ORCHID PEAK
Observation Deck
Project developed by: Ana Curbelo, Jan Martinez, Krista Jarrell, and Ryan Lynch
Concept Design
Level 1 - Plan Layout
Orchid Peak Observation Deck proposed to partner with the Hong Kong Tourism Board to create the HKGO. A physical or electronical card to allow tourist and locals to experience a variation or attraction and dining experience around the city for a lower price. You can buy it right at the ticket counter or several designated spots around the city as well as electronically going into the Hong Kong Tourism Board website or the Orchid Peak website.
Experience Entrance
Ground Level - Plan Layout
Entrance and Exit Escalators
Elevator
Bar
Information Desk
Experience Queue
Elevator for Experience (Entrance and exit)
Restroom
Staff and support rooms
Orchid Peak Experience Lobby
Click to learn more about the Orchid Peak Story Treatment
We descend an escalator into an expansive space. It appears as though we’ve entered a secret underground cave. The walls are rough in texture as if centuries of rock and dirt have compounded to create this place.
Large plant roots hang from the ceiling. An ember glow emits from inside, the main source of light for the cave.
To our other side, a bar appears as though it has been carved from the walls of the cave. The central space is open for people to wait, drink, and mingle.
As we enter the hallway, the space gets tighter and smaller. The glowing roots still envelop the walls and lead us to where to go next. All throughout, words and phrases line the walls telling a story we have yet to know.
We snake through a winding cavernous path lined floor to ceiling with more glowing roots. The path eventually leads us to an elevator. Above the elevator doors, a symbol of flowers glows. The doors open and we begin our ascent into the sky.
We enter a very large elevator where screens surround us on all sides. A variety of images and footage from Hong Kong begin to appear on the screens. Everything from mountain to beaches, skyscrapers to temples, and gardens to theme parks. A voiceover speaks as these images continue.
When we’re ready to leave, we make our way through the gift shop and back into the elevator that carried us here. Once inside, a view of Hong Kong, from the height of the building we are in, appears around us. As we descend, the screen around us shows the outside as if the building disappeared and we are floating back down to the ground. The same voice from our ride up begins as we make our way down.
Observation Deck
Floor 100 - Plan Layout
Entrance and Exit Elevator
Exhibition spaces (2)
Giftshop
Glass Elevator
Interactive Map Screen
360° Walk
Restrooms
Glass Elevator (from floor 100 to 101)
Observation Deck perspective Views
As we walk out onto the main deck, the breathtaking sights of Hong Kong take hold. The floor-to-ceiling windows provide the perfect view of the city below. As we walk around the perimeter, we have 360 degrees of unobstructed views. On one side, the waters of Victoria Harbor, another the mountains of Tai Mo Shan. From this height, we can see all of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
On one of the interior walls, a large digital map of the world is displayed. It has pins representing the hometowns of visitors from all over the world. We are encouraged to add our own hometown to the map as part of our experience. Next to the map is a digital display where we can enter our hometown and it will then appear on the map.
Observatory Deck
Floor 101 - Plan Layout
Dining: The Clever Leaf Cafe
Interactive Information Kiosk
360° Walk
Glass Elevator (from floor 100 to 101)
Universal Restroom
Cafe’s Kitchen
Staff Elevator
The Clever Leaf Cafe
Menu Design
Interactive Kiosks: Design Prototype
Gift Shop
Don’t forget to stop by the giftshop in the 100th floor before leaving! You can get any of these items and more to always remember the Orchid Peak Observation Deck
Design Process
Group Progress Board