Artisan House, a slender 400-foot tall mixed-use building, is located in Sai Ying Pun, a burgeoning area in Hong Kong’s Central neighborhood characterized by new high-rises interspersed among older low-density buildings.

The design reconciles an iconic blade-like volume with the scale of the neighborhood through smaller articulations in its massing and materials. The building’s 250 studio and one- and two-bedroom units range between 200 and 350 square feet and feature high ceilings, full-height glazing, and compact, efficient layouts that maximize their sense of spaciousness. In addition to restaurants and shops in the building’s base, residents share amenity spaces, including a clubhouse and sky garden.

Client: New World Development
Location: Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Status: Completed
Dates: 2015 – 2018

Program: Residential / mixed-use tower with 250 studios, one- and two- bedroom units, resident skygarden and clubhouse, ground floor retail and restaurants

Design Team: Eric Bunge, Mimi Hoang | Marc Puig, Albert Figueras | Wei Wen, Tony-Saba Shiber, Jessica Cheung, Zach Walters, You Chia Lai | Georgia Williams, Brian Chen, Taylor Hagan, Ruomeng Wang, Geraldine Vargas

Collaborators: Architect of Record: Cheung Kong-Yeung Architects Ltd. | Structural Engineer: WSP Group | MEP Engineer: P&T Group | Lighting Consultant: Lightswitch

Photography: Virgile Simon Bertrand, Kevin Mak