AUDITORIUMS AND MULTI-PURPOSE HALLS - Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong Palace Museum

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a public institution located in the West Kowloon cultural district of Hong Kong. The museum displays Chinese artefacts from the National Museum of the Forbidden City in Beijing, and intends to become a world centre for the study and exposition of Chinese art and culture.

Architect Rocco Yim’s design for the building is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Chinese architecture blended with Hong Kong’s urban environment. The building covers an area of 13,000 square meters, for a total of about 30,000 square meters including open plaza spaces, two exhibition halls, activity rooms, an auditorium, a bookshop and a restaurant.

The 400-seat auditorium is named after the Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose Foundation helped fund the complex, and hosts public lectures and a film series. The Aresline seats are custom-designed, featuring highly sought-after side and back finishes. Moreover, the seats located at wheelchair-accessible positions are equipped with a transfer end row panel, facilitating easy seating for individuals in wheelchairs.