John Anthony
- Year
- 2019
- Category
- Hospitality · Restaurants
- Status
- Built
- Firm
- LINEHOUSE
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The project is a contemporary dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong. The story behind this initiative from renowned Hong Kong-based restaurant group, Maximal Concepts, is drawn from historical figure John Anthony, the first Chinese man to be naturalized as a British citizen in 1805. John Anthony, an employee of the East India Company, embarked on the voyage from the East to West arriving in Limehouse, the London docklands. Linehouse drew on John Anthony’s journey, exploring the fusion of architecture and materiality between East and West, colonial architecture blurred with eastern detailing, to create a British tea hall turned Chinese canteen.
The project is a contemporary dim sum restaurant in Hong Kong. The story behind this initiative from renowned Hong Kong-based restaurant group, Maximal Concepts, is drawn from historical figure John Anthony, the first Chinese man to be naturalized as a British citizen in 1805. John Anthony, an employee of the East India Company, embarked on the voyage from the East to West arriving in Limehouse, the London docklands. Linehouse drew on John Anthony’s journey, exploring the fusion of architecture and materiality between East and West, colonial architecture blurred with eastern detailing, to create a British tea hall turned Chinese canteen.