The Henley Coffee Shop by Lok Ping Edwin Chow |
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| DESIGN NAME: The Henley PRIMARY FUNCTION: Coffee Shop INSPIRATION: Inspired by the client’s brand aesthetics, the neighbourhood’s history as Hong Kong’s inner-city airport and the rise of space tourism, we created the interior design of the client’s tenth location in Hong Kong with a palette and a careful selection of materials that align with the concept and the client’s brand identity. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Through an entrance that resembles the door of a spacecraft, you enter the brightly lit space through a long, narrow corridor. As you reach the end of the corridor, you are welcomed by the coffee bar and the main seating area. To highlight the coffee experience and ensure comfort while recreating a space journey within the irregularly-shaped space, we incorporated plants, curves, custom-made lighting, materials in different textures and finishes into the ceiling, walls and flooring. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The design and flow are strongly connected to the architecture of the space. Given that the main space is tucked behind a narrow entrance and long corridor, we paid extra attention in designing the space for a circular flow: customers enter the spacecraft experience by the corridor, enjoy the brand’s coffees, pastries and merchandise, and appreciate the feature points of the interior design. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in May 2022, and finished in December 2022 in Hong Kong. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Whilst it was our intention to create an environment that imitates spacecrafts, our team felt that it was important to achieve a balance between hard and soft, warm and cold materials, hence we included greenery and carefully handpicked the following materials to be used within the space: Steel (in multiple finishes and treatments), aluminum, concrete, wood, feature glass and ESG fabrics and paint SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Space area: approx. 250 sq m Ceiling height: 2.4 m - 3.0 m TAGS: Coffee shop, Cafe, Minimal, Space journey RESEARCH ABSTRACT: - CHALLENGE: Much effort was paid to embody the design concept and a sense of spaciousness into the space, which has curved walls and a comparatively low ceiling. Since there is a void right in the middle of the space, and the design process began before the building was even complete, many edits had to be made to the original design in order to apply it to the space. Last but not least, we took extra care in integrating details into the narrow entrance and long corridor to lead users into the main space. ADDED DATE: 2023-02-28 13:46:41 TEAM MEMBERS (5) : Lok Ping Edwin CHOW, Hei Chi Sophia LEUNG, Long Yin Angus AU, Wing Sze Sharon CHAN and Yee Ting Vanessa CHOI IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer: Nolan Lee |
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NAME: ARKAUNIS PROFILE: Founded in 2018, ARKAUNIS is an interior design practice based in Hong Kong. With the intention of bringing hope and a good life to the users of our beautiful designs, [ARK), as in Noah's Ark in the Genesis flood narrative in the Bible, was chosen as part of our brand name; and [KAUNIS], which means beautiful in Finnish, was also added. |
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The Henley Coffee Shop by Lok Ping Edwin Chow is Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Lok Ping Edwin Chow. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Lok Ping Edwin Chow. |
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