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Name: 18 kowloon east
Architect: Aedas
Location: Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, China
Size: 32,400 sq m
Status: Completion 2010

Aedas shared with us their design through a 28-storey mixed-use building which includes housing, offices, retail spaces and a car park. A design with efficient office floor plates and a rational box were requested by the client. With the edifice located in a municipality with dense industrial blocks, instead of providing another work tower entirely wrapped in a coolly glazed skin, the design investigates the possibility of providing an environmentally sustainable form in such an industrial property.

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Inspired by post-modern artwork from Salvador Dali, the Luxe Manor is located in the heart of Tsim Sha Tsui business, entertainment and cultural district, which is considered a destination of great glamour and action in Hong Kong. Only 300 metres from the Space Museum, this boutique hotel boasts fairytale-style interiors and European architecture. Entering inside in The Luxe Manor you will discover a delightfully eclectic mix of Oriental, Post-modern and European decor.

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Located on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, The Hong Kong Space Museum is one of the most famous landmarks in Hong Kong. Easily recognized by its unique egg-shaped dome building, it is the only planetarium in the city, built to popularize astronomy and space science. Construction began in 1977 and was completed in 1980. Covering an area of 8,000 square meters, it managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

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With so many tourist attractions in Hong Kong available to visitors, few people travel here to gain a glimpse into China’s rich artistic past, and fewer tend to seek out the handful of waiting Hong Kong museums. The Hong Kong Museum of Art is the main art museum of Hong Kong. Founded in 1962, it was once housed in the City Hall. In 1991, it moved to its present location at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Situated in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, the Hong Kong Museum of Art is probably the most renowned of the city’s museums.

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Today the French champagne company Krug has found one of the best ways to fly in style with the “Krug Is In The Air” champagne balloon tour program. It currently stands as the world’s most expensive hot air balloon ride, with a cost of roughly $77,790 for one flight. Owned by parent company, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennesy, the Krug hot air balloon premium quality design includes a wicker basket, canopy, burners by Camerons of Bristol, and white leather lining by French upholsters Bruno Domeau & Philippe Peres. With past expeditions through the U.S. (Los Angeles, Arizona and Miami), England, Italy, Japan and Hong Kong, the balloon will fly virtually to any location in the world.

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Le TK
Le TK Restaurant is located in the Tsara Komba Lodge, Madagascar. Perched on a hill overlooking the Indian Ocean, it offers splendid panoramic view of the bay and Madagascar’s Grande Terre Island. At lunchtime you often see fishermen paddling their dugouts past the beach. The cuisine served in the restaurant blends Eastern and Western spices and flavours and fish and fresh local produce take pride of place. All the products are exclusively bio.

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Haji Lane is a small-scale shopping in Singapore‘s hidden retail destination. Singapore has enormous, glittering shopping malls in and around Orchard Street which are wall-to-wall major-brand retailers, the stuff of a shopaholic’s dream. Anyway for those seeking something more intimate, the indie boutiques on Haji Lane are far from the roaming mall rats. Beautiful boutiques showcase rising Singaporean designers, as well as other designers from Asia and beyond, lining a narrow, backstreet of the tranquil Kampong Glam area – also  known as the Arab district.

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East is a contemporary business hotel located within walking distance of Island East business hub of Hong Kong. Designed by CL3 Architects the interior includes both modern and oriental style that gives the atmosphere a pleasant touch of Chinese culture.

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In the heart of Hong Kong, under the stunning lights,is placed The Mira Hong Kong.Situated in front of the Kowloon Park and provided with various types of entertainment, shopping and dining oportunities.The Miramar Shopping Centre is also available – a great place for shopping and wide variety of cuisines.The Star Ferry and the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station are a five minutes walk away, giving you access to the rest of the city.

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Renown as one of the most briliant corporate hotels in Hong Kong, the Conrad Hong Kong, China hotel invites business and spare time travellers an amazing location and a perfect stylish ambience.The Conrad Hong Kong luxurious hotel is closely situated to the main facilities of the city and to all major transportation networks, including the Mass Transit Railway, Star Ferry, and bus and tram services.

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