INNOVATIVE INTERIORS
“We wanted a cheerful, healthy and comfortable work environment that encourages
collaboration in the office as well as reduce operating costs and enhance employee
productivity,” says gary Lai, Senior Associate, Director of Interior Design, hOK Asia-
Pacific. To this end, the offices feature an open plan to maximise natural light and air
quality, a flexible setting to cater to future expansion, and generous window areas and
views to the outdoors that are accessible to 90 per cent or more of the staff.
The design also scores high on green features. Occupancy sensors in certain
communal areas and individual task lights were installed to save electricity. About
30 to 85 per cent of furniture was reused to minimise virgin material usage. “Where
possible we made significant efforts to divert our construction waste. Over 90 per
cent of the construction waste for our renovation in China was diverted from landfill
and either reused, returned to manufacturers, recycled or donated,” explains Serene
Lee, Director, Interior Design, hOK China.
The choice of carpets was also more than just aesthetic – InterfaceFLOR’s range of
carpets play a starring role in the Singapore, Beijing and hong Kong offices. For the
Singapore office, InterfaceFLOR’s Oblique™ was selected for its “less
is more” values. It uses the least amount of raw materials without compromising
quality. As part of the i2™ range, the carpet can also be laid in any direction, combining
functionality and aesthetics. It results in 90 per cent less waste than roll carpet.
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