Hin Bus Gallery — hero photograph
WildcardGeorge Town, Penang

Hin Bus Gallery

Type
Wildcard
Location
George Town, Penang
Year
2022
Area
92 m²
Scope
Interior shell, fit-out
The brief

A private gallery for a single collector, embedded within the converted Hin Bus Depot. The brief was to make a space neutral enough to host quarterly rotations of contemporary work without competing with it.

The approach

We left almost everything we found. The existing concrete floor was repaired, not resurfaced; original ceiling beams were retained. New work was limited to a single white plaster wall, a track-lighting rail, and a freestanding cengal desk for the gallerist. The room is meant to disappear when work is hung.

Hin Bus Gallery — front room
Hin Bus Gallery — material detail
Hin Bus Gallery — view from the airwell
Hin Bus Gallery — detail
Hin Bus Gallery — kitchen
Hin Bus Gallery — stair
Hin Bus Gallery — late afternoon
The room does its job, which is to stop existing the moment a painting goes up.
Private collector

Credits
Photography
Charmaine Poh
Main contractor
Heng Construction Sdn Bhd
Lighting
Kelvin Loh Studio

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