Warren Woods

In another unique site in the midst of the busy commercial district of Causeway Bay, the Architect found the opportunity to further explore the architectural languages developed in the project in Ming Yuen Western Street. The site in Tai Hang in Causeway Bay used to be on the waterfront of Victoria Harbour. This is a rather introverted neighbourhood which developed originally from an old fishing village. Then in the early 20th century, following the reclamation of Causeway Bay, the area changed into a quiet residential district with three to five storey houses of rich colonial style. Evolving into the 21st century with its higher demand of precious land for luxurious living, the neighbourhood slowly emerged in height, and the small colonial stone-faced houses were replaced by residential towers. With its close proximity to Victoria Harbour, the height of the building is a key element of the design to overlook the harbour view.

The project in Warren Street started with an 8-storey podium from street level, which is given a colonnaded façade in reminiscence of the past memory of the area. The play of the shadows and white columns recalls the colonial style verandah houses.

The podium houses car park and clubhouse facilities. Over the podium is the tower housing six units in the typical floors. In the top six floors are the simplex and duplex units.

The careful positioning of the living and dining rooms allows the use of curtain walls at the corners of the towers, which enables the view of the nearby Victoria Park for the lower to middle floors, and the Victoria Harbour view for the top floors. Balconies and utility platforms are unique architectural features commonly seen in the residential buildings of Hong Kong. In this rather tight floor plate, these unique features are sensibly related to the flat interiors while embellishing the exterior façade. These features enhance the verticality of the tower, but the generous use of glass gives them lightness.

The design has pushed forward the architectural languages developed in the residential project in Ming Yuen Western Street, and, with respect to the site context, brought uniqueness to the design of the building as demonstrated in the podium façade

Residential

4,014 Sqm

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Completed 2012