Over 20,000 tiny lights glow across this lime-green bar by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari, located at the top of Zaha Hadid Architects’ The Henderson in Hong Kong.
Peridot serves a menu of fermentation-forward, plant-based cocktails and fare to guests on the 38th floor of The Henderson building, which completed in 2024.
At Peridot, thousands of tiny lights dot the curved walls and ceiling
Studio Paolo Ferrari approached the space in a style its founder describes as “timeless futurism”, and the result is a cocoon-like interior enveloped almost entirely in lime green.
“We wanted the space to embody the energy and dynamism of Hong Kong, a space rooted in the elegance of the past, but propelled by possibility,” said Ferrari.
Green marble forms the service counter and a mirrored ceiling reflects the liquor bottle display behind
The bar interior’s continuously curved walls and ceiling are dotted with over 20,000 tiny lights that shine through protruding frosted acrylic cylinders.
The effect of these pixel-like elements is akin to an exploded disco ball, and the surrealism is intensified by the all-green decor and its reflective surfaces.
“There’s a sense of infinite expansion, but it’s deeply personal, abstract, yet strangely familiar,” said Ferrari.
A marble-lined passage leads to a hidden lounge
Echoing the architecture, sculptural sinuous walls frame large windows that overlook the Hong Kong skyline, which guests can enjoy from curvaceous mohair-upholstered sofas and lounge chairs.
The service counter sits within another framed arch, almost like a theatrical stage, and is made from green marble that extends across the adjacent walls and spills onto the floor.
The effect of the tiny lights is even more impactful inside the windowless lounge
A mirrored ceiling reflects the illuminated back bottle display and the cocktail servers preparing drinks in front.
“Familiar forms are abstracted, noble materials are reframed, and the result is a space that invites both reflection and projection,” Ferrari said. “This is Timeless Futurism: memory in dialogue with courageous invention.”
Curvaceous sofas are tucked into alcoves, and the lights reflect off stainless steel tables and the arched door frame
Hidden behind the bar, accessed via a curved marble-lined corridor, is an intimate lounge area that can be closed off for private events.
In this windowless space, the tiny lights create an even more dramatic effect as they envelop guests and reflect off the curvaceous chrome-finished doorway and tables.
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Facing the entrance to the lounge is a custom wine case, housed within a cylindrical volume and featuring scoop-like stainless-steel forms that each display a single bottle.
“Each cantilevered holder is engineered, as much as it is sculpted, highlighting Ferrari’s rigour in detail,” said the Peridot team.
Bespoke stainless-steel wine bottle holders fill a display case
More dramatic green marble lines the bathrooms, where basins are carved into a monolithic rounded plinth and porthole-like mirrors are ringed in lights.
“Every surface, object, and transition contributes to a holistic story that suspends disbelief, while remaining entirely grounded in craft,” the team said.
The green marble also covers the bathroom walls and floor, and forms a sculptural basin
The Henderson was built on a site in Hong Kong’s Central district that cost $3 billion – the most expensive in the world to date – and its sculptural glass form is based on the bud of a Bauhinia, the city’s emblematic flower.
Studio Paolo Ferrari’s previous hospitality projects range in scale from a cinematic Toronto restaurant, to the interiors of the mirrored orbs that form the Shebara Resort in Saudi Arabia.
The photography is by Virgile Simon Bertrand.