Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia — May 2017

TAC T I C 1 : FOCUS ON DETAILS

A meticulously crafted narrative influences each and

every element in Wang’s interiors. At Mott 32, she turned

an unfavorable basement location into a desirable den

that merges Chinese touches and British colonial

references, imparting Hong Kong’s richly layered history

into the 700-square-meter space. The bar takes after a

traditional Chinese apothecary, there’s a private room

devoted to mah-jongg, and the rope-and-chain motif

celebrates the city’s origin as a fishing village.

For Ammo, one of her first projects in Hong Kong,

inspiration was two-fold: the design was influenced by

Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville as well as informed by its

location at Asia Society, a heritage site that was formerly

a ballistics compound. Wang employed glass and

concrete, and a modernist approach in her design, as a

reference to the film noir’s futuristic plot. The

architectural setting of Asia Society played a large role;

the floor-to-ceiling windows helped create a cocoon

within the larger structure and Wang’s use of copper

throughout channels the building’s military past.

TAC T I C 2 : DO IT YOURSELF

“Everything we do is custom-made, from the tables and

bar chairs down to the lighting,” Wang says. Bespoke

lighting, in particular, is one of Wang’s calling cards and

the use of gleaming metals and stunning lighting has

become the studio’s signature. At Isono (isono.com.hk;

prices vary by tasting menu), which hosts guest chefs each

month, she built a lighting installation above the circular

Foxglove’s sleek and

well-stocked bar.

Portrait at

Mott 32.

Charlie & Rose

keep it simple at

Fish & Meat.

Beachy charm

at Limewood.

TRAVELANDLEISUREASIA.COM / MAY 2017 9

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: COURTESY OF FOXGLOVE; COURTESY OF MOTT 32; COURTESY OF FISH & MEAT; COURTESY OF LIMEWOOD