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LWK + PARTNERS WORKS ON

CITYGATE OUTLETS EXTENSION TAOYUAN AIRPORT ADDS FENDI
Located in Terminal 2 Departures, the luxury
brand has opened a 66sq m boutique that
LWK + Partners is continuing its work as houses accessories for men and women and
design architect for the Citygate Outlets Fendi’s universe of bags. Immaculately finished
New Extension and The Silveri Hong Kong to create the ultimate sense of luxury, the Fendi
- MGallery in Hong Kong, China. stores has been designed and finished in line
The complex includes an extension of with the Maison’s new fashion boutique concept.
the existing Citygate Outlets mall and The
Silveri Hong Kong - MGallery, a new five-star
boutique hotel. Located in Tung Chung, which MY GLAMM OPENS FLAGSHIP
is the ‘Gateway to Hong Kong’ from the The new experiential store offers digital and
international airport, the Citygate Outlets physical elements to compliment the ever-
extension serves as a connectivity hub for shifting consumer behaviours and interests. The
the district, offering an extra 31,800sq m of heart of the new store in the MyGlammXO
contemporary retail spaces for adding over Beauty Creator Booths - a concept that allows
50 brand new shops to the existing mall. content producers to utilise a private space.
With a public transport terminal at the
ground floor, the project is also close to the
MTR providing easy access to downtown ESLITE PLANS A MEGA STORE
Hong Kong. Taiwanese bookstore Eslite is to open its first
store in Malaysia at the refurbished The Starhill
THE FORESTIAS PROJECT IN in Kuala Lumpur, its first foray into Southeast
Asia. Taking up the entire Level 1 of the centre,
THAILAND MAKING PROGRESS the flagship store will mark the world’s biggest
Eslite space when it opens in 2022.

Leading Thailand property developer, to demonstrate the overall concept of
Magnolia Quality Development Corporation The Forestias. ROOFTOP SPORTS PARK OPENS
(MQDC) has announced that The Forestias Located on Bang Na-Trad Road, The Hong Kong shopping centre New Town Plaza in
is making rapid progress in its construction. Forestias includes multiple residential Sha Tin has opened a rooftop turf sports park
Set to be Thailand’s largest property components with villas and condominiums which has been billed as the first of its kind in
development project, The Forestias is being aimed at a diverse range of lifestyles and the territory. Sportzone takes up a 35,000sq ft
built as the world’s first town to have every family sizes across 64ha. The project also space and features seven fitness zones and a
aspect purposefully designed for healthier includes commercial space for offices, a five-metre high grass slide.
and happier living. According to the company, sports complex, lifestyle activities, retail
95 per cent of utilities and tunneling work and food & beverage outlets, family
now completed, residential components are entertainment facilities in a Family Centre, NEW EXPERIENCE LAUNCHED
being constructed on schedule and many a town centre for community activities and Renowned sculptor and designer Jason Feeny
bookings have already been made despite cultural pursuits, a theatre, an event hall, and has opened the latest experience store at
the global Covid-19 pandemic. multiple markets. K11. Taking place in the city’s K11 Art Mall,
The unique ‘Forest Pavilion’ within the A highlight of the project is a 30-rai forest “OUTSIDE IN: An Unconventional World of Art
development is also ready to open to at the centre of the scheme and a 1.6km Toys” is the largest and most comprehensive
the public in the first quarter of 2021 canopy walkway that links many of the experience store of Feeny’s work to take place
to showcase sample residential units as development’s components and provides a in Hong Kong. The store will be there until 21
well as offer an immersive experience ‘nature-walk’ that weaves above the forest. February 2021.

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