THIS PAGE:The steps leading to the‘secret
garden’ – an oasis of tranquility in busy
Hong Kong OPPOSITE PAGE: (TOP LEFT)
Dramatic sculpture in Sky Bridge leading
to the Café Gray Restaurant (TOP RIGHT)
The Atrium Pool (BOTTOM LEFT)The Upper
Suite (BOTTOM RIGHT) Bathrooms occupy
approximately half of the space in each room
and feature fittings by Dornbracht
“Calm and comfort are the key words,” Fu House does not have a traditional concierge one highlight among the 350-plus pieces
notes.“The design is holistic, with pockets desk. Instead, guests check-in online and by Asian and international artists scattered
of small, intimate spaces as people journey their paperless arrival and departure reinforce throughout the hotel. Elsewhere wood grain
upwards from the lobby. Guests experience the concept that they are walking into their sculptures by Marvin Mintofang’ feature.
the hotel layer by layer.”The porte-cochere is own home away from home. In between the Guestrooms are subtly signed, with thin
anchored with a stone curtain that partially elevators and lobby is Fu’s favourite part of beams of light denoting room numbers.Two
obstructs the entry, to give guests a sense of the hotel – what he dubs the secret garden. colour schemes differentiate room interiors:
peeking behind a veil.Working with a shell The Lawn is an outdoor space for guests celadon and bamboo. Subtle details include
that formerly housed service apartments, to take in the panoramic harbour views or 16 individual pieces of radiating bamboo
Fu created a glass fronted arrival portal that host private functions. Deep limestone steps veneer to form sunburst patterns on doors.As
appears to float above a tranquil pool of lead up to a precious patch of greenery, a treat for foodies, each room contains its own
water.Anickel-plated set of oversized double embellished with onyx lanterns and a series small wine cellar, toaster and espresso maker.
doors alludes to traditional Chinese gates of Chinese umbrellas.“The Lawn symbolises Furniture has been custom-made to Fu’s
into homes, and sets the tone for the Asian- whatThe Upper House is all about – a sense designs by main contractor Legend Interiors.
influenced aesthetic beyond. of discovery,” explains Fu. Fabrics have been supplied by the likes of
Bamboo lanterns and generous slabs of Guestrooms start on the 38th floor, with Cetec,Altfield, and Master Resources. Floors
limestone surround a set of escalators leading each floor containing a ring corridor that are in Italian Perlato Svevo natural limestone.
upwards; above, a series of monolithic arches looks into a central atrium. Dominating Fu is quick to point out the highlight of the
form a distinct rhythm that echoes the the void is a 30 metre-high wall mounted guestroom is its bathroom experience.Taking
formality of Kyoto architecture.The Upper installation by Osaka-based Hirotoshi Sawada, up approximately half of the overall room
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