Composite buildings are a common feature of the architectural style of Hong Kong buildings that were constructed in the 1950s and the 1960s.
Composite buildings are a common feature of the architectural style of Hong Kong buildings that were constructed in the 1950s and the 1960s.
The term "composite building" came from the Building Ordinance and refers to residential buildings with workplaces and workshops. [1]
Composite buildings are abundant in Hong Kong because:
Corner buildings typically have rounded corners. Rounded buildings have cantilevered terraces on all floors above ground floor. Store names on signs hanging from the lower and upper floors can be seen in the building. The architecture combines modern, international, and Bauhaus styles.
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in Hong Kong, manufacturing has been on the decline so remaining spaces have been converted into hotels, hospitals, beauty salons, parlours, clubs, and fitness centres.
Many of the buildings built in the twentieth century are subject to acquisition by developers; they are demolished and then replaced with taller, high-rise buildings like the ones on Berwick Street, Shek Kip Mei. However, some of them are being restored to slow down their aging, increase their safety, and improve their appearance.
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Many movies take place in a setting with buildings such as these. Neon signs are often used to make it look like the movie takes place in a high-density city. These buildings were featured in scenes from the following movies: Blade Runner , Ghost in the Shell , Deus Ex , Shenmue II , Sleeping Dogs and Case Files . They are also sometimes featured in cyberpunk music.
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Metropole Building (Chinese:新都城大廈) is a composite building in Hong Kong. The Metropole Building used to be a site called Ming Yuen Amusement Park. There are four buildings inside this complex. It was designed by Szeto Wai. The complex is located at 416–438 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong Island.
The first phase of Metropole Building (Blocks A and B) was built in 1967. The second phase was built in October 1972. The complex is split into four blocks, each with 25 storeys. Blocks B and C are connected with corridors, which are found in the public housing estates. The complex has 1,037 units.
The ground floor to the third floor is home to Metropole Mall, a large, old, shopping place that houses Fu Lum Group, Saizeriya store, Café de Coral shop, Wellcome store, a Jusco shop, Fortress shop, Bossini store, G2000 store and Hung Fook Tong store.
In 2010, Metropole Building underwent a significant renovation. lifts were replaced, and lobbies, corridors, pipes and other facilities were modernized.
During the 1967 Hong Kong riots, the Metropole Building and Kiu Kwan Mansion became a target for leftist rioters. Royal Hong Kong Police and the UK Army searched these buildings for suspected leftist rioters. [9]
Shun Tak Centre is a commercial and transport complex on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It comprises a 4-storey podium containing a shopping centre and car park, two 38-storey office towers, and the Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal.
Central Market is a fresh food market in Central, Hong Kong and the first wet market in the city. It is one of only two existing Bauhaus market buildings in Hong Kong, the other one being Wan Chai Market.
Smithfield is a street with a length of approximately 1,300 m in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Its northern section is a commercial and residential area, while its southern section is a road connecting it to Pok Fu Lam Road. Smithfield was historically the site of a cattle quarantine depot and a slaughterhouse, and was probably named after its London namesake.
Tung Chung New Town, formerly named North Lantau New Town, is the newest of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, located on the northern coast of the Lantau Island in the New Territories. It covers Tung Chung, Tai Ho Wan, Siu Ho Wan, other parts of northeast Lantau Island, and the reclaimed land along the coast between them. It is the only new town in the Islands District and the youngest new town in Hong Kong. As the commercial, residential and community facilities in the New Town are concentrated in Tung Chung, it has been renamed Tung Chung New Town in recent official government documents.
Landmark North is an office tower-and-shopping centre complex in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and is located in the commercial centre of Sheung Shui.
Lui Seng Chun is a Grade I Historic Building located at 119 Lai Chi Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road. It is a four-storey tong-lau that was built in 1931 by Mr. Lui Leung. The architect was Mr. W. H. Bourne.
Great George Street is a street in the busiest shopping area of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was in the area formerly known as East Point. Starting west at the great junction with East Point Road, Hennessy Road, Yee Wo Street, and also further junction with Jardine's Bazaar and Jardine's Crescent, the street runs east to the junction with Gloucester Road, leading from Exit E of MTR Causeway Bay Station to Victoria Park, crossing Paterson Street in the middle, forming a busy shopping street crowding with people in weekends and holidays, especially when events are held in Victoria Park. To alleviate the crowded situation, the street became pedestrian-orientated, either by converting to part-time pedestrian street or exercising traffic calming measure.
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses, they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way of Southeast Asia. Over the years, tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian-style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement.
Bridges Street is a 300-metre two-way street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
Kiu Kwan Mansion is a 27-storey, 95 m (312 ft) residential skyscraper at 395 King's Road, North Point in Hong Kong. When it topped out on 5 July 1966, it was the tallest building in Greater China, surpassing Park Hotel Shanghai, which held the title for 32 years.
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Chinese supermarket company that is a subsidiary of the Bailian Group. The company has offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Bridges Street Market is located at No. 2 Bridges Street, at the corner of Shing Wong Street, in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is a Bauhaus style market building, originally opened in 1953, and has been renovated and open in 2018 as a news museum.
The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings on King's Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a popular location for photography and has been used as inspiration for several filming locations. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. Currently, 10,000 people live in the complex.
Yau Ma Tei Car Park Building was a public multi-storey car park located at No. 250 Shanghai Street, Yau Ma Tei, Yau Tsim Mong District, Hong Kong. Built in 1970, the building was demolished in 2021.
May Wah Building, also registered as Mei Wah Building, is a composite building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, located at the corner of Johnston Road and Wan Chai Road. Completed in 1963, the building contains 80 units.
Corner Houses are a type of building located at the junction of two or three roads.
Chung Wui Mansion is a composite building in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong. Its address is 76A-176D Johnston Road. It was completed in 1964.
H Blocks is a 1970s block design in Hong Kong. Most of the blocks are constructed as public housing.
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Pitt Street is a street in one of the busiest sections in Yau Ma Tei of Hong Kong. The street is named after William Pitt the Younger, prime minister of the United Kingdom, and before Acts of Union 1800, of Great Britain. It hosts several prominent sites including Kwong Wah Hospital and the headquarters of Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong. Pitt Street spans across three thoroughfares, namely Ferry Street in the west, Waterloo Road in the east and Nathan Road in the middle, which connect the north and south of Kowloon Peninsula. While said to be in Yau Ma Tei, it could be in Mong Kok or Mong Kok Tsui, depending on context. Its name in Chinese character is 碧街, which the character 碧 /pik/, literally greenish jade, is a phonetic approximation of Pitt in Cantonese and 街 a literal translation of street.