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5 Minutes With… JJ Acuna
Hong Kong-based designer and consummate cosmopolitan, JJ Acuna of Bespoke Studio, muses on the changing face of hospitality and design across Asia Pacific.
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JJ Acuna on hospitality design in Asia-Pac
Hong Kong-based designer and consummate cosmopolitan, JJ Acuna of Bespoke Studio, muses on the changing face of hospitality and design across Asia Pacific.
Project
Tokyo Tokyo Trinoma Flagship, A Fast-Food Fusion Restaurant By JJ Acuna
When JJ Acuna and his studio took on the task of designing a vast Filipino-Japanese restaurant in Manila, they opted for a multi-zoned eatery with design elements that cleverly reference the cultures of both the Philippines and Japan.
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Fronting the Back-of-House at Morty’s Delicatessen
Working with a limited budget and a tight space, JJA / Bespoke Architecture cleverly combines simple materials and layout modification to great effect at this Hong Kong sports bar and deli.
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Domesticating the Café
JJA / Bespoke Architecture’s second project for Hong Kong hipster coffee shop Elephant Grounds continues the indoor-outdoor and home-inspired approach of the previous locations, while offering a little something extra.
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Dining in Pink
Hong Kong’s new TATE Dining Room and Bar by JJA / Bespoke Architecture evokes the atmosphere of both a feminine boudoir and a stylish gallery.
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Dining Goes Pink in Hollywood Road
This new fine dining venue in the heart of historical Hong Kong evokes the atmosphere of both a feminine boudoir and a stylish gallery.
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New Stomping Grounds On Star Street
The Elephant Grounds coffee shop in Wan Chai has navigated Hong Kong’s stringent planning laws and unpredictable weather to create a community café that opens up to the street. Rik Glauert writes.
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Spatial Practice: Asia Calling
Having moved their architectural firm from Beijing to Hong Kong, Erik Amir and Dora Chi of Spatial Practice share with JJ. Acuna the lure of both cities.
Events
M+ Museum and Architecture Collection
The First in Asia, M+ Museum and Architecture Collection previews at ArtisTree in Hong Kong. JJ. Acuna reports.