133 WAI YIP STREET
Collaborating with Rotterdam’s MVRDV, 133 Wai Yip Street is a 13-storey, 193,000 sf wholesale conversion project from an industrial warehouse to a luxurious commercial landmark with loft-style offices, restaurants, and ground floor shops. Located at the intersection of Wai Yip Street and Lai Yip Street, the building is at the heart of Hong Kong's new designated business area of East Kowloon.
By replacing everything but the primary concrete structure of the building with window walls, glass partitions, skylights, and stainless steel, the building was dubbed by Dutch media as a “striptease in glass.” The facade comprises of large operable double-glazing windows to maximize daylight and ventilation to achieve BEAM Plus rating, while glass partitions are employed in interior areas to maximize transparencies and openness.