May Wah Mansion

May Wah Mansion (Chinese: 美華大廈) is a composite building in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Its address is 164-176 Johnston Road. It is completed in 1963.

May Wah Mansion

Architectural characteristics

The building is inspiered by 20th century Bauhaus.
One of the corners is less than 90°.

Note: The terrace of May Wah mansion looks like a big teardrop. This is due to the government believing a design of this type would protect people from rain. Also, the walkway of Johnston Road need to be widened, making the terraces of May Wah mansion showing the width of the walkway pre-widening.[2]

Occupants

  • G/F:Ki Chan Tea Co.
  • 4/F:Daci Hospital
  • 6/F:Fu Clansmen General Association Headquarters
  • 7/F:[to be completed]
  • 10/F:Ying King Guesthouse

See also

References

  1. 陳慧敏 (2015-08-30). "同德大押巴豪斯風格 與特拉維夫White City". 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. 黃桂桂 (2020-10-24). "轉角樓係殖民政府默許僭建?發水空間擺到兩張麻雀枱 建築系教授:發展商用到盡" (YouTube 影片). 蘋果日報. Archived from the original on 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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