On Cheung Building at the intersection of Public Square Street and Nathan Road

Corner Houses (Chinese: 街角樓) are a type of building located at the junction of two or three roads.

Hong Kong

May Wah Building at 164 Johnston Road in Wan Tsai.

Corner houses are buildings located at junctions. In Hong Kong, buildings must meet certain specifications, which is why corner houses are so common on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

Corner houses originate from the Composite Buildings of Hong Kong. They were popularized in the 1950s and the 1960s. Most corner houses are fourth-generation tong lau, featuring rounded corners and lines.

Antonio Hermenegildo Basto currently holds the record for the most corner buildings designed in Hong Kong.[1][2]

Locations

Eiver House in To Kwa Wan

Hong Kong Island: Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Sai Ying Pun, Shau Kei Wan

Kowloon: Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, To Kwa Wan, Cheung Sha Wan

Kingland Apartments in Nathan Road and Bute Street.

Styles

  • Hanging signs in large facades.[3]
  • Units in round corners are known as large units.
  • Round buildings are built in a Bauhaus style.

Types

Haiphong Mansion

Notable buildings

Flatiron Building

Hong Kong

Taiwan

United States

UK

See also

References

  1. ↑ 吳韻怡 (2015-08-08). "同德大押歷史研究報告" (PDF). 古物諮詢委員會. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  2. ↑ Dewolf, Christopher (2019-10-31). "Corner buildings Hong Kong's Modern Heritage, Part X". Zolima City Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. ↑ 邵超 (2013-02-27). "一樓一古：半世紀發水史". 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2018-08-19.

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