Ho Jiak is Sydney’s leading Malaysian dining experience. With 3 locations across Sydney, the Haymarket venue was the first to offer a complete dine-in experience.
Working alongside interior designer Christina Liu, an immersive dining experience was briefed in, the concept aiming to take diners back in time to a bustling laneway scene in Georgetown Penang, from where head chef Junda Khoo grew up and learned to cook with his beloved Amah.
The shopfront was designed to appear as a typical scene from Penang, a street vendor scene was designed to become the feature instagram moment for waiting guests or passing foot-traffic. Typical South East Asian fruits & vegetables were all selected to appear fresh and vibrant, with a whimsical inclusion of a ‘NO DURIANS PERMITTED’ painted sign.
Environmental artworks were designed bring the laneway to life, graphics told the story of an imagined family, the mother a street vendor, the father a fisherman and the daughter who was getting into mischief whilst playing with her fathers fishing equipment.
Wall surfaces were specified to complement the graphic style of the murals, completed in specialty patina concrete render for an aged and authentic appearance.
Artworks painted by Scott Marsh