Maison Van Cleef & Arpels, Hong Kong

“This new Maison builds on precedent while embracing a larger scale. The first developped an intimate atmosphere, structured around the staircase as its defining element. Here, this concept continues but with greater volume, fluidity, and a sense of spaciousness. This change of scale has allowed us to create new salons and sequences. The visit feels like a promenade, almost a dream, where spaces gradually unfold to reveal Van Cleef & Arpels’ universe.

Extending across three sections, the facade asserts a new presence in the city. It retains certain stylistic elements of the original while introducing petals and cloudlike forms that bring motion and lightness: a nod to this peninsula located between sea and mountains.”

Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku