The
featured
material
on
its
overall
design
resembles
the
nylon
fabric
covered
bamboo
system,
that
has
obtained
the
sense
of
weightlessness,
the
continuity
of
the
surrounding
elements,
yet
retaining
the
sense
of
security
and
privacy
of
a
hotel.
Panel
orientation
has
another
purpose
as
well,
it
is
the
solution
to
the
hotel's
essential
need
of
providing
absolute
privacy
between
rooms.
Angle
projections
were
the
key
element
to
achieve
this
certain
objective,
given
that
each
one
complies
with
its
own
needed
limit
of
view.
Thus,
sacrificing
comforts
of
users
was
not necessary on achieving the desired unique form of the design.
In
regards
to
the
interior,
the
harmony
of
panels
do
not
solely
become
of
an
aesthetic
use,
but
providing
sense
of
deconstruction
---
which
reflects
the
characteristics
of
the
company's
design
---
gives
the
same
known
impression
of
bamboo
scaffolding,
its
stability
concerns.
Although
with
the
design’s
system
of
interconnectivity, the structural concept was made feasible.
Bamboo,
on
its
natural
state,
could
withstand
nature's
mood
swings
and
so
often
mistakenly
described
as
a
type
of
tree,
rather
of
what
it
truly
is,
as
part
of
the
grass
family.
In
Hong
Kong,
besides
its
low
cost,
most
of
the
time,
bamboo
is
appreciated
by
its
strength
and
lightness
of
weight.
These
characteristics
somehow
are
similarly
essential to architecture and construction.
Hotel M
2400 sqm
23,940 sqm
Level 1 to Level 13
65m
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Concept Proposal
Project : Hotel Renovation
Site Area :
Total Building Area :
Floors:
Height :
Location :
Status :
Sky
scrapping
towers
has
long
been
the
crowd
of
Hong
Kong's
skyline.
Somehow,
the
country's
architecture
and
construction
character
was
shaped,
not
merely
by
a
specific
tower,
nor
by
indigenous
material
applied.
But
what
makes
Hong
Kong
construction
unique
globally,
is
it's
being
one
of
the
last
frontier
of
bamboo
scaffolding.
Behind
the
scenes
of
raising
these
giants,
it
is
still
the
old
school
webs
of
bamboo
safely
carrying
Hong
Kong's
skyline
crafters.
This
valued,
raw
material
of
nature,
has
inspired
TheeAe
architects,
to
come
up
with
a
design
that
would
be
able to tell this story to its locals, as much as to guests of Hong Kong.
© 2017 by TheeAe Architecture & Interior Design
Hotel M
The
featured
material
on
its
overall
design
resembles
the
nylon
fabric
covered
bamboo
system,
that
has
obtained
the
sense
of
weightlessness,
the
continuity
of
the
surrounding
elements,
yet
retaining
the
sense
of
security
and
privacy
of
a
hotel.
Panel
orientation
has
another
purpose
as
well,
it
is
the
solution
to
the
hotel's
essential
need
of
providing
absolute
privacy
between
rooms.
Angle
projections
were
the
key
element
to
achieve
this
certain
objective,
given
that
each
one
complies
with
its
own
needed
limit
of
view.
Thus,
sacrificing
comforts
of
users
was
not
necessary
on
achieving
the
desired
unique
form
of
the
design.
In
regards
to
the
interior,
the
harmony
of
panels
do
not
solely
become
of
an
aesthetic
use,
but
providing
sense
of
deconstruction
---
which
reflects
the
characteristics
of
the
company's
design
---
gives
the
same
known
impression
of
bamboo
scaffolding,
its
stability
concerns.
Although
with
the
design’s
system
of
interconnectivity,
the
structural
concept was made feasible.
Bamboo,
on
its
natural
state,
could
withstand
nature's
mood
swings
and
so
often
mistakenly
described
as
a
type
of
tree,
rather
of
what
it
truly
is,
as
part
of
the
grass
family.
In
Hong
Kong,
besides
its
low
cost,
most
of
the
time,
bamboo
is
appreciated
by
its
strength
and
lightness
of
weight.
These
characteristics
somehow
are
similarly
essential
to
architecture
and
construction.
2400 sqm
23,940 sqm
Level 1 to Level 13
65m
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Concept Proposal
Project : Hotel Renovation
Site Area :
Total Building Area :
Floors:
Height :
Location :
Status :
Sky
scrapping
towers
has
long
been
the
crowd
of
Hong
Kong's
skyline.
Somehow,
the
country's
architecture
and
construction
character
was
shaped,
not
merely
by
a
specific
tower,
nor
by
indigenous
material
applied.
But
what
makes
Hong
Kong
construction
unique
globally,
is
it's
being
one
of
the
last
frontier
of
bamboo
scaffolding.
Behind
the
scenes
of
raising
these
giants,
it
is
still
the
old
school
webs
of
bamboo
safely
carrying
Hong
Kong's
skyline
crafters.
This
valued,
raw
material
of
nature,
has
inspired
TheeAe
architects,
to
come
up
with
a
design
that
would
be
able
to
tell
this
story
to
its
locals,
as
much
as
to
guests
of
Hong Kong.
© 2017 by TheeAe Architecture & Interior Design