Hong Kong studio Lim + Lu has converted a former printing press into a loft apartment for an artist couple, featuring white walls, sliding steel partitions and bright red pipes.

The 2600-square-foot (240 square-metre) Residence HM is located in the south of Hong Kong, in an area filled with industrial buildings. Lim + Lu was tasked with making the warehouse habitable for the artist couple, as well as their five pets.

The designers drew influence from the renovated lofts of New York, where the the couple lived for several years, but adopted a minimal colour palette that is more in line with the style in Hong Kong.
"We borrowed elements from the surrounding industrial neighbourhood and intertwined them with the idea of a New York loft," said Lim + Lu co-founder Elaine Lu.
"The idea of a warehouse-type New York loft in Hong Kong seems unusual, yet it is perfectly fitting in the surrounding industrial environment," she continued.
"When inside the space, without looking out the windows, one is transported to a loft in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. When you look out, you are immediately connected to Hong Kong."

Bright white walls and window frames help to lighten the space, while the old ceiling pipes are picked out with vibrant red.
Other details help to maintain the warehouse aesthetic, include dark steel partitions, wooden laminate flooring and industrial-style furniture.

As part of the renovation, Lim + Lu divided the fo...