Soda Port Hale ʻAina by Monique Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KalaLoko Hale· 2022

Soda Port Hale ʻAina

by Monique Lee

Client: Macau Fisherman’s Wharf

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Soda Port Hale ʻAina

Ma Soda Port, loaʻa kekahi lumi ʻaina malu ʻo Tato a me ka hale ʻaina nui. Ma Tato, aia kekahi kuke hamama me kekahi kia e like me ka hale kiʻekiʻe o Macao. Ma ka hale nui, loaʻa kekahi mahele pā inu a me kekahi kihi ʻaina. ʻO ka mahele pā inu, he wahi hou ma ke ʻano kahiko i pāpaʻi ʻia me ka pōhaku māmala. Hiki mai nā kiʻinaʻi mai ka alanui pōhaku pāpaʻi o Senado Square. Hoʻāla hou nā kahiko pāleʻale i nā kiʻinaʻi aniani waihoʻoluʻu kuʻuna. Hoʻihoʻi ka hoʻolālā ʻana o ka pā inu i ka manaʻo o Macao ma nā makahiki 50. Ma kona ʻaoʻao hema, loaʻa kekahi kihi ʻaina malu ma ke kūlana moʻolelo o Ruinas de Sao Paulo me kekahi paia pāwehe Pōkikī.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Soda Port Hale ʻAina i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Soda Port Hale ʻAina he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Soda Port Hale ʻAina e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Macau's unique architectural relics are key design elements. The Interior space is furnished with elements of the cultural heritage of Ruínas de São Paulo, Senado Square, Portuguese style tiles, church stained glass and other vintage materials. All these reveal Macau's unique Chinese-European colonial history.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site area is 594 sq.m.
Tags: Macau, Open kitchen bar, Fine dining, Chinese European culture, República Portuguesa
Production Technology: The use of materials is a combination of modern metallic and traditional construction materials. In the dining hall, the pattern of Flagstone Street of Senado Square is reproduced in marble stones. Meanwhile, the epitome of historic Ruínas de São Paulo is recreated in modern metal. Against it is a feature wall built with traditional Portuguese blue-white tiles.
Design Challenge: Wall in the ‘TATO’ is decorated with wooden pillars to create a relief effect. To achieve sound insulation function, suede material is mounted onto each pillar manually. For best air quality in the open kitchen context, ventilation pipes are set on the pillar. Several drawings are made for production, installation and final visual effect. Achieving ceiling design is another challenge. Aluminum planks of various sizes are made to incorporate amplifiers, lighting systems and complete the pattern.
Research: Research materials come mainly from Macau Government Tourism Office's official website information. Design synchronizes with the government's mission to sustain innovative thinking to introduce Macau's culture to the world and shape the peninsula into a world-class city of tourism and leisure.
Inspiration: Design concept embraces Macau's unique Chinese European culture which penetrates every corner of the restaurant. Interior layout is done to allow an interactive operation. Visitors and staff are free to communicate without barriers. Diners are not only eaters but also audience of the chef's magical culinary skills. The inviting atmosphere is a representation of Macau's culture to welcome tourists from all over the world to experience this world of diversity, colours, food and entertainment.
Project Duration: G/F., Legend Palace Hotel, Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Avenida da Amizade, Macau SAR, China.
Operation Flow: It highlights Macau as a hospitable city, design concept incorporates an interactive mode. The fine-dining compartment is an open kitchen bar while the kitchen in the main dining hall is visible through glass panels. So guests are both diners and audience of chefs' culinary skills.
Team Members: Design Director: Monique Lee
Image Credits: Main Image: Photographer Antony Tang, Soda Port, 2021.
Image #1: Photographer Antony Tang, Soda Port, 2021.
Image #2: Photographer Antony Tang, Soda Port, 2021.
Image #3: Photographer Antony Tang, Soda Port, 2021.
Image #4: Photographer Antony Tang, Soda Port, 2021.