01/05/2026
Iterations of glamour at The Siberian 西伯利亞的奢華迭代
O&O Studio reimagines a Central midrise heritage building as The Siberian, paying homage to the glittering heyday of Siberian Fur Store (Siberian). A light hand guided the minimally invasive design, updating the modernist structure for contemporary usage with spaces rich in character.
Established by Stephen Fong Sun-tou in 1935, Siberian is one of the oldest continuously operating retailers in Hong Kong. At its height, the company employed more than 1,000 people and represented Hong Kong on the world stage as a destination for outstanding luxury apparel.
O&O was tasked with updating Siberian’s 1967 commercial building on 29 Des Voeux Road Central. The refurbished façade is a rhythmic progression of the historic shopfront window arch, with its twin capping the top floor. The floors in between them offer a lively interplay of arched, curved and rectilinear windows that playfully draw the eye upwards.
The Siberian’s interiors pay tribute to the golden age of fur fashion realised through materials, textures and colours. Wherever possible, existing materials were retained to bring a visceral patina to spatial experiences. Semi-circles and arcs that recall the façade include arches incorporated into mirrors in the W/C and atop display niches opposite lifts. At key vantage points along the scissor staircase landings, calligraphy by the founder’s daughter-in-law Lina Fong accompanies nature scenes and vintage images of fashionable fur-clad ladies to discreetly reference the building’s past.
Steeped in heritage and glamour yet updated to be future-proof, Siberian is destined to be where past and present mingle to form and inform a future Hong Kong.
Project: THE SIBERIAN
Address: 29 Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong, PRC
Client: Siberian Fur Store
Area: 900sqm
Completion: May 2025
Typology: Heritage, Adative Reuse, Office, Urban Regeneration, Facade Design, Interior Design
Architect: O&O STUDIO
Design Team: Eric Chan Suzanne Li Liven Gu
Project Manager: LTW Management Limited
Quantity Surveyor: The QuantumS Ltd
M&E Consultant: Talent M&E Engineers Ltd
Lighting Consultant: Bozzini
Photographer: Kevin Mak, Eric Chan
Text: Rebecca Lo, Eric Chan
Video: Kevin Mak, Han Fan
O&O Studio 重新詮釋了位於中環的一座中層歷史建築，命名為「西伯利亞」，向西伯利亞皮草店的輝煌全盛期致敬。設計以輕手為主導，進行最小干預，將現代主義結構更新為富有特色的當代空間。
西伯利亞由方新道先生於1935年創立，是香港歷史最悠久的零售商之一。在其全盛時期，公司擁有超過1,000名員工，並代表香港在全球舞台上成為卓越奢華服裝的目的地。
O&O受委託更新位於德輔道中29號的西伯利亞1967年的商業大樓。翻新的外立面呈現出歷史悠久的商店窗口拱門的節奏性變化，雙拱位於上層。中間的樓層則通過拱形、曲線和直線窗戶的生動交織，輕巧地吸引視線向上延伸。
西伯利亞的內部空間致敬毛皮時尚的黃金時代，透過材料、質地和顏色來表現。儘可能地保留舊有材料，使得空間體驗更具歷史感。半圓形和弧形元素在這裡隨處可見，包括融入衛生間鏡子中的拱形和位於電梯對面展示巢上方的拱形。在剪刀型樓梯的關鍵視角點上，創始人的媳婦方孫玫林女士的書法伴隨著大自然場景和昔日時尚毛皮女性的復古圖像，含蓄地參照著建築的過去。
西伯利亞在傳承和奢華中更新，並為未來做好準備，注定成為過去與現在相交融的場所，為未來的香港塑造和提供啟發。
項目: 西伯利亞大廈
地址: 29 德輔道中，中環，香港，中國
客戶： 西伯利亞皮草行
面積： 900平方米
完工： 2025年5月
項目類別： 歷史建築，舊建築活化，辦公，城市再生, 帷幕牆設計，室內設計
建築師: 一持工作室
設計團隊： 陳思安 ，李雪雯 ，顧利雯
專案管理：LTW Management Limited
測量：The QuantumS Ltd
機電顧問：Talent M&E Engineers Ltd
燈光顧問：Bozzini
攝影師：Kevin Mak, Eric Chan
文字：Rebecca Lo, Eric Chan
視頻： Kevin Mak, 瀚梵
#一持工作室 #一持建築設計 # #殖民地建築
Iterations of glamour at The Siberian 西伯利亞的奢華迭代
