's clean lines and airy space.
'It's certainly not a girl's apartment,' says Saunderson.
1 The kitchen, which cost  HK$201,000 to build and install, features dark cabinetry from SigMann  (188 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai,  tel: 2828 3438) and a Formica stone counter. The pale laminate flooring cost HK$60 psf, including installation, from  GPM (12/F, Winner Commercial Building, 401 Lockhart Road, tel: 2789 1887). Metallic accents include aluminium bar stools, HK$5,250 each from Ital Design  (www.italdesign.it) and an unusual box-shaped steel cooking extractor bought online from French company  Roblin (www.roblin.fr)  for HK$13,200. The artwork, Memento, is by Damien Hirst.
2 The solid wood and steel dining table (HK$18,800 from  Indigo, 18/F, Horizon Plaza, 2 Lee Wing Street, Ap Lei Chau,  tel: 2552 3500) stands out from the predominantly white furnishings, including Panton-style chairs (HK$1,500 each) and a large hanging light (HK$14,000), all from Marc James Design  (16/F, Horizon Plaza,  tel: 2189 7476).  The triptych, Lightburn, is by Simon Birch. On the other wall is Paramount, by Andy Warhol.    
3 Display shelving with built-in LED lighting was installed in the dining area to accommodate books and art. The unit was built by  Tea Interior Design for HK$3,200.      
4 A stone-hued corner sofa (HK$23,800) and rug (HK$7,000), both from Tree  (28/F, Horizon Plaza,  tel: 2870 1582) delineate the living area, where sunlight streams in from glass doors, custom made by Tea Interior for HK$22,500. A sliding console (HK$13,200), also custom designed by Tea Interior, conceals the sound system, which cost HK$34,800 from Bose (20 Des Voeux Road Central, tel: 3100 0080). The painting, The Shamefaced One, is by Jake and Dinos Chapman and is available, like the other works listed here, through Fabrik Contemporary Art (4/F, Yip Fung Building, 2 D'Aguilar Street, Central,  tel: 2525 4911;  www.fabrik-gallery.com).   
5 The flat's second bedroom  features a custom-made bed flanked by wall-mounted lights from  GA Lighting (9 Morrison Hill Road, Causeway Bay,  tel: 2572 1968). The artwork,   Colourful Underwear, is by  Romero Britto. 
6 A wall-mounted Duravit toilet (HK$11,480 from The  Professional Depot,  373 Lockhart Road,  tel: 3106 6008) and streamlined cabinets create the feeling of more space in the master bathroom, as does the enlarged walk-in shower area, which brings in light through its frosted glass wall.   
7 A compact restroom off the entrance hallway is enlivened by the addition of dramatically patterned wallpaper that cost HK$550 a roll from Kinsan Collection  (59 Wyndham Street, Central,  tel: 2526 2309).       
8 A custom-made headboard and wall-mounted bedside lights from Hoking Lighting Design  (9 Morrison Hill Road,  tel: 2572 9003) make the most of the space  in the  compact master bedroom, as does the frosted glass  en-suite bathroom.
Tried + tested
Bright idea 
The lack of natural light in windowless bathrooms can often make the space feel small and stuffy. Ivan Chau of Tea Interior Design (2/F, Haywood Mansion, 57 Paterson Street, Causeway Bay,  tel: 2861 1128; www.teainteriors.com) suggested  using frosted  glass to enclose the en-suite bathroom.
The frosted glass retains privacy while letting in plenty of light. At the same time, replacing a solid wall with the translucent surface has made the bedroom feel much more spacious.
Styling David Roden



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