[It’s Hong Kong] 2024 Autumn Issue

Introduction to this issue: Hong Kong may not be the only place in Asia or the world that faces the problems of dense population and housing shortage, but it should be one of the very few cities that can house a high-density population in such a small land space and grow countless buildings in a short period of time. . But in every era, everyone has different requirements and expectations for housing. In the 1950s, a family of five felt lucky to live in a 120-square-foot resettlement building; today, there are many new generations who would rather rent subdivided flats or space capsules than live alone. The meaning of housing, in addition to property price and rental value, How can the happiness of those who live inside be measured? If you have a building, you have a home? If you have a house, you have a housing estate? Home Hong Kong, How housing shapes the character of cities, Highlights: REmode// From tenement buildings to subdivided flats──Is it crowded or comfortable? From tenement buildings to mixed-use commercial and residential buildings to large private housing estates, from cubicles to caged beds, subdivided rooms, nano-buildings and space capsules, Hong Kong's diverse housing architectural designs can easily demonstrate the living environment and living environment of Hong Kong people at different stages. Changes in the quality of life are also testing us on how to live in finer and more expensive homes. REname// Sales brochure──The art of selling property The sales brochure may be one of the most practical yet fanciful advertising materials. It not only explains the compartments, sizes, materials and facilities of the residential units in the building, but also allows people to use their unlimited imagination to experience living in these buildings. What kind of life. Comparing sales brochures from different eras also reflects the deepest desires of people in different eras. REhouse // Over the past seventy years, public housing has evolved The Stone Kip Mei fire on Christmas night in 1953 prompted the Hong Kong government to abandon its original policy of non-intervention and instead think about how to alleviate the pressure and potential risks caused by the large population of wooden houses on society. The resettlement buildings in various districts will become the collective memories of the post-war baby boom generation. Where did the H-shaped design come from? How will the design of public housing change in the next few decades? REmark // Multiple experiments in Zuyao Village When Zuyao Village, which stands on the top of the King's Hill, was completed in the 1970s and 1980s, P&T Corporation, which had planned Rainbow Village, was invited to take charge. Not only did it take advantage of the hillside terrain to create the world's tallest public housing building at the time, but it also added There are many experimental designs. The special feature invites two architects, Xu Muyi and Huang Runchang, to analyze how the design of Zuyao Village projects the vision of future life using photography and architectural plans from the year. REdefine // Three Lives, Three Wishes──Auntie's House in Nan Chung for a Century Yunzhen Hall, built in 1908, is located in the corner of the Hakka village of Nanyong on the border. It was once the "aunt's house" for unmarried women in the village to support themselves. In the 1980s, when my great-aunts grew old and their house fell into disrepair, a British couple who loved the history and culture of rural New Territories established a local museum to continue the stories of their great-aunts. Nowadays, a group of young people who pursue independent living are practicing their physical, mental and spiritual life here again, writing a new chapter for Yunzhen Hall. REgain// Yang Fan──Walking around the edge of the mountain for half his life Hong Kong has less land and more people. Space is money. It is rare to buy old houses that can be left behind. The stories of the houses and the people in them are also easily forgotten. From No. 1 Xu Wo Road to No. 7 Kai Yuen Terrace; from pre-war to modern times, from Huang Yongyu to Leslie Cheung; from life, friends to creation, although the old house is a thing of the past, the stories inside it continue to remain in the memory of director Yang Fan circulation. REview// From North Point Village to So Uk Estate, post-war middle-class public housing design Team members of the "FAAR Post-War Architecture Research Archives" reviewed the design features of three housing estates in Hong Kong in the 1950s - North Point Estate, Sai Wan Estate and So Uk Estate. Although their target audience was not the lowest-income people in society, It is "low-wage white-collar workers", but it shows the different possibilities of public housing as collective housing. REsidential// Flashy Family The real "mansion" is not only about the Silver, but also about how to create a certain style that reflects the glory of the family and the values of a certain historical time and space. Even though the old-style mansions have become obsolete, they still remind people of the elegance and elegance of the old rich, and they also paved the way for the glitz of the city. Other exciting content: REsettle// wooden house/bungalow/temp house After the Stone Kip Mei fire, the Hong Kong government established the Resettlement Office in 1954 to formally coordinate the resettlement of residents in wooden house areas. In the face of the expansion of Hong Kong's population at different stages before and after the war, the Hong Kong government and various non-governmental organizations Voluntary agencies, even though they are only "temporary" measures, have made different types of housing arrangements. REthink // Subsidized housing in the 1960s The variety of subsidized housing designs in Hong Kong reflects the exploration and experimentation made by architects in those years in response to the living habits of Hong Kong people and the overall socio-economic environment. The article by local architectural historian Li Junwei analyzes how subsidized housing at that time took into account the changes in population and family structure, and the lives and habits of different social classes to ensure the power of upward social mobility. REmember// The time of Bilu In Hong Kong, many once grand and prominent family-owned mansions have been demolished and rebuilt. Those that have been preserved have their own reasons. The Cottage on Blue Pool Road in Happy Valley was built in the 1950s by local businessman Wong Ho-chuen. It not only bears the footprints of this Chinese family in Hong Kong, but also the lingering nostalgia of a granddaughter for her grandfather. REcreate// Reimagine the old house French artist Man Leting, who lives in Hong Kong, has traveled from the city to the countryside in the past 14 years; starting from the outer walls of tenement buildings, then going deep into the ruins, and coming to the present, she has carefully recorded the houses and people in the villages in the New Territories, and through paintings and photography , collage mixed media, wandering between reality and surreality, reproducing how these rural squatters embody an indispensable aspect of Hong Kong. ISBN: 978-988-74818-4-3 Pricing: HK$160 Printing and production location: Hong Kong Publication date: end of October Online store autumn issue exclusive treatment Get a free postcard with every order: "Beautiful House / Tenement House, the Beauty of Windows" (random one) Windows are an indispensable device in a house, allowing air to circulate and daylight to flow in. They are also part of the design style. The staff quarters of Tai Tam Tuk Raw Water Pumping Station (built in the early 20th century) and the Stone Kip Mei Tong House in the 1950s, photographed by "Hong Kong Heritage" Lam Hsiao-man, show the beauty of the windows of Western-style bungalows and Chinese-style tenement buildings respectively. (Limited quantity, while supplies last)