The articles featured in this section of Ambiente’s website are written by our managing director Suzanne Watkinson and describe properties, predominantly residential, here in Macau.
For readers contemplating a move to Macau we hope that this offers a useful insight into the kind of homes they could expect to find.
It has to be said that a home is what you make of it. Many of those included are rented, not owned. Readers should be aware that in most cases rental properties are usually passed to their new tenants as a blank canvas, with little character, charm or ‘soul’. It is the creativity and caring of those living in them that has made them what they are.
Suzanne is a regular contributor to the monthly magazine Macau Closer, where these articles are published.
Delightful Garden Terrace
Dianna and Jeff Brown share their garden terrace in the heart of World Heritage Penha Hill area of Macau. Two years ago, Dianna and Jeff Brown moved to a friend’s apartment in the Fountainside residences while they were renovating their own home just across the street. The work was to be extensive and take several […]
Holiday Home by the Lake
Canadian-Hong Kong couple Mark and Tina Chau fell in love with Macau 30 years ago and eventually decided to buy a holiday home here in one of the original lake-side residences. From the late 90’s when they left Canada and moved back to Hong Kong to be closer to elderly parents, Mark and Tina Chau […]
Charming Chinoiserie
A 4-bedroom duplex apartment in One Oasis is the home of Italian couple Riccardo La Perna and wife Katya Inzoli, an oasis of unpretentious elegance, filled with treasures from their many years in China. When Katya and Riccardo first arrived in Macau a year ago, they were looking for a spacious apartment to replace a […]
The Pearl, the Lady and the Wardrobe
For 14 years Macau’s Pearl on the Lough has been home to British couple Sue and Mike. Located on the waterfront on the north east coast of Taipa island in Macau, Pearl on the Lough is a 22-storey, two-tower residential development where at one time during the late 2000’s, many of the apartments languished empty; […]
European Chic, Asian Charm
A stunning duplex apartment on the beach at Hellene Garden is the new home for Italian born fashion and cosmetics executive Carolina Esposito and her daughter Maria. When the visitor walks through the front door of Carolina Esposito’s home and turns right, they invariably catch their breath in wonder at the magnificent open living, dining […]
Full Circle
Living in Macau for almost 27 years Julia Herold has moved home several times, coming full circle when she returned to Ocean Gardens. This is Ambiente’s Suzanne Watkinson’s latest article for her Home Affairs section in the Macau Closer magazine, featuring interesting properties and people in Macau.
Interior Design Meets Asian Tastes
Architect Kong Wai Keong and his partners have recently joined the bustling community of restaurants and coffee bars in Macau’s NAPE area with the opening of their charming eatery, The Three.
Memories, People and Experiences
Danilo Lemos Afonso-Henriques shares his home, heritage and a wonderful artwork collection.
Timor-Leste Delegate at the Forum for Commercial and Economic Cooperation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries (Macau) Danilo has lived in Macau since 2014.
New Year, New Home
Creative event designer, entertainment and film specialist Brett Ingram has given a facelift to his new home in Macau Originally from Brisbane, Australia, serendipity played a big part in Brett Ingram’s arrival in Macau in April 2007. Having grown up in the cinema industry in Australia, he moved from film after 14 years into ticketing, […]
