Social House
ORI Clubhouse
Bean Buro designed the interior spaces of Ori - a new residential development located in Tuen Mun. The design includes the entrance lobbies, apartment rollouts to two high rise towers, and the feature clubhouse named the 'Social House', which contains a gym, common area, library, piano room and children's play area.
Bean Buro team: Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, Lorène Faure, Pauline Paradis, Elspeth Lee, Isabel Entrambasaguas, Laia Martínez Sitjà, Isabella Ducoli, Michelle Ho, Aimée Daniels, Katherine Leung, Abby Liu, Gigi Kwong
Client: Nan Fung Group
“The dynamic lifestyles of contemporary families drove the concept for this clubhouse; The key element is a curvy, fabric-covered, feature wall that runs across the space to create various functional spaces inside and outside of it.”
— Lorène Faure, co-founder of Bean Buro
Designed with families and young professionals in mind, the project aimed to provide the user with a gradual transition from the exterior to the private realm, and aid in the decompression from the fast-paced lifestyle of the city to a calming retreat.
The sense of decompression is achieved through use of materials which express the exterior environment in the lift lobbies, becoming softer and warmer, with more coloured highlights, as the user continues their journey further into the clubhouse.
The space also features a 'Reading Cabin' — a cosy library on a raised platform — consisting of bookshelves and integrated seating, where readers of all ages can retreat both visually and acoustically from the main area.
Natural materials, such as timber, wool fabric and limestone have been used throughout the project to create a soft, harmonious atmosphere of tranquillity and simplicity — creating a material connection between all areas of the development.
The concept was driven by connectivity, the layering of spaces, and the creation of views. Portals lined in brass frames are set into the curved fabric-covered feature wall, and connect the enclosed spaces of the flexible function room, the gym and a colourful, fabric-lined children's playroom to the semi-enclosed lounge area. Large, metal-framed French windows connect the social house to the exterior terrace, which is accessed via a spa wellness area, lined in softly textured tiles.
