HERITAGE SIGHT OF STYLE RENEWED

Formerly a fabric warehouse in Sham Shui Po, a 6,600 sq ft, three-storey Seventies tong lau is a fabulous new coffee shop and creative collective Phvlo Hatch, a sustainable fashion brand founded by Johanna Ho, who gives back to the community through educational programmes, skill development and the creation of job opportunities in fashion, film, music, art and design.

The ground floor shop is a collaboration with Colour Brown Coffee, a café that actively promotes sustainability in the coffee industry and shares Ho’s vision to rejuvenate the Sham Shui Po community. Rather than knocking down the original building, Phvlo Hatch appointed Hong Kong design team the Good Studio to renovate it. It is beautifully restored and retains architectural features, including a beautiful (and highly Instagrammable) spiral staircase, high ceilings, original structural beams and heritage flooring.

G/F, 13 Wong Chuk Street, Sham Shui Po