CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Company NHDRO (Neri&Hu Design and Research Office)

Project The Waterhouse at South Bund, Shanghai

Project leaders Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu

Project designers Cai Chunyan, Markus Stoecklein, Jane Wang, Deppy Haepers

Located in Shanghai’s South Bund, the Waterhouse is a four-story, 19-room boutique hotel built into an existing three-story Japanese Army headquarters building from the 1930s. NHDRO was also responsible for the design of the hotel’s interior, which is expressed through both a blurring and inversion of the interior and exterior, as well as between the public and private realms. Visual connections of unexpected spaces not only bring an element of surprise, but also enable guests to review the local Shanghai urban condition.

 

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Company Steve Leung Designers

Project Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Shatin

Project leader Steve Leung

Project designers Tony Siu, Wallace Ng, Wai-Hang Lam

Situated by the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong by Tolo Harbour, Steve Leung adopted a clean, contemporary design for rooms and public spaces of the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Shatin, with an array of raw materials and a warm, earthy palette. Leather, walnut, cream travertine, granite and marble are just some of the elements used to underscore the property’s five-star standing. On the fourth floor, design contrasts – red zebra-print carpeting in the Tin Tin bar and traditional lattice windows at the Shatin 18 Chinese restaurant – abound.

 

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Company Steve Leung Designers

Project Crowne Plaza Hong Kong, Causeway Bay

Project leader Steve Leung

Project designers Tony Siu, Wallace Ng, Wai-Hang Lam

Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Causeway Bay is adjacent to the Happy Valley racecourse and enjoys stunning view of the city’s business and tourism hub. Using a modern design approach and warm colour tones to evoke a cosy, elegant ambience for targeted business travellers, Steve Leung’s concept also included contemporary artwork which was tailor-made or selected to fit in the property’s ‘city life’ theme and to create dynamic visual effects – such as the huge silver art installation in the lobby, with a burgundy velvet sofa and black and beige marble flooring.

 

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Company AFSO

Project The Upper House, Hong Kong

Project leader Andre Fu

Natural materials, original sculpture installations and carefully proportioned spaces are integrated to create a sophisticated and modern ‘Asian-influenced’ residence at The Upper House. The result is a sophisticated modern-oriental residence, designed with respect to balanced geometry and symmetry, providing all the comforts of a stately home. The palette is restrained, with the use of bamboo, lacquered panels to create an oriental sensitivity, yet the flavour of the scheme, when viewed in its entirety, remains international. Displayed around the hotel are contemporary artworks and sculptures in sandstone, ceramics, marble and bronze.

 

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Company NHDRO (Neri&Hu Design and Research Office)

Project Table No.1, Shanghai

Project leaders Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu

Project designers Cai Chunyan, Markus Stoecklein, Briar Hickling, Deppy Haepers

Table Number one is a new restaurant on the ground floor of Waterhouse boutique hotel. The main dining area is sandwiched between an inner private courtyard and the public sidewalk which makes the dining space both public and private. Vertically, there are glimpses of the room above with views from the bar, the service stations and the main dining area. NHDRO was also responsible for the design of the custom-designed long wooden tables, with material recycled from the existing roof.

 

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Company One Plus Partnership

Project Kubrick Bookshop and Café, Beijing

Project team Ajax Law Ling Kit, Virginia Lung

Kubrick Bookshop and Café features contemporary, vibrant design with grey, self-levelling screed space filled with bright green joinery that works as bookshelves, cashier counters and stock storage. One Plus Partnership also developed the display cabinets which are suspended from the ceiling. The long, curving stripe of these cabinets is a materialised response to the hanging walkways outside, as well as the spirit of connection represented by them. The choice of the theme colour is mainly inspired by the ‘Five Elements’ notion of ancient Chinese tradition.

 

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Company Panorama

Project Made in Kitchen II, Wuhu

Project leaders Horace Pan, Alan Tse, Nick Wong

Made In Kitchen II is the latest roll-out from the high-end F&B brand serving contemporary Chinese cuisine. The site faces a beautiful lake in the city centre, with a total floor area of 2,000 sq-m. The design strategy aimed to create a unique dining experience by reinterpreting various scenes of a lake. The resulting environment incorporated narrative elements in different zones. In the entrance lobby, for example, motifs of a pool, ripples, butterflies, rocks, falling water and ‘flying lotus’ created a unique sense of arrival.

 

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Company NHDRO (Neri&Hu Design and Research Office)

Project Muse 2, Shanghai

Project leaders Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu

Project designers Jonas Hultman, Xiao Lei, Zhao Lei, Darcy Tang, Arnaud Baril

Located in the newly renovated mall at Hong Kong Plaza, Muse 2 is a nightclub featuring luxury karaoke rooms, exemplifying the current trend of nightclubs evolving into entertainment houses while still maintaining a wide selection of shows and performances. The interior design is derived from the idea of creating a modern theatre rather than a traditional nightclub, to blur the lines between performer and spectator. The interior architecture consists of three elements: the ‘wall’, ‘landscape’ and ‘floating rooms’, which were inserted into the space to keep much of the original raw structure.

 

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Company Beige Design

Project Kenting Tea House, Hong Kong

Project leader Danny Chan

Project designer Steve Fong

Taiwan retro-chic is exemplified at Kenting Tea House, where décor and furniture demonstrate clean lines. Textural details on white painted panels and custom-made white hexagonal mosaics pair with mirrors above the booth seating, marble tables and patterned chairs. The key white and black palette is brightened with elements of sky blue to recall seaside nostalgia. With a scooter at the entrance and a lighthouse image at the far end, the interior successful memory relocation and the localisation of cultural elements with design.

 

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Company Alan Chan Design Company

Project Suchengzhai, Guangzhou China

Project team Alan Chan Design Company, Hong Kong; K Associates Architects, Kyoto, Japan

Located in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou (廣州珠江新城), with a floor area of 2,100 sq-m, Suchengzhai’s interior design extends the minimal yet contemporary image of the brand. The interiors feature natural materials such as stone and wood to reflect the environmentally-concerned design concept, while the Zen ambience is created through a feature wall engraved with the Heart Sutra (心經) from Buddhist scripture. Another highlight of the restaurant design is the lotus-shape ceiling lights in the main dining hall.

 

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Company Hashimoto Yukio Design Studio

Project Kenma by Jotaro Saito

Location Tokyo

Floor area 88 sq-m

Project leader Yukio Hashimoto

Project designer Katsuki Higashi

Kenma is upcoming kimono artist Jotaro Saito’s first concept store. His kimono designs are famed for their combination of luxury and modernity, and he has also expanded his scope into interior materials, artwork, furniture, bags and so on. The shop, Kenma by Jotaro Saito, makes use of tradition while creating new world to match with the artist’s concept of creation.

A theme of ‘lines’, representing the warp and weft of weaving, expresses itself in the space by emphasising all line elements. Japanese cypress is used for the display shelves, with line lighting under the shelves have both functional and spatial effects. Large panels are used to create partitions for customers having a fitting, while specially-woven kimono upholstery and weaving loom-inspired wire-works cover the ceiling. Wood, Japanese paper, fabric and sharp line lighting make the space a fusion of Japanese tradition and futuristic essence.

The upper-light fittings in the ceiling wire-works recall the pattern and texture of Nishijin-ori (a traditional kimono fabric from Kyoto) across the entire ceiling. A stage in the centre of shop features large sliding partitions – painted by an artisan – which provide a background for a display or can be slid into place to create a fitting area.

 

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Company WIA Design Consultants

Project Tao Yuan Impression Club, Foshan

Project leaders Clyde Wong, Archi Wang

Project designers Nelson Wong, Kenneth Cheung

The design aims to create a world of fantasy, which is achieved by using lighting effects and complemented by other reflective elements, such as polished stainless steel, glass and glistening fabrics. The entrance simulates a tunnel with strong visual effects, joining the main hall, which is also decorated with flashing LEDs. The corridors leading to the VIP rooms feature different types of reflective elements; likewise, the VIP rooms are decked out with shining ornaments.

 

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Company Novus Penetralis

Project The Fluid Capsule Notion – Star Dental Alliance, Hong Kong

Project leader Tenniel Tsang

Project designers Roy Cheung, Peggy Lui

Aiming to create a space which emphasises hospitality rather than a clinic, the design concept, ‘Fluid Capsule’, was inspired by a space capsule. This fluidity is achieved by utilising curves and non-edged designs to tie different functions of the clinic together. Star Dental Alliance’s signature colour is green, which is utilised substantially in the VIP area to build the clinic’s image, whilst at the same time, help to relax patients. The interior is experimental and playful, without detracting from the client’s qualifications as a dental practice.

 

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Company studio ARRT

Project Vanke – Kingmetropolis sales office, Shenzhen

Project leader Seiki Mori

This showroom for residential apartments consists of several function rooms, which are characterised by three-dimensional objects. Each room is enveloped by experimental forms and materials, generating an unusual, geomorphologic atmosphere. As the entire space is designed to be open and connected with the courtyard, a link is achieved via use of oak wood as a primary material, applied in different forms and function to unify the spatial atmosphere. Each function room is also distinguished by different lighting effects.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Company Design Systems

Project White Paper, Hong Kong

Project team Lam Wai Ming, Fanny Leung, Esther Yeung, Kent Wong

Lift doors open onto a striped, clean lobby with a brass door. Inside is a 300 sq-m space filled with crisp daylight reflected from white ceilings, walls, pinboards and floors. The canvas-like interior provides opportunities for the evolution of the design process of each project undertaken by the client, an interior design firm. White floors and the brass door, a unique and daring decision in a space intended for robust daily use, record and collect footprints and fingerprints from staff and the clients, representing the growth of the company.

 

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Company Kokaistudios

Project Vacheron Constantin Mansion, Shanghai

Project team Kokaistudios Shanghai

The main concept of interior design for this project was to blend the cultural heritage of the site with the elegance and refined technique of the products of the brand, proposing a modern and contemporary interpretation of Vacheron Constantin style. The design approach adopted by Kokaistudios and executed through detailed, in-depth work was so successful that this flagship design project will form the basis and reference point in redefining the brand’s worldwide retail identity over the next year.

 

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Company Design Systems

Project Functional Aesthetic, Hong Kong

Project team Lam Wai Ming, Irene Ito, Kent Wong, Esther Yeung, Fanny Leung, Geo Liu

With an area of 600 sq-m within Hong Kong International Airport, this Control Centre contains three main functional areas: the daily management and operations (DMO) zone, the operation manager’s office and the emergency management (EM) zone. The challenge was to efficiently accommodate densely equipped technical spaces, to cut down logistic interference from unexpected events, and ultimately streamlining future operation. With each functional area featuring cutting-edge computing, networking and monitoring equipment with high demand on lighting, acoustic and air-conditioning levels, the design was rooted in function.

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Company NHDRO (Neri&Hu Design and Research Office)

Project The Studios – The Shanghai Study Centre of the University of Hong Kong, Shanghai

Project leaders Lyndon Neri, Rossana Hu

Project designers Dirk Weilbien, Mathias Krupna, Windy Zhang, Willow Yang, Brian Lo, Christine Neri

The design of the interior is based on an open plan to fully capitalise on the airy, loft-like spaces and take advantage of large existing windows looking onto Suzhou Creek. Each floor was kept as open as possible, with glass partitions where division of space is necessary, making way for seminar rooms, lecture halls, and offices. Glass allows a visual connection between the partitioned spaces, while concrete floor and white walls make up the dominant feature of the interior in a minimalist way.

 

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Company Mark Lui Design Works Ltd.

Project Today Is Cool flagship store, Hong Kong

Project leader Mark Lui Chung Tak

Project designers Mark Lui Chung Tak, Ho Serena May Yin, Peter Chan Kwoon Cheong

The interior design of Today Is Cool flagship store was strongly influenced by the lifestyle themes underlying the fashion brand itself. Clean and minimalist lines allow the merchandise to be the focus; the space is all about clean lines, clean forms and clean shapes. All merchandise is shown along the two sides of aisle and walls. The use of bold colours were initially used as partitions of the four collections of Today Is Cool; the white, green, brown, orange, magenta and black volume turns the whole interior into a piece of artwork itself.

 

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Company M Moser Associates

Project Ogilvy & Mather, Kuala Lumpur

Project leader Ramesh Subramaniam

Project designers Adrian Symons, Tang Choy Yan, Hairi Nasir, Haryo Seno, Teoh Cy Hong, Patrick Lau, Penny Ong

Ogilvy’s brief was to integrate the three key divisions – Ogilvy Action, Ogilvy Public Relations and Redworks – into a newly-acquired and consolidated space. The entire volume needed to establish a flow of communication and circulation between staff; notable among the space’s collaborative settings is the ‘Japanese Box’, a timber-lined space with warm hues and natural textures. Nearby, ‘pods’ with revolving walls in tactile fabric provide more compact discussion areas, while the ‘Interactive Wall’ provides a diversion with its disappearing table and stools.

 

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Company Ministry of Design

Project Face To Face

Project team Colin Seah, Dennis Cheok, Wu Kansheng, Cheryl Lum, Danis Sie, Roberto Rivera, Bryan Law

The project aimed to provide a service office and meeting environment that captures an emerging need for more lifestyle orientated workplaces. As a redefined experience, Face to Face introduces a ‘concierge’ and ‘guest relations officer’ instead of the typical passive receptionist. It de-familiarises the distinction of a reception counter by turning it into a pantry 10m-long sculptural bar, meeting table cum play table. A full-length graphic wall made of all-black canvas, coupled with dramatic lighting and various reflective/matte surfaces, provides a dynamic and unconventional setting for an office.

 

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Company Ippolito Fleitz Group

Project Belfry Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Project team Ippolito Fleitz Group: Peter Ippolito, Gunter Fleitz, Tilla Goldberg, Steffen Ringler, Alexander Fehre, Christian Kirschenmann. Pfarré Lighting Design: Gerd Pfarré, Dominik Buhl, Katharina Schramm, Anh Nguyen

Located in the Uzbekistan International Forums Palace, located on Amir Timur Square in the heart of the Uzbek capital Tashkent, the palace was opened in September 2009. A jewellery shop, housed in one of two historic bell towers providing the design prelude to this representative ensemble, was designed as part of the project. Dark walls are completely overlaid with laser-cut decorative ornamentation, made from highly-polished stainless steel panels that depart from the wall surface and enter the space itself.

 

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Company Success & Associate Engineering Company

Project Emerald Green sales office, Hong Kong

Project leader Jacky Wu

Project designer Rico Chun

Inspired by nature and greenery, the space is dominated by earth toned carpet tiles, natural gray marble, soil bronze wall panel, and mirrors. The 543 sq-m space is enhanced by deliberate openness and bright, symmetrical lighting.

 

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Company Mon Deco

Project Residence in Jardine’s Lookout, Hong Kong

Project leader Leo Yeung

Project designers Athena Cheung, Sandy Yeung, Ron Lau

The interior design of this Pandora’s Box-inspired residence combines classic British with Classicism, Modernism and contemporary minimalism. The palette is predominantly white, with touches of colour to enliven and imbue energy in the space. Notions of comfort and intimacy are naturally propagated from the decorative aspects of structure, design, fixtures and fittings, with many hand-crafted, antique-like objects that are unique in form, texture or decoration.

 

CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE

Company Hei Interior

Project Vivid Living, Hong Kong

Project leader Moore Chen Fa Tam

This 550 sq-ft apartment is divided into two areas – low-privacy and completely private. The low-privacy areas include the living room, dining room and open kitchen. These have been built onto a white backdrop, with a huge feature wall to conceal the main door, resulting to a bright and pleasant living environment. In the private areas – bedroom and bathroom – a black backdrop is used, partitioned by coloured glass.

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Company su:b design

Project Home, Hong Kong

Project leader Bun Ho

Project designer Susanna Leung

The primary aims of this residential project were to create a stylish, modern and practical apartment for a family of four to five members, to maximise the flexibility of the space for versatile functions of living, working and entertainment and to enhance spaciousness and lightness within the space. The flooring is matt white vinyl throughout; in the master en-suite, blue glass walls and a wild-grained timber veneer divider next to the bed separate the bathroom, hide the washbasin area and house the wardrobe space, which is surrounded by storage space concealed behind panels.

 

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Company Flora Lau Designers

Project Luxury condos – showflat, Hangzhou

Project leader Flora Lau Wai Ting

The design concept was inspired by the Hermes brand, whose signature orange was used to add character to the space home and highlight the owner’s personality. Handcrafted saddle stitching and high-end finishes such as polish, dyes and sealing wax further the Hermes spirit. Silk wallpaper and pale ivory fabric is used for a feature wall in the master bedroom and study room, while glossy, 20mm-thick marble is used for the living area flooring.

 

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Company Ptang Studio

Project Serenade, Hong Kong

Project team Philip Tang, Brian Ip, Cameron Kam

Located on the 68th floor, this apartment enjoys a 360° view. A sky terrace connects the living and dining areas, with a painted mural along the corridor creating continuity. In another corridor, triangular leather panels in different shades are combined for a layered, textural effect; other wall treatments include wooden panels, wallpaper, marble and mirrors to create a series of wall ‘artwork’ throughout the residence.

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Company Danny Cheng Interiors

Project Lee Residence, Hong Kong

Project leader Danny Cheng

The simple, direct design principle here creates a free, casual home with plenty of space, enhanced by a strong white colour palette and outsized glass windows throughout. The latter also helps to bring the outdoors in, creating extensive views as well. Near the front door, a column connects the ceiling with a bar to create visual focus. Droplights over the bar look like wine bottles on racks, while walls on either side are made of modern sand steel. A splash of colour is provided by a large orange picture.

 

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Company Danny Cheng Interiors

Project Beverly Hills showflat, Hong Kong

Project leader Danny Cheng

This three-storey house combines simplicity in design and proportion, coupled with touches of elegance via décor ornaments, timbered flooring and black glass. A well-regulated layout enables the line of vision to run through the whole flat, creating a sense of spaciousness and comfort. Clear glass in the staircase allows clear sightlines, while the super-high decorative bookshelves in the living and reading room highlight the internal height of the house.

 

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Company Danny Cheng Interiors

Project House in New Territories, Hong Kong

Project leader Danny Cheng

The design element for this detached house is the use of the same tone from the front door and the garage through to the interiors. The integration of the living room, dining room and open kitchen creates more space and improves the overall visual effect. Large glass windows and semi-open glass folding doors on both sides of the living room maximise the amount of natural light entering the space, while a suspended staircase leading to the second floor features a simple, modern design which matches all indoor and outdoor elements of the house.

 

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Company Design Systems

Project Axial Symphony, Shenzhen

Project team Lam Wai Ming, Fanny Leung, Fang Huan Huan, Zhang Xing, Jay Ng, Lansy Dai

Manipulating axes is the point of departure of this design. Within each functional space, furniture and fixtures are located on an axis that is projected from the most important spatial elements of that zone. The arrangement keeps the inhabitant, physically or visually, always oriented to the centre of the various spaces. In another word, the person is always the epicenter of a space, rather than subjugated by it.

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Company Ministry of Design

Project The Club

Location Singapore

Floor area 1,950 sq-m

Project designers Colin Seah, Kevin Leong, Joyce Van Saane, Cheryl Lum, Don Castaneda, Bryan Law, Danis Sie, Roberto Rivera, Lolleth Alejandro

The Club is a high-design boutique hotel offering in Singapore’s Club Street conservation area, with 22 rooms, a rooftop skybar with alfresco deck and a lobby reception on the ground floor. Conceptualising The Club’s branding, Ministry of Design (MOD) orchestrated a unified vision to all related collateral, signage and spatial environments.

Searching to ground the hotel in the context of Singapore as well as the historically-rich conservation area of Club Street and Ann Siang Hill, MOD drew its inspiration from two sources. The first is Singapore’s colonial past, which is referenced through modern tongue-in-cheek art installations such as a larger-than-life statue of Raffles with his head in the clouds, as well as key furniture pieces and artifacts.

The second inspiration came from the area’s popularity as a remittance centre for turn-of-the century Chinese immigrants, where hard-earned money and letters were sent back to the homeland. MOD created features that hint of this legacy in the rooms of The Club.

Located on Ann Siang Hill in Singapore, the old building used to be a private residence for the Yee family for 60 years before it was turned into an office building for Batey Advertising in 1991. As a boutique hotel, MOD retained the façade and all its colonial details and internally created 22 guestrooms, F&B spaces and a lobby.

All rooms combine traditional colonial design-inspired elements with modern detailing, attitude and creature comforts. Unique layouts together with tailored artwork make each room distinct. Guests can customise the lighting scheme in their rooms, in hues of blue, green, pink or white, with the high-tech LED lighting system.

 

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Company Index Architecture

Project Arts Centre installation, Hong Kong

Project team Anderson Lee, Sherry Fung, Ronnie Chiu

A renovation project for the public restrooms located on the gallery floors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre which was inspired by the imagery of Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain piece. Dried straw is the primary ceiling material, from which lighting pendants emerge as surrealistic flowers growing upside down from the ceiling; ivy-like conduits grow into adjacent surfaces to become wall sconces; the dark sheet vinyl floor reflects the light sources and becomes the ‘sky’, while the straw ceiling is the ‘ground’.

 

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Company Andy Tong Creations

Project The Balance Chair, Beijing

Project leader Andy Tong

To create leisure space in one of Beijing’s major shopping centres, Joy City, Andy Tong designed a public seating area inspired by city-dwellers’ growing exposure and acceptance of western culture. A ‘green’ environment and European lamp poles were adopted in the design, with plants placed below the 7m-high lamp poles to create a lush, ‘nature’-influenced environment. Taiji-style refined seating with built-in lighting symbolises reconciliation and a connection between shoppers and the green environment.

 

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Company Barrie Ho Architecture Interiors

Project The Lime: HKFYG Youth Spot @ Heng Fa Chuen

Project leader Barrie Ho

Project designers Angelina Pi, Flora Yip, Cirrus Wong

The Lime is a new generation youth space utilising various green features which aims to encourage teens to develop environmental awareness and concerns. The green palette acts as the core design feature to capitalise on the fact than youths respond better to bold colours. In addition to the green mural, a vertical foliage feature wall creates a striking presence in space. Completing the enclosure, the ceiling was also features a green leaf motif.