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These award-winning seats transform a public space ‘without building anything new’

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Arta Architects’ Tai Kwun Chair has won FRAME Awards’ Furniture of the Year prize, praised for its ergonomic remedy to an uncomfortable concrete ampitheatre in Hong Kong. - Kevin Mak/1km Studio
Located beneath one of two new buildings designed by Herzog & de Meuron as part of the redevelopment and restoration of Tai Kwan in Hong Kong, the Laundry Steps have become an impromptu outdoor amphitheatre for gatherings, events and performances. - Kevin Mak/1km Studio
Arta Architects introduced an ergonomic seating system crafted from FSC-certified wood in a gradient of warm tones. - Kevin Mak/1km Studio

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Design
Arta Architects
Client
Tai Kwun & Hong Kong Jockey Club

Arta Architects’ Tai Kwun Chair has won FRAME Awards' Furniture of the Year prize, praised for its ergonomic remedy to an uncomfortable concrete

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