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The Beacon in Hong Kong
HK Accommodation Building in 88 Sai Yee St, Mong Kok, China: Asian Architecture – design by Aedas
24 Oct 2018
The Beacon Tower
Architects: Aedas
Address: 88 Sai Yee St, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China
Phone: +852 2960 2888
The Beacon, Mong Kok
Aedas-designed The Beacon in Hong Kong was crowned the Best Tall Building Project at LEAF Awards 2018 and highly commended for Best Sustainable Project at Blueprint Awards 2018 in Europe.
Executive Director Cary Lau drew inspirations from the city’s post-war structures to design The Beacon, setting an excellent example of contemporary interpretation of traditional architecture. In the early post-war years, it was common to create illegal iron balconies for residential units in Mongkok, a hyper-dense neighbourhood in Hong Kong, to maximise view and area.
The building design reinterprets these structures in a modern way – the irregular protrusions create unobstructed views for each unit. Also inspired by the home gardens which people created on those iron balconies, a green wall on the podium façade is designed to further connect the building with the historical cityscape and offer more greenery at the pedestrian level.
The LEAF Awards recognise innovative architectural designs that are setting the benchmark for the international architectural and design community; while the Blueprint Awards celebrate the brightest and best in the industry.
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Location: 88 Sai Yee St, Mong Kok, Hong Kong, China
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