Tai Wai Station

In 2017, Snøhetta was commissioned by New World Development to design residential clubhouses for The Pavilia Farm development in Tai Wai, Hong Kong. The clubhouses serve different purposes to the local community. The three clubhouses designed by Snøhetta provide a calming green pocket in the middle of the busy big city life in Hong Kong. A space where people can interact, share experiences, and enjoy urban farming in a common garden. Two of the three clubhouses, the Tea House and the Farm House, opened at the end of 2022. The last house, named Sky House, is expected to be completed towards the end of 2023. Snøhetta is also responsible for the design of both the indoor and the outdoor playground for the clubhouse. The indoor playground is designed as a colorful cave for kids to explore and play.

The site of Pavilia Farm is surrounded by mountains and connected to the Shing Mun River. Snøhetta created the clubhouses to become sanctuaries of calm and simplicity in the heart of buzzing Hong Kong – closely integrated with nature – and as spaces that would bring joy and enhance the life quality of the residents at The Pavilia Farm.

The clubhouses are strategically placed in the development as an “interactive string”, connecting various programs that together form a wholesome and enriching experience for its residents. Pavilia Farm represents the future of the urban neighborhood – a shared area bringing people together and creating a feeling of ownership of the space.

The Pavilia Farm and the clubhouses are small but perfect examples of how that can be done. At Snøhetta we talk about collective ownership and creating places and spaces that belong to the collective and can bring people together. Spaces that belong to no one and everyone at the same time. With this project, the Tea House and The Farm House represent those ideas and create a green lung in the middle of pulsating Hong Kong. A space where all the residents can find peace and calm, but also interact and connect with each other.