Undulating leather panels in the lobby are interrupted by a metal lined aperture switching between moments of film projection and glimpses into the cellar beyond.

Fine+Rare HOME

A collaboration between Studio Mackereth and Nicholas Chandor Ltd, working under a sister company, With Ceremony, which Sally and Nicholas formed in 2017.

With Ceremony has designed and built a flagship office/showroom on the 22nd floor of a commercial building in the Central District of Hong Kong overlooking Victoria Peak. The space houses the luxury brand entitled Fine + Rare, a tech company with renowned sommelier expertise that stewards and curates international fine and rare wine and spirits collections for clients around the world via an online platform. At the heart of the showroom is a walk-in, climatically controlled ‘cellar’ surrounded by a range of lounging and tasting areas for visiting clients/producers/collectors.

Location: Hong Kong

Date: 2018

Client: Fine + Rare

Floor Area: 420 sqm

Photographer: Harold de Puymorin

withCeremony This project is a design collaboration with Nicholas Chandor Ltd in a new venture called 'with Ceremony'
The open plan enables at 30 metre long vista of the entire space from end to end.
Absolutely fantastic. Love every bit... exhale...
Patrick O'Connor, CEO, Fine+Rare
The oval profile of the plan is recurrent in the floor finishes and defines pockets of activity within an otherwise open space.
The climatically controlled cabinets of the cellar have been detailed in timber with curved wine display drawers below and a ceiling hung with raw bark from cork trees.
Patinated steel panels book end the cellar and hidden pivot wall panels allow a private panoramic lounge to be closed off as required.
General arrangement plan.