Green House (Hong Kong)

The Green House

Green House is a block of 10 tenement houses located in 1-11, Mallory Street and 6-12 Burrows Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It is named from the green colour painted on the external walls of the building. It is one of the few remaining tong-lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong. Because of its historic significance, the houses are listed as Grade II historic buildings.[1]

Historic Background

Green House, Hong Kong after its revitalization in July 2013.

The lot where the tenement house now standing was first owned by the American firm of Messrs Burrows and Sons. Later, it was owned by Lawrence Mallory. Timber yard and boat building yard had been occupied the site; later on it was occupied by warehouses, timber and coal storage and several other small industries.[2]

Around 1905, Hong Kong Land Investment Company possessed the area; in the mid-1920s, the company turned the lot into 10 tenement houses.[2]

In 2013, Green House became the first pure preservation cum revitalization project of the Urban Renewal Authority and officially opened on 18 July 2013.[3] It is now operated as the Comix Base by the Hong Kong Arts Centre. Aedas as Design and Documentation Architect was awarded a Medal of the Year of Hong Kong by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects for its design of the preserved buildings.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 18 September 2009)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revitalisation Projects:Mallory Street/Burrows Street Project
  3. ↑ "Project information on Mallory Street / Burrows Street". URA.
  4. ↑ "HKIA Annual Awards 2013 - Results". HKIA.

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Coordinates: 22°16′38″N 114°10′36″E / 22.27722°N 114.17665°E