Hong Kong
hello@beau.hk
BEAU is an architecture practice based in Hong Kong. Since the creation of the studio in 2014, they have worked on more than fifty projects including new and adapted buildings, exhibitions design and artworks production. Recognised for its geometric rigour and material-construction-driven approach, the studio specialises in radical adaptations and open-ended spatial proposals that emphasise economy of means and use of ordinary components.
Operating by the double motto of "context as generator” and “expressive austerity”, BEAU champions a case-by-case, hands-on methodology that explores existing infrastructures both spatially and materially, allowing preceding conditions to reveal themselves and enter into a dialogue with highly precise contemporary interventions.
Alongside their professional practice, both founders, Charlotte Lafont-Hugo and Gilles Vanderstocken are engaged in architectural education. Vanderstocken teaches at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, while together they lead advanced Master of Architecture studios at The University of Hong Kong, focusing on adaptive reuse and experimental approaches to construction.
Manifesto (PDF)
Team:
Charlotte Lafont-Hugo
founder & partner
Gilles Vanderstocken
founder & partner
Henry D’Ath
collaborator
Tommi Li Yang Chen
collaborator
Yulai Wang
collaborator
Past collaborators:
Patrik Malec
Kenny Chan
Joshua Guiffrey
Janice Chan
Angela Pang
Laurene Cen
Adrian Chan
Cecilia Lei
Fiona Lam
Eric Yuen
Thet Htoo Zin
Hugh Zong Hay
Stefani ChiLam
Xavier Chow
Fran Alvarez
Sebastien Saint-Jean
Darren Lee
Joyce Kwok
Bethany Lai
Alicia Scherp
Obie Sheung Leng Chan
ICY NG
Carson Leung
Donald Wu Chun Wai
Samantha Wan
Jasmine Lam
Julian Law
Design
Kidnap Your Designer
Web
Geometry
hello@beau.hk
BEAU is an architecture practice based in Hong Kong. Since the creation of the studio in 2014, they have worked on more than fifty projects including new and adapted buildings, exhibitions design and artworks production. Recognised for its geometric rigour and material-construction-driven approach, the studio specialises in radical adaptations and open-ended spatial proposals that emphasise economy of means and use of ordinary components.
Operating by the double motto of "context as generator” and “expressive austerity”, BEAU champions a case-by-case, hands-on methodology that explores existing infrastructures both spatially and materially, allowing preceding conditions to reveal themselves and enter into a dialogue with highly precise contemporary interventions.
Alongside their professional practice, both founders, Charlotte Lafont-Hugo and Gilles Vanderstocken are engaged in architectural education. Vanderstocken teaches at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, while together they lead advanced Master of Architecture studios at The University of Hong Kong, focusing on adaptive reuse and experimental approaches to construction.
Manifesto (PDF)
Team:
Charlotte Lafont-Hugo
founder & partner
Gilles Vanderstocken
founder & partner
Henry D’Ath
collaborator
Tommi Li Yang Chen
collaborator
Yulai Wang
collaborator
Past collaborators:
Patrik Malec
Kenny Chan
Joshua Guiffrey
Janice Chan
Angela Pang
Laurene Cen
Adrian Chan
Cecilia Lei
Fiona Lam
Eric Yuen
Thet Htoo Zin
Hugh Zong Hay
Stefani ChiLam
Xavier Chow
Fran Alvarez
Sebastien Saint-Jean
Darren Lee
Joyce Kwok
Bethany Lai
Alicia Scherp
Obie Sheung Leng Chan
ICY NG
Carson Leung
Donald Wu Chun Wai
Samantha Wan
Jasmine Lam
Julian Law
Design
Kidnap Your Designer
Web
Geometry