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Stairway Courtyard Brings a Glass Box of Light into Hong Kong Renovation

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This surprising courtyard lightens a renovated house in the Sha Tin neighborhood of Hong Kong by Millimeter Interior Design Limited.

Parking and entrance is on the first floor next to the stair.

A strange aquarium-like light penetrates deeply into the house via this glass-boxed courtyard by the staircase.

The master bedroom suite is accessed up past the glass courtyard, so every trip up or down is next to nature.

The renovation of an existing 40-year old house transforms it into a comfortable and modern accommodation with spacious rooms.

Now, its spacious master bedroom suite has room to breathe.

And from high in the hills of Hong Kong, the city far below can be glimpsed through the most luxurious of bathrooms.

A study is tucked into the top of the stairs, overseeing the glass box.

Somehow the new design contains a garage, a living room, a dining room, a garden, two guest rooms, two guest bathrooms, one helper suite, a master bedroom suite with a spacious walk in closet and a study room.

The dry pebble garden itself lends a zen presence to the renovated house.

The original structure of the house is preserved, but the exterior walls are clad in metal.

The result transforms an older house into a hip new urban home, while retaining the original structure without trace.