Chocolate company CACAOLAB’s new flagship retail location is situated in the heart of Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, a bustling shopping district. Located at 20 Pak Sha road, CACAOLAB’s new outpost offers those with a sweet tooth more than just cacao products to browse and taste; beyond a shop the flagship doubles as a cafe and museum where visitors can learn about the products while enjoying them. The flagship occupies a pre-existing, three-story building that was completely redesigned by local architecture firm Other Projects.
CACAOLAB’s matte-black exterior easily catches one’s attention. It sticks out from the surrounding steel and concrete buildings lining the streetscape. Ground-floor frontage exhibits a black stucco facade. The entrance door and an adjacent window were carefully composed next to one another to form a “b”. While dismantled and separated, the lower-case letter shape achieved here pays homage to CACAOLAB’s logo.
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