The Hong Kong Jockey Club has brought a little of London to Hong Kong. As part of its ongoing improvement efforts, the club opened a British-themed restaurant at its Sha Tin racecourse. With its grand, modern interiors designed by interior designer Joyce Wang and its quintessentially English fare, Hay Market gives guests a taste of the UK.

Lightswitch Architectural’s Hong Kong office worked with Wang and architect Aedas to design lighting that is both functional and stylish. Using a combination of theatrical and architectural luminaires, the lighting enables guests to easily view the racecourse below through the double-height window wall and place bets on complimentary iPads, while still evoking a warm glow that heightens the elegant atmosphere. 

Traditional Edison-style tungsten lamps were used in decorative fixtures for their amber glow. Over the bar, theatrical lighting was used for dramatic effect below, while narrow-beam LED downlights reveal the bar’s oval form. A horseshoe-shaped stairway leads from the main floor to two separate private dining rooms on the mezzanine level. Within the double-height ceiling, unobtrusive black spots are powerful enough to illuminate tables on main floor below, while visually receding into the ceiling plane above.