Kerry Logistics
Swirl
Bean Buro was tasked with designing a flagship store for the organic skincare beauty brand Beautysaur Organics. The space is a 450sqft (42sqm) unit space in the new K11 MUSEA shopping mall in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong, by the developer New World Development. The brand has been highly successful with their online store, and the vision is to create a flagship store as a robust physical presence and attract a broader array of customers. The physical store would also allow the brand to organise events and workshops to introduce the latest skincare products to the general public.
Bean Buro team: Lorène Faure, Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, Tommy Hui, Isabel Entrambasaguas, Lisa Chien, Michelle Ho
Main contractor: Jackshun Engineering & Interior Design Co.
Client: Kerry Logistics Hong Kong
“ Acoustic fabric tiles, also designed by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, has been installed in bespoke exuberant colour schemes as a backdrop for the meeting rooms.”
— Lorène Faure & Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founders of Bean Buro
Gallery feel
The welcoming reception measures inhabits the top floor of the building, with the challenge to maintain the openness of the space to the adjacent roof garden, while creating a comfortable and inhabitable environment that would support staff and visitors alike. Bean Buro proposed an open and interactive space, with a 9m long LED screen displaying dynamic abstract animations to create a museum-like experience, referencing artistic conversions of industrial spaces. An open, flexible café space forms the social hub of the company and acts as a welcoming area for guests. Sculptural furniture and original Eero Saarinen chairs from the 1950’s providing a backdrop to the everyday experience of the office. The space was designed to be flexible, with a meeting rooms that can be opened up for events, or closed for private meetings, moveable furniture to easily change the configuration of the space. Gallery style lighting and backlit rear walls of translucent glass enhance the legibility of the space. Bean Buro used high quality oversized ceramic floor tiles, designed by French product designers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, to create an earthy and textured flooring.
