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Yiu Wa Street Commercial Development
Hong Kong, China
2020

Hong Kong, China

Project Start: 2018

Status: Schematic Design

Gross floor area: 6,110m²

Client: Sound View Development Group

Architect: AXIA Design Associates

Local Architect: GYU Limited

Project team: Chris Wong, Taymoore Balbaa,  Michael Good, Leisdania Reynoso, Justine Houseley

Executive architect: GYU Limited

Structural engineer: Ben Tse & Associates

MEP engineer: Far East Consultant Engineers

Landscape: Landes Limited

 

Located in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong’s most vibrant shopping districts, the site of this commercial tower enjoys breathtaking views of Victoria Harbour, as well as proximity to a dramatically curving elevated highway. The client envisioned a thirty-eight storey tower, focused on restaurants and bars, and asked AXIA to come up with a design that would be feasible despite the smallness of the site, hemmed in by surrounding towers.

Taking inspiration from the curvaceous, high velocity highway, the design of the tower subtly twists as it rises. The fully glazed curtainwall gradually torques in a prismatic shape, becoming more voluminous at the top. This means that upper-level units are more spacious and have the advantage of the best vistas of the water and the city’s iconic skyline. The building is structured as three vertical volumes, separated by outdoor terraces, reserved for signature restaurants. 

The lobby strives for an enigmatic mood, illuminated by the soft glow of atmospheric lighting. Fiberglass concrete panels — artfully cast in the shape of undulating curtains — bring a subtle sense of cinematic mystery to this interior space. High-speed glass elevators further contribute to the drama and spectacle, allowing restaurant patrons to fully experience the excitement of the city’s verticality. A futuristic, otherworldly feeling, reminiscent of a sci-fi film, is what this tower offers, particularly at its top levels where Michelin-starred dining awaits.