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- Title
Standard Block and Modular Dwelling Designs in Hong Kong's Public Housing.
- Authors
Wang, Lu; Cheng, Jingru Cyan; Mazan, Wojciech; Jacoby, Sam
- Abstract
This paper examines the role of standard block and modular dwelling designs in Hong Kong's public housing provision since the mid-1950s. It explores how standard types have evolved in relation to housing policies, demographic and socio-economic changes, and minimum space requirements. In contrast to other countries, Hong Kong lacks defined space or room standards. In the absence of space standards, Hong Kong relies on a living density standard. This paper studies the historical development of Hong Kong's public housing in terms of dwelling size as a measure of housing quality, questioning the effectiveness of standard block and dwelling designs as housing design controls and highlighting the contextual nature of dwelling usability and size. The analysis is based on public housing design projects, policies, and data implemented or presented by the Hong Kong government, particularly the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); DWELLING design &; construction; HOUSING policy; SOCIOECONOMICS; PUBLIC housing
- Publication
Architecture (2673-8945), 2024, Vol 4, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
2673-8945
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/architecture4010007