Ala Champ
 
00:00/

WHERE TO EAT IN PARIS

Seven Best Places & Spaces To Wine & Dine

Architecture Deeply Interconnected With Nature

SANAA's Ryue Nishizawa Weaves Architectural Flow At This Retreat in Karuizawa

Fine Dining at an Altitude of 2000m

Sustainably Championing Ingredients from the Alpine Region

BÀBÁ, FATHER

Photographer Olufemi Adegboye Presents His Intimate Photo Series of Black Fathers

The Delicate Art of Mixology

An Exclusive Hiroshi Sugimoto-Designed Six-Seater Bar Led By Mixologist Tsuyoshi Kimura

Maebashi’s Creative Revitalisation

Akihisa Hirata Structures A Space for Art, Living & New Encounters

A Cinematic Setting for this Modern Sushi Restaurant

A Stand-Out Japanese Dining Destination in Brisbane

THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN LONDON RIGHT NOW

Our Pick Of London's Top 5 Culinary Destinations

Harnessing the Power of Seaweed

On the Coast of Margate, A Risk-taking Skincare Brand Harvesting the Wild Material

Culinary Craftsmanship

The Avant Garde Blue Mountain School's New Michelin-Starred Restaurant

SERPENTINE PAVILION 2023

Architect Lina Ghotmeh Creates A Brilliant New Space For Gathering & Togetherness

Sky High

An Eastern Touch with Western Comforts at this 5 Star Hotel in Tokyo, 52 Floors Up

Kyoto’s Leading Art & Design Hotel

A Stellar Amalgamation of East Meets West

STUDIO GANG’S ORGANIC VERNACULAR

An Architectural Marvel: The Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation

Craftsmanship and Omotenashi at Its Finest

Unequivocally Tokyo's Most Extraordinary Luxury Urban Ryokan Experience

Samuel Ross

The British Artist-Designer's First Solo Exhibition at White Cube

Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Business Lounge

An airport lounge inspired by tactility and timelessness by London's Studio Ilse

July, 2017
A warm, tactile, timeless environment is created in the Lounge. Here, in the Bar area where various local and international magazines are available to peruse. Photo: JK

Reminiscent of entering the void, the Cathay Pacific Business Lounge in the Foster and Partners-designed Hong Kong International Airport is a haven away from the bustle of the 70.5 million passengers coming through per year. Opened in 2001, the first and business class lounges, and an additional refurbishment of their area ‘The Pier’, re-designed by Ilse Crawford’s studio Studio Ilse, see a marrying of practicality and elegance through various materials. The design concept was based on “imagining the space as a street”, with food and beverage pit-stops (Food Hall, The Noodle Bar, Tea House, Bar) along the way, accompanied by business-inspired areas such as the Solo Chairs (intimate round work-pods) or the Bureau (equipped with desk chairs and iMac computers). With a marble entrance, coffee tables and large central tables also placed at the entrance, they set the tone for the lounge and the clientele and their effortless transition between spaces. Materials such as cherry wood, limestone, bronze, leather and mohair upholstered furniture create an atmosphere of warmth and also are strategically tactile and timeless. Certainly a destination in itself that compliments the beauty of travelling.

Practicality and comfort led the design concept and furniture selection for the Lounge. Photo: JK
The Lounge is located in the exceptional Norman Foster-designed Hong Kong International Airport.
The Food Hall at the Cathay Pacific Business Class Lounge at The Pier at Hong Kong International Airport.
A smooth transition between spaces ensures effortless travel and comfort. Photo: CPA
No matter what time of day it is, the balance between light and space is adjusted. Photo: JK
July, 2017