Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà by Bean Buro is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IdẹInú Ilé· 2026
Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà
by Bean Buro
Client: Bean Buro
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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The Design
About Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà
Bwl Hong Kong jẹ́ ààyè inú ibùdó àwọn oníbàárà tí ó ní iṣẹ́ púpọ̀, tí ó so àwọn iṣẹ́ ibi ìfihàn ọjà, ilé kọfí, ìdálẹ́kọ̀ọ́, àti ààyè iṣẹ́ pọ̀ nínú ìtẹ̀léra ààyè tí kò dáwọ́ dúró. Ètò ọ̀nà ìrìnkiri kan máa ń darí àwọn àlejò láti ibi ìfihàn fèrèsé oníwọ̀ntúnwọ̀nsì lọ sí tábìlì ìfihàn oníṣẹ́-ọnà tí ó wà láàárín àti ibi ìsinmi tí ó kọjú sí èbúté. Àwọn wàláà terracotta, ọparun tí a là sí méjì, irin aláìlàbàwọ́n, dígí olónà-ìlà, àti ìtànṣán ìmọ́lẹ̀ tí a fi pamọ́ máa ń dá àyíká tí ó parọ́rọ́ tí ó sì kún fún ọ̀yàyà sílẹ̀. Àwọn ògiri ìpínyà tí a lè yí padà, àwọn ìbòrí adárídè fún ìró, àti àwọn ohun èlò ilé oníṣẹ́-àkànṣe jẹ́ kí a lè tún ilẹ̀ ẹyọ kan ṣoṣo náà ṣe fún àwọn ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́nuwò àti àwọn ètò ìṣẹ̀lẹ̀ tí ó tóbi jù.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Bwl Hong Kong Ààyè Inú fún Ibùdó Àwọn Oníbàárà ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
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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