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V Wanchai2 Hotel, Hong Kong

Refreshing Asian expressions can be found at the new Wanchai2 in Hong Kong writes Jessica Niles DeHoff.

V Wanchai2 Hotel, Hong Kong


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May 15th, 2013


Designed by Gary Chang of Edge Design InstituteWanchai2 reflects the city of Hong Kong with its unique merging of traditional Chinese and modern design influences.
v wanchai 2 exterior

v wanchai 2 casual seating

While the entry sequence is unusual – one must first find a relatively modest doorway off the street, then take the lift to the hotel proper on the third flloor – once there, a compelling visitor experience awaits.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong interior

In the hotel lobby, a long modular screen recalls the abacus, and a ceiling turns out to be made of drawer fronts like those found in a traditional medicine shop. Leading towards the terrace, a nostalgic and colourful floral pattern of tiles, a familiar bit of old Hong Kong, peeks through the neutral grey flooring.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong gold wall interior reception

These are the more complex local references in the hotel’s design, but elsewhere in the building a simpler approach is taken with antique chairs, chests, and other furnishings filling in display areas and punctuating corridors.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong interior accents

Traditional seating can be found in the rooms as well, and the black-and-red colour scheme of lacquer ware shows up in closets and drawers. Chang is known for his intelligent solutions for small spaces and storage units, and in this project he has come up with many space-saving devices: even the television screens are out of the way, set into window walls that can be covered with curtains when not in use.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong door and room beyond

Decorative touches appear on wood laminate surfaces like the headboards and the doors, which are inscribed with a laser-cut pattern of birds and flowers.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong interior hall

V Hotel<br />
Thomson Road 135-139<br />
Wan Chai<br />
Hong Kong

The hotel’s owner and operator, the locally prominent V Group, has been operating hotels and serviced apartments since 2005. The team’s knowledge of the longer-stay market has allowed for certain refinements here, conveniences that are not available at a typical short-stay hotel. For example, the rooms have small washer-dryer units so that guests who are going on to further travel don’t need to spend money on laundry service, but can take care of their washing themselves. In addition, elements that proved popular in the more luxurious suites of other V Group properties – like stand-alone tubs and flexible room layouts with partitions – are also used here where space permits.

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong interior terrace

v wanchai 2 hotel hong kong grand suite

Edge Design Institute
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