Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai by Bean Buro

Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai by Bean Buro is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2026

Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai

by Bean Buro

Client: Bean Buro

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai

ʻO Bwl Hong Kong he hoʻonohonoho loko o kahi kikowaena kūʻai lawelawe he nui nā hana, e hoʻohui ana i nā hana o ka lumi hōʻikeʻike, ka hale kope, ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa, a me ka wahi hana i loko o kahi kaʻina kikowaena hoʻomau. Alakaʻi ka hoʻolālā ala hele i nā malihini mai kahi hōʻikeʻike puka aniani mālie a i kahi pākaukau hōʻikeʻike kālai kiʻi waenakonu a me kahi lumi hoʻomaha e kū pono ana i ke awa. Hana nā kile terracotta, ka ʻohe i māhele hapalua ʻia, ke kila kūpaʻa, ke aniani ʻōwili, a me nā kukui hūnā i kahi ʻano mālie a ʻōlinolino. Ma o nā paia hoʻokaʻawale hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia, nā uhi hoʻokani leo, a me nā lako hale modular, hiki ke hoʻonohonoho hou ʻia ka papahele hoʻokahi no nā kūkākūkā a me nā hanana nui aʻe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Bwl Hong Kong Ka Hoʻonohonoho Loko o ka Hale Kikowaena Kūʻai i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: BWL Hong Kong is a hybrid customer centre that unites wellness retail, cafe, training, and workplace functions in a single sculptural promenade. A bamboo and terracotta palette, panoramic harbour views, modular furnishings, and acoustically adaptable rooms create a calm yet vibrant environment that supports product storytelling, social engagement, and flexible events within one cohesive spatial narrative.
Dimensions & Packaging: A showroom of 5,020 square feet on a single floor plate in a Grade A commercial building in Hong Kong.
Tags: Commercial Design, Commercial Space, Showroom, Hong Kong, Workplace, Training Rooms, Customer Centre
Production Technology: The design was realised through close collaboration with local fabricators and craftspeople, prototyping bespoke stainless steel display elements, concealed lighting details, and modular joinery systems. Locally sourced terracotta tiles, halved bamboo, fluted glass, and acoustic linings were mock tested on site to balance visual texture, durability, and acoustic performance. Loose furniture was specified as modular, repairable components to support future reconfiguration and extended life cycles.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was reconciling a highly mixed programme including retail, events, training, and office spaces within a single open floorplate while preserving calm and clarity. We had to negotiate strict building regulations, acoustic constraints, and tight construction timelines while prioritising local materials and low impact detailing. Through iterative prototyping, careful zoning, and concealed technical solutions, we transformed these constraints into a coherent, living environment that can continuously adapt over time.
Research: Type of research: mixed qualitative and spatial performance research. Research objectives: to create a multifunctional hub that enhances wellbeing, brand storytelling, and operational efficiency. Methodology: precedent studies, post occupancy reviews, stakeholder interviews, and material life cycle assessments. Tools: mock ups, VR walkthroughs, acoustic simulations, daylight analysis. Participants: staff, customers, local makers. Results: flexible zoning and sustainable materials support focus and social activation, strengthening business performance.
Inspiration: The project is inspired by Hong Kongs dual character as a dense vertical city beside a living harbour. Bamboo scaffolding, terracotta pavements, and reflective water are translated into spatial and material motifs. Ongoing research into wellbeing, biophilic design, and circular material strategies informs the narrative, ensuring cultural references, sensory comfort, and environmental responsibility are integrated rather than decorative.
Project Duration: The project commenced in July 2024. Design development, prototyping, and coordination continued through the year, with construction on the high-level floor of the World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay completed in December 2024. The BWL Hong Kong Regional Customer Centre has since been in active daily use for retail, training, and corporate events.
Operation Flow: Visitors enter through a gentle window display before being led along a clear promenade that unfolds from social hub to showroom, cafe, training rooms, and back-of-house workspace. Key moments include an Instagram-ready product installation, a central sculptural display table, and a harbour-facing lounge. Flexible partitions, intuitive sightlines, and consistent material cues make it easy to navigate, host events, and shift between intimate consultations and larger gatherings.
Team Members: Lorène Faure
Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui
Alvin Bunjaya
Phoebe Yeung
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Steven Ko Interior Photography, BWL Hong Kong, 2025.
Optional Image #1: Photographer Steven Ko Interior Photography, BWL Hong Kong, 2025.
Optional Image #2: Photographer Steven Ko Interior Photography, BWL Hong Kong, 2025.
Optional Image #3: Photographer Steven Ko Interior Photography, BWL Hong Kong, 2025.
Optional Image #4: Photographer Steven Ko Interior Photography, BWL Hong Kong, 2025.