my 32m2 apartment- is a book wrote by Gary Chang- an architect from Hong Kong. i get to know this book from yahoo news, and it interested me after reading the review. when i were in HK, i spend an hour at Kubrick bookstore to finish this book, wanted to buy it but i feel this is abit expensive, which cost sgd 43. i back to singapore with a little of regretful.... so, this time when Frank went to Hong Kong, i urged him to get this book for me, and here it goes.... :)
A brief intro about this brilliant architect on how he transformed his little apartment to a multi-tasks, multi-function house:
Architect Gary Chang has lived in the same 32 square metre apartment for over 30 years - since he was 14 years old. ‘My whole family – my parents, my three younger sisters, and me – used to live here. To make ends meet, my parents also rented out one of the rooms to an outsider, a woman in her late twenties. Then the room was rented to her younger brother. I vaguely recall our ‘room tenant’ stayed in our flat for around two years. Thereafter, the flat became home…for the six of us.’ Living in a tiny rented space with a large family was not uncommon in 1960s and 70s Hong Kong. Chang has not only developed a unique sensitivity towards small interior spaces and an interest in architectural design, but also finds endless fun, entertainment, and joie de vivre in his living environment. He now lives in and enjoys this 32m2 apartment by himself. The apartment has been gone through five different interior settings – in 1976, 1988, 1990, 1998 and 2007. More than a simple interior design story, this book illustrates the transformation of a living space and how people respond to different spatial settings.
Frank bought me this little 万花筒 as souvenir, design by an illustrator named Carrie Chau.
Everything look so beautiful and fanciful when you use that to view the world....
Everything look so beautiful and fanciful when you use that to view the world....
两年前的5月份,我与3位友人一起去了这东方之珠后,我已经爱上了他的风土人情,以及香港人爽朗且够直接的沟通方式...当然,还有那些看得眼花缭乱的店铺,食物等...仿佛一不留神,就会错失了某些东西似的..由于种种的原因,再加上我选择一个人,所以,在无语言障碍及不太远的状况下,香港之旅成为了我的不二之选!
这个地方绝对是旅游的好住处,靠近旺角地铁,靠近女人街,不夜城,更靠近大型购物商场-郎豪访.所以,我以后一定会再度下住这个地方.啊!还有,他的主人也长得不错! :P
我把东西都放好后,到附近的广场逛逛,及到附近的理发店修修我的头发.虽然那位理发师看起来有点"潮",但是我的发型也没什么新突破啊!晚上我有个饭局,是与我以前的一个香港客户的约会.见面地点在九龙地铁的一个新广场- 圆方（elements）,超大的广场...还有附近环绕的5座最新,及最贵的私人住宅.其中有一栋就叫"君临天下".听他的名字,都知道它的身价不少吧!
