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The Avenue of Stars is a renowned promenade and tourist attraction that celebrates Hong Kong’s cinematic history, while offering panoramic views of Victoria Harbour, including Pei’s Bank of China Tower.

I.M. Pei Gallery

In light of global tensions and conflicts, the need to rebuild cultural ties and foster harmony is more pressing than ever. Reflecting this ambition, the work of I.M. Pei (1917-2019), a visionary Chinese-American architect, exemplifies transcultural dialogue and global exchange. This project proposes a gallery dedicated to I.M. Pei along the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong, an international financial center, to foster cultural mixing and harmony. Rather than replicating Pei’s designs, the gallery engages with his architectural language and principles. It fragments elements of Pei’s projects and reassembles them, representing an unconscious part of his mind—his consciousness.

The concept of “total work of art” is explored by transforming Pei’s geometric language across scales, from the building’s form and interior experience to the furniture and exhibits.

The concept of “total work of art” is explored by transforming Pei’s geometric language across scales, from the building’s form and interior experience to the furniture and exhibits.

The design references Pei’s triangular forms and courtyard schemes, while introducing a framed view of his Bank of China Tower across the harbor, where the building itself becomes an exhibit.

The design references Pei’s triangular forms and courtyard schemes, while introducing a framed view of his Bank of China Tower across the harbor, where the building itself becomes an exhibit.

The atrium is open and transparent, contrasting the sharp external corners, while the perforated metal walls bring in the environment, echoing Pei’s exploration of solid and void, building and landscape.

The atrium is open and transparent, contrasting the sharp external corners, while the perforated metal walls bring in the environment, echoing Pei’s exploration of solid and void, building and landscape.

The exhibition features Louvre’s classical sandstone façade juxtaposed with Pei’s modernist pyramid, alongside a collection of statues from various historical periods and cultures, resonating across time, architectural styles and culture.

The exhibition features Louvre’s classical sandstone façade juxtaposed with Pei’s modernist pyramid, alongside a collection of statues from various historical periods and cultures, resonating across time, architectural styles and culture.

The boundary between exhibits and architecture is blurred, as the exhibits, as exhibits like balustrades and waffle ceilings are often given a functional or construction use in a playful manner.

The boundary between exhibits and architecture is blurred, as the exhibits, as exhibits like balustrades and waffle ceilings are often given a functional or construction use in a playful manner.