Beau Cloud Mansion / The Cascade is a modern apartment located in Honk Kong, China, designed in 2018 by Bean Buro.

Description
?We interpreted the cascading topography of Mid-Levels Hong Kong as various horizontal elements, as a way to stratify the different functions of the apartment.? – Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui, co-founder of Bean Buro
?We kept the materials palette bright and neutral to maximise the poetic qualities of natural daylight as much as possible. The horizontal black line (in the joinery detail) playfully emphasise the notion of horizontality and continuity.? РLor̬ne Faure, co-founder of Bean Buro
The Brief: Revamp
Situated adjacent to the urban jungle of Hong Kong, Beau Cloud Mansion is hidden away in the winding and layered cascaded hills of the Mid-Levels. The apartment is to be dog-friendly and spacious, with the potential to be transformed to welcome new family members in the future. The former three bedrooms, two bathrooms apartment would be completely revamped into an open plan apartment with an en suite master bedroom, a guest bedroom/study room, guest bathroom, lounge, reading area, open-planned kitchen with breakfast bar, dining room and a spacious helper?s room and WC.
The Narrative: Cascading Flow
Inspired by the external Mid-Levels topography, the concept of the ?cascade? is an architectural strategy to create a strata effect; using horizontal forms to smoothen the flow of spaces, allowing an open, comfortable and air...