Bronze ceiling

Offering a new centre for Chinese art and antiquities in Hong Kong, the 30,000-square-meter Hong Kong Palace Museum by Rocco Design Architects is a civic hub hosting interactive and experiential exhibitions. The building is home to more than 900 objects from the Beijing Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, including 160 Class A artifacts considered national treasures. Rocco Design Visitors approach the building through an elevated plaza that hosts installations and traditional events. Recalling the gates of the Forbidden City, the Museum’s entrance pavilion frames the plaza. From here, guests enter a grand lobby where spatial concepts are translated into contemporary architecture. Sequential courtyards, inspired by Beijing... More