Bwl Hong Kong ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱽ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ by Bean Buro is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Bwl Hong Kong ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱽ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ
by Bean Buro
Client: Bean Buro
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ Category
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About Bwl Hong Kong ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱽ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ
ᱵᱤᱣᱮᱞ ᱦᱚᱝᱠᱚᱝ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹᱱ ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ, ᱠᱟᱯᱷᱮ, ᱛᱟᱞᱤᱢ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱞᱮᱛᱟᱲ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱥᱤᱞᱥᱤᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱦᱤᱲᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱡᱟᱱᱟᱞᱟ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱩᱨᱛᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱫᱮᱠᱷᱟᱣ ᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱚᱨᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱧᱮᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱤᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱟᱹᱜᱩ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ᱾ ᱴᱮᱨᱟᱠᱚᱴᱟ ᱴᱟᱭᱤᱞ, ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱫ, ᱥᱴᱮᱱᱞᱮᱥ ᱥᱴᱤᱞ, ᱨᱮᱠᱷᱟᱭᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱸᱪ ᱟᱨ ᱩᱠᱩ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱦᱩᱡᱽ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱ ᱯᱮᱨᱮᱡ ᱦᱟᱣᱟ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱪᱟᱹᱲ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛ ᱠᱚ, ᱥᱟᱰᱮ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱭᱮᱫ ᱟᱥᱛᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱚᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱚᱲ ᱡᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱮᱱᱮᱡ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱧ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱛᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱲᱟ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Bwl Hong Kong ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱽ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Bwl Hong Kong ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠᱤ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱚᱰᱚᱠᱽ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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.
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