{"id":585378,"date":"2026-04-15T08:57:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/585378\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T08:57:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T08:57:16","slug":"timeless-futurism-defines-hong-kong-bar-by-studio-paolo-ferrari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/585378\/","title":{"rendered":"“Timeless futurism” defines Hong Kong bar by Studio Paolo Ferrari"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over 20,000 tiny lights glow across this lime-green bar by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari<\/a>, located at the top of Zaha Hadid Architects’ The Henderson<\/a> in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

Peridot<\/a> serves a menu of fermentation-forward, plant-based cocktails and fare to guests on the 38th floor of The Henderson<\/a> building, which completed in 2024.<\/p>\n

\"GreenAt Peridot, thousands of tiny lights dot the curved walls and ceiling<\/p>\n

Studio Paolo Ferrari<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

“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.<\/p>\n

\"GreenGreen marble forms the service counter and a mirrored ceiling reflects the liquor bottle display behind<\/p>\n

The bar interior’s continuously curved walls and ceiling are dotted with over 20,000 tiny lights that shine through protruding frosted acrylic cylinders.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

“There’s a sense of infinite expansion, but it’s deeply personal, abstract, yet strangely familiar,”\u00a0said Ferrari.<\/p>\n

A marble-lined passage leads to a hidden lounge<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"TinyThe effect of the tiny lights is even more impactful inside the windowless lounge<\/p>\n

A mirrored ceiling reflects the illuminated back bottle display and the cocktail servers preparing drinks in front.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

\"CurvaceousCurvaceous sofas are tucked into alcoves, and the lights reflect off stainless steel tables and the arched door frame<\/p>\n

Hidden behind the bar, accessed via a curved marble-lined corridor, is an intimate lounge area that can be closed off for private events.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

“Each cantilevered holder is engineered, as much as it is sculpted, highlighting Ferrari’s rigour in detail,” said the Peridot team.<\/p>\n

\"BespokeBespoke stainless-steel wine bottle holders fill a display case<\/p>\n

More dramatic green marble lines the bathrooms, where basins are carved into a monolithic rounded plinth and porthole-like mirrors are ringed in lights.<\/p>\n

“Every surface, object, and transition contributes to a holistic story that suspends disbelief, while remaining entirely grounded in craft,” the team said.<\/p>\n

\"GreenThe green marble also covers the bathroom walls and floor, and forms a sculptural basin<\/p>\n

The Henderson was built on a site in Hong Kong\u2019s Central district that cost $3 billion \u2013 the most expensive in the world to date<\/a> \u2013 and its sculptural glass form is based on the bud of a Bauhinia, the city\u2019s emblematic flower.<\/p>\n

Studio Paolo Ferrari\u2019s previous hospitality projects range in scale from a cinematic Toronto restaurant<\/a>, to the interiors of the mirrored orbs that form the Shebara Resort<\/a> in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Virgile Simon Bertrand<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over 20,000 tiny lights glow across this lime-green bar by Toronto-based Studio Paolo Ferrari, located at the top…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":585379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[228,226,227,55308,229,88,5425,63666,64879,66609,256231],"class_list":{"0":"post-585378","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-bars","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-hong-kong","15":"tag-interiors","16":"tag-sectionall","17":"tag-sectioninteriors","18":"tag-studio-paolo-ferrari"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/585379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}