The introduction of stand-alone boutiques at the Pacific Place and Times Square malls in Hong Kong signalled a greater presence for the brand in the region, and challenged Atelier Pacific to space plan, interior design and project-manage their implementation. Instead of rigidly conforming to the international house style of Aquascutum, Atelier Pacific was encouraged to subtly remodel its image to make room for younger fashion-conscious customers.

Following the success of the G.O.D. brand name, the Client decided to open a new concept and multi-brand lifestyle retail outlet in Yee Wo Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Operated under the name “Delay No More”, this new store is designed as a new type of small-scale department store. The total floor area is approximately 30,000sq.ft. over three levels (G/F, 1st and 2nd floor) and incorporates elements of the existing G.O.D. stores, with focus on fashion merchandise and “new” lifestyle products. Designed by Atelier Pacific, this new concept store opened in January 2008.

Atelier Pacific has been working with Dolce & Gabbana since the beginning of 2004 and have to date successfully completed four shops in Hong Kong and China for the brand. Our role is that of a local coordinating design architect, working closely with Studio Laviani in Italy, for each of these shops, which vary between 500 sq.m to 1,000 sq.m. As coordinating architect we were required to provide the construction documentation in accordance with the brand’s standard detail design manual and assist in overseeing the construction of the shop through to completion.

Atelier Pacific was invited by Graff, one of the world’s leading diamond companies, to act as the Local Coordinating Architect for their stores in both the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong and the new Peninsula Hotel in Shanghai. The store concept is designed by Gilardino Interior Design & Architecture and Hugh Cullum Architects Ltd. in Europe. Atelier Pacific’s role included among other things, the provision of construction documentation and overseeing the construction of the shop through to completion.

The luxury fashion brand relied on Atelier Pacific to oversee its store development across Asia, including Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore and Indonesia. In their capacity as project architect, Atelier Pacific was asked to review site surveys, collate contextual information, co-ordinate local consultants and assist in the management of new store openings. With architectural components and fixtures being fabricated and transported from Europe, they also played a significant role in examining and auditing detailed specifications and ensuring each store’s smooth implementation.

HMV Hong Kong Ltd. invited Atelier Pacific to provide interior design consultancy services for the concept design, design development and detailed design related to the realization of a new 6,000sq.ft. HMV store located in the Elements shopping mall in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Following the successful completion of this project in 2007, Ateler Pacific was invited back in 2009 to work on the design concept of HMV’s new flagship store on Orchard Road in Singapore.

The Hong Kong, China and Seoul Louis Vuitton flagships were redesigned as concept stores using Atelier Pacific’s valuable expertise on the ground. The global store design concept by Peter Marino Architects in New York is rigorously managed by a dedicated in-house team who subsequently rely on Atelier Pacific to individualize the design in terms of the production of extensive construction details and project manage the large team of consultants and specialist contractors on site. There are pertinent nuances from one store to another. At Canton Road (Hong Kong) the work was complicated by the construction of a new double-height volume and the comprehensive remodeling of its façade. Aside from complex restructuring work, the architectural design had to satisfy both Louis Vuitton and the building owner. In Shanghai, the long, shallow dimensions of the site called for a more rigid sequence of zones and hence a stronger ceiling treatment to unify the space. This is accentuated at the store entrance through the use of LV’s iconic ‘damier’ checkerboard pattern.

The Macau International Airport, which is strategically located as the gateway to the Chinese Pearl River Delta region, serves as an important link between this region and other points in Asia and beyond, and with Macau’s rapid economic growth (primarily due to the expansion of Macau’s gaming and entertainment industries), the airport will undoubtedly serve as an important and vital gateway for inbound tourism. Additionally, the airport is expected to serve as a hub for low-cost airline services.

CAM-Sociedade do Aeroporto Internacional de Macau, who are the owners of the Macau airport, embarked on a commercial development plan to redevelop and expand the commercial areas in the terminal building so as to maximize airport and commercial operator profits while also enhancing passenger service levels so that they are provided with an experience that is unique among all airports in Asia. The intention is to implement an integrated “Asian contemporary” design that creates a strong “sense of place” which unique, warm, bright and inviting and at the same time, quiet and connected to nature. Atelier Pacific was the Lead Design Consultant for this project.

Lai Sun Development Company Ltd. is the developer of a complete ‘block’ in a prime commercial location of the Cotai strip in Macau, adjacent to the frontier post for the Lotus Bridge linking Macau and China. Atelier Pacific have been invited to assist in the planning and conceptual interior design of all of the retail spaces within the complex. The site consists of four distinct lots (which may be developed at different stages) and includes shopping arcades, hotels, hotel apartments, casino and various entertainment facilities. The total retail area for the combined site lots is almost 100,000 sq.m., over three floors, so a clearly designed retail centre scheme is required to ensure its success.

Atelier Pacific was invited by Dickson Interior Design Ltd. to provide interior design consultancy services related to the realization of a new HK Seibu Department Store located at the shopping arcade of the Kowloon Hotel, Hong Kong. The gross floor areas of the new store is approximately 52,000 sq.ft. over four levels. Atelier Pacific’s scope of works for this project includes the design for the interior sales and display space for shoes and handbags, men’s and ladies’ accessories, ladies-wear, men’s wear and children’s wear, P.O.S./customer service counters, public corridors, back-of-house areas and the external façade of approximately 35 linear meters.