anySCALE's Verizon Hong Kong project comprises two floors in Devon House with stunning harbor and mountain views. The design approach had to reflect both levels' distinct corporate cultures, and the 26th floor is a general public meeting center for the primary brand.
The client wanted to reconfigure this floor into a public area with flexible meeting rooms. Guests enter a light lounge reception area with fresh green plants suspended around the brand logo. The objective here was to allow for an immediate working space but with a loungy Starbucks feel. Behind the reception area is a free-standing meeting table area, kept open with transparent partitions. Beyond and through the enclosed meeting room windows are stunning views of Kowloon Bay and the old airport runway.
Overall there are eight meeting area setups of varying sizes. But perhaps most importantly, the client wished to have one big town hall meeting area for between 60-100 people. anySCALE met this challenge by designing four meeting rooms with foldable glass partitions to combine them into one town hall space.
Elsewhere, feelings of the city are reflected in the chosen materials and color ranges, including soft light and white-grey tones inspired by shipping and the vintage brown-grey zigzag timber floor recalling old warehouses. The centerpiece is a feature wall with a 'Hong Kong' worded graphic, covered in white corrugated metal reminding of shipping containers in the harbor.
