kapok

As a part of Collective Studio

Hong Kong, PRC

summer 2019

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“The spatial quality of the given site inside the shopping mall is a challenge – with a very limited headroom; the space is 23 meter deep, and the store frontage can only be approached at an oblique angle.
We turned these constraints into opportunities, resulting in a rotated floor plan, creating a focal point towards a ‘forum’ to draw visitors into the store; together a field of open grid ceiling as a one-piece custom lighting fixture, made with chromatized steel.
One can expect the forum to change per visit, it is a place that contains the mobile units that slide in and out, it is a spot for, to rest, to browse, and to catalyze conversation as an event space.”

Being involved with the project starting from SD phase, I was responsible for designing and resolving the ‘focal’ point, making all drawing sets for furniture, signage, elevations, RCPs and m&e plan, and render sets for weekly meetings with the client in addition to attending discussions with suppliers and the contractor.

Project description by Collective Studio

Photography by Katja Lam

Team: AL, Alex Wu, Betty Ng, Ekin Bilal, GN, Juan Minguez, Katja Lam