AB Concept founders Ed Ng and Terence Ngan’s private residence in Bangkok is a serene oasis infused with decorative Thai elements and inspirations.
Ed Ng and Terence Ngan’s Bangkok residence lives up to the name of AB Concept, as befit the luxurious spaces the studio helmed in the past. As Asia’s foremost creative hub, Bangkok is famed for its vibrant energy, abundant street food, busy traffic and rows and rows of bustling streets, not to mention the fact that it's a perennial tourist hotspot.
These are the things attracting Ng and Ngan to the city in the first place. “Hong Kong is commercial. It’s my home, my work; it’s about the system. Bangkok is for indulgence; it is about spiciness, craziness and energy. When you have been serene for a long time, you crave a vivid and energetic lifestyle where people are more expressive. Being in Bangkok feels like adding an ingredient that makes life complete,” said Ng.
Just a stone’s throw away from the Four-Faced Buddha, the apartment sits on the 25th floor of a residential building in the heart of Bangkok. Sprawling across a total area of 200 sq.m., it consists of a living room, a kitchen, one master bedroom with a den, and an ensuite which includes a walk-in dressing room.
Calming design ethos, ornate details and abundant local materials feature prominently. The bespoke white pewter screens in the living room are beautifully crafted by a local Thai artist using a hand-hammered technique; whereas the wooden sculpture on the shelf features a mobilised village in Thailand.
Outside the master bedroom is the elephant ornament and leaf by Lamont. When the design duo came across a colourful four-poster daybed in a local antique market, they were instantly hooked. It’s now set beneath the window in the master bedroom to frame the expansive city view.
The walls and flooring in both the bathroom and the den are covered in locally customised tiles. The bathroom’s white strikes a sharp contrast to the city’s colourful backdrop, the den offering an intimate retreat from the concrete jungle outside. The large circular lamp by Mariano Fortuny and the vintage cabinet by Hans Wegner are among the highlights of the meticulously selected furniture pieces.
Photo: Owen Raggett