{"id":636863,"date":"2026-10-05T08:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/636863\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T08:54:44","slug":"snohetta-designs-hong-kong-clubhouse-with-undulating-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/636863\/","title":{"rendered":"Sn\u00f8hetta designs Hong Kong clubhouse with undulating playground"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architecture studio Sn\u00f8hetta<\/a> added tunnelling playgrounds to Sky House, the final of four clubhouses that make up its Pavilia Farm residential development<\/a> in Tai Wai, Hong Kong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Called Sky House, the clubhouse was designed as a playground<\/a> and fitness centre for all ages and combines play spaces with workout areas for senior residences.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe Sky House completes the four clubhouses Sn\u00f8hetta designed for Pavilia Farm<\/p>\n

It joins the Tea House, Well House and Farm House clubhouses, which opened in 2022 and were designed as a series of shared community spaces for a Hong Kong residential development centred around an urban farm.<\/p>\n

An outdoor children’s playground invites residents to the two-storey Sky House. Slides<\/a> and platforms at various heights create an undulating landscape that extends into the interior ground floor, where a children’s play area, a classroom and a music room are located.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaAn outdoor playground guides residents to the entrance of the building<\/p>\n

Here, children can explore tunnels inside the hilly playground.<\/p>\n

The upper floor comprises lounge spaces, fitness facilities and outdoor exercise areas designed for senior residents.<\/p>\n

A domed skylight<\/a> doubles as a rope-climbing tower at the centre of the building and connects the two floors, allowing natural daylight to fill the interiors.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe undulating floor extends from the exterior to the interior<\/p>\n

“By bringing together spaces for different generations under one roof, Sky House supports meaningful encounters and strengthens community ties through everyday life,” said Sn\u00f8hetta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sn\u00f8hetta intended for Pavilia Farm<\/a> to introduce a new model of residential living \u2013 beyond offering private apartments in densely populated urban environments \u2013 that would support residents throughout all stages of their lives.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaA skylight doubled as a rope-climbing tower stands at the centre of the building<\/p>\n

“Pavilia Farm began with a simple ambition: to create meaningful connections between residents, nature, and Hong Kong itself,” said managing director of Sn\u00f8hetta Asia Richard Wood.<\/p>\n

“In one of the world’s densest urban environments, the project provides a shared green sanctuary, the project demonstrates how architecture can shape relationships as much as it shapes space,” he continued.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe upper floor features exercise facilities for senior residents<\/p>\n

The studio has now completed all four clubhouses. These are arranged along a green farm at the centre of the development that offers residents access to shared gardens, urban farming and wellness facilities, as well as meeting and recreational spaces.<\/p>\n

Each was designed to closely integrate with nature and respond to the surrounding mountains and the Shing Mun River.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe design of the clubhouse aims to connect to the surrounding nature<\/p>\n

The Tea House was designed as a cantilevered pavilion that overlooks the surrounding terraced landscape.<\/p>\n

It has two water elements that were designed to have a calming effect \u2013 an outdoor pool<\/a> on one side of the building and a cascading waterfall on the other.<\/p>\n

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The Well House, which is directly connected to the Tea House, has a gym<\/a>, spa, sauna, an indoor pool and a badminton court.<\/p>\n

Its galzed facade was designed to blur the boundary between architecture and landscape and bring people closer to nature.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe Tea House pavilion features a cascading waterfall<\/p>\n

At the heart of Pavilia Farm is the Farm House, which has three kitchens and a communal dining table to invite residents to cook and share meals together.<\/p>\n

The clubhouse also features a bespoke table system that is supported by a moving rail on the floor and lets tables be combined or divided, depending on the size of the gathering.<\/p>\n

\"PaviliaThe Farm House is designed for the community to share meals<\/p>\n

According to Sn\u00f8hetta, Pavilia Farm’s layout was designed to encourage discovery and interaction.<\/p>\n

“Rather than functioning as isolated amenities, the four clubhouses create a layered neighbourhood within the larger residential development, encouraging discovery, interaction, and participation in community life,” said Sn\u00f8hetta.<\/p>\n

“Taken together, the four houses form more than a collection of communal facilities. They create a rich network of destinations woven into daily life, supporting residents of different ages, interests, and lifestyles.”<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Sn\u00f8hetta has recently completed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota, USA<\/a>, as well as the extension of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, Australia, wrapped in a rippling glass facade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Harold de Puymorin\/HDP Photography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Architecture studio Sn\u00f8hetta added tunnelling playgrounds to Sky House, the final of four clubhouses that make up its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636864,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[437,434,435,436,438,146,6719,3448,85,46,55676,26232,159145],"class_list":["post-636863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-gyms","tag-hong-kong","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-playgrounds","tag-snohetta","tag-wellness-centres"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}