Darting between her three restaurants daily, Lindsay Jang needs home to be a place to switch off. Thus, she chose to live in a quiet pocket of Hong Kong’s Eastern District, far from the frenzied hype that her cult restaurants appear to ensue – somewhere to “live a quieter existence,” she says. But space was also a key factor, given that Lindsay lives with her boyfriend and two teenage children, which is something that this lofty, four-bedroom apartment provides in well thought-out proportions.

The space has two moods affected by the light, ever-changing at certain times of year. There’s the open-plan sitting and dining room and three bedrooms on one side, in which expansive windows reveal views over the harbour, the city and the peaks beyond, along with weather fronts as they roll in from the South China Sea. Then there’s the large kitchen and breakfast bar, master bedroom, home office, and recently-converted gym studio that are more sheltered from the elements. “I love how one side of the house faces all of the weather, while the other looks out onto a tiny little harbour which is silent,” Lindsay says. “You can really watch the weather changing.”

Lindsay and her family have lived here for three and a half years now, enough time to put her stamp on the monochromatic space. White walls are lifted by contemporary art, and brushed concrete floors by colourful antique rugs and an abundance of indoor plants and succulents. “The plants have just appeared!” She says. “I only started with three but my helper is so good at nurturing and repotting, and all of a sudden we have an indoor garden!” A large purple Ligne Roset sofa, sourced in Berlin, is a brilliantly bold addition to the sitting room, its four moveable parts combining form and function. “I like furniture that is functional, and that will last a long time, like my little nesting tables that are timeless thanks to their heritage style of design,” Lindsay says.