About MetaGram

We create unique, architecturally inspired spaces that enrich the lifestyle, brand and experience of their users. Metagram Studio is a multi-discipline interior design and architectural design practice based in Hong Kong and founded by Australian Architect John Chow in 2017. Our team is comprised of young and dynamic professionals with diverse background and stories. Metagram is a "first principle" design studio every project is designed without preconception and developed uniquely to respond to context, people and place. Our design process is "responsive", which means our work is entirely bespoke to our clients. Together this assures new and exciting design solutions for each of our projects, whilst being sensitively tailored to be dynamic and functional in each project's specific environment. Using this approach, Metagram has successfully designed projects across multiple project sectors, with each project being informed through our diverse experience.   The practice's vision is to create delightful spatial experiences, whilst forming trusted, lasting and value-adding relationships with our clients and collaborators. What We Believe 1. Design can be Transformative 2. Design should be Value Adding 3. Design is best when it is Contextual 4. Well-designed spaces are more sustainable, improve wellbeing and stand the test of time. Our Design Philosophy + Knowledge with Exploration All our work is grounded in solid experience and a proven track record, however from project to project we actively seek to explore, push the envelope and challenge the established norms. + Focused on Experience We design to create real spaces that delight. In each project we strive to deliver unique and memorable experiences by constantly remembering that we delivering real space. + Texture, Material, Light and Form With our multi-disciplinary design team, we utilise physical and sensory tools to inform our designs. With this palette we create rich and multi-layered spaces. + Form and Function are one Unity between contextual design drivers and empathetic concepts are of equal importance. Nourishing the user and contributing toward the greater built environment. + God is in the Details We believe that successful holistic outcomes are the summative result of collections of well resolved details. Attention to detail allows spaces to be successfully utilized, to stand the test of time and to be enjoyed from multiple perspectives, vantage points and scales. + Be Playful Our practice maintains a studio environment where our team is encouraged to explore untested ideas in order to discover new possibilities for space. We believe that playful exploration can yield delightful out-of-the-box ideas.