Novoland

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Novoland

Sun Hung Kai Properties wanted Novoland to feel like home before anyone moved in. A new development can be just buildings and pathways. They wanted more – a neighbourhood that already includes you.

Client: Sun Hung Kai Properties

Location: Novoland, Residential Estate, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong

Scope: 5 murals across the property

Date: December 2024

Residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang featuring bright colored nature plants, flowers, bold and whimsical ladybirds and butterflies, in the social zone in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

WONDERS HIDDE IN A GIANT  GARDEN

Residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang featuring bright colored nature plants, flowers, bold and whimsical ladybirds and butterflies, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing butterfly details, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a nature mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing the beauty of butterflies and floral details, wall painting in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a nature mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing a ladybird on a flower, wall painting in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing ladybirds, butterflies, and floral details, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing butterflies and floral details, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Details of a nature mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang, a close-up capturing, enlarged beauty of butterflies and floral details, a wall painting in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

The largest wall anchors everything. A girl leans low across a bumblebee, riding it through a forest of giant flowers. Not soaring – crossing. Her posture says she's done this a hundred times. The bee's fur is almost feline. The flowers rise like old trees. You are small here, but never alone. This wall art turns a blank surface into a memory.

Residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang featuring plants, flowers, whimsical ladybirds, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a girl sitting on a flower, receiving a giant flower as a gift, with whimsical ladybirds in the garden in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

She lounges on a curved flower petal, resting. She's just received an enormous flower – a welcoming gift so big it fills the room. Only her, the petals, and her adventure moment.

A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a blue bot hidden in nature, surrounded by large flowers, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
Residential estate mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang featuring plants, flowers, whimsical ladybirds, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

Beside that, the mascot is handing it over like a butler presenting something precious. Only the robot, the stem, and the gesture. Together, these two walls form one conversation and the way to lead you from the artwork: first she receives, then you see who gave it.

A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a girl in a colorful outfit, sitting on a flower and blowing bubbles, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

Novobot

They created a character called Novobot, a small robot guide for their brand world. As a mural artist in Hong Kong, I took that world and gave it depth. Five murals across the property. No cartoons. No flat illustrations. Just a giant garden, a girl, a robot, and the quiet weight of being welcomed. This is murals by Neil Wang – not just a painter, but a creator who builds worlds on walls.

A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a girl in a colorful outfit, sitting on a flower and blowing bubbles, the flower’s brushstroke details, and the bot hiding behind it in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

Around a corner, she blows bubbles from a giant petal. A small robot peeks from behind a leaf – not afraid, just playful. Ladybirds rest on leaves, large on the wall, their shells and bubbles catching light like polished wood. Some moments don't need explanation. Bubbles, leaves, and two friends pretending to hide from each other. Every painting here serves a feeling, not a function.

A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a girl in a colorful outfit, sitting on a flower and blowing bubbles, the flower’s brushstroke details, and the bot hiding behind it in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.

Each of the five murals answers a different need.

The first says you belong in scale. The second and third say you are seen. The fourth says you can play. The fifth says look closer, always.

Sun Hung Kai had buildings. I created a garden that makes those buildings feel like home.

A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a yellow dragonfly landing on a leaf in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features flower-like giant butterflies and dragonflies in different colors, located in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a flower-like, whimsical yellow butterfly in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a flower-like, whimsical butterfly and a small yellow dragonfly resting on a leaf, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a black and white patterned dragonfly resting on a flower-like, whimsical yellow butterfly in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a red dragonfly resting on a purple petal, in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.
  • A mural created and painted by artist Neil Wang features a close-up of a purple dragonfly resting on a flower-like, whimsical yellow butterfly in Novoland Hong Kong by Sun Hung Kai Properties.