LIME Habitat

The project takes on a detour concept to re-examine the prototypical urban residential development in Hong Kong. It strives to challenge the perception of urban living in small to medium residential units situated in a densely built up area. The ultimatum is to redefine metropolis residential living through a new space concept and architectural design.

The disposition of the building responds to the need of accommodating the myriad combination of unit sizes – on the one hand fulfilling all technical regulatory requirements, whilst even more far reaching, on the other sensitively responding to the beautiful natural landscape and panoramic view which the site offers.

With a total number of 168 units and 7 units per floor plan, the intention is for each and every one of the individual units to have its own characteristic layout with commanding distinctive views from the unit interiors – Braemar Hill greenery to the south and Victoria Harbour to the north.

The architectural plan is opened up and the units thus spread out from the core like flower petals, creating outlier footprints to capitalize the light and views for the units. The major numbers of small units encouraged a new logic for the spatial organisation of the building.

he vertical placement of residents’ recreational facilities at various levels with indoor and outdoor space at the ground floor,podium and brings a new sense of urban communal living to a studio apartment life style.

The architectural identity of the building exterior follows the concept for a novel and unusual building to stand apart from other more conventional blocks in the area and was developed around the “petals” plan footprint, perceived as a modern sculptural art piece with muted color tiles and curtain walls with variations in different façades. Rounded architectural motifs created by patterned glass, metal panels and light features take the form of water bubbles that float up from the ground level through to the podium and carry upward through a fritted lime pattern on the glass balustrades of the balconies until they reach the rooftop. Lime color was depicted as a symbolic element to breathe a fresh lease of life signifying a strong statement in resonance to urban redevelopment.

Residential

8,744 Sqm

North Point, Hong Kong

Completed 2011