Manor Hill

The Manor Hill project is located on the corner of Wan Po Road and Shek Kok Road in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong. Wan Po Road is a heavily trafficked arterial in the area, connecting the entire LOHAS Park development on the west, and the industrial estates to the south. Noise generated from heavy industrial traffic, phases of other current development in progress in the immediate surrounding have created a negative impact to the site, It is crucial to develop a scheme that would respond to the impact and limitation of these undesired conditions and maximise the best potential liveability of the development.

In the preliminary assessment of traditional planning, in order to achieve maximum plot ratio, the residential blocks would be set back from the main road to mitigate the noise, however this has limited the potential of broader distant views to the north and south of the area.

In order to achieve best oriented views aspects for the residential units, north-south disposition would present the best potential to desirable views. On the northern end of the site, the Tower 2 L shaped residential block would orientate at an angle to maximise its linear frontages to more open views to the north-east and north-west aspects. On the souther end of the site, Tower 1 square shaped residential block similarly rotated to the south-east and south west aspect. This disposition has created a large open landscaped space for outdoor pool, gardens and clubhouse facilities in between blocks.

This strategy not only reduced site coverage compares to the original scheme, but yielded better floor areas and improved efficiency.

The close proximity of the site to the main arterial implies an optimal exposure, this is naturally an opportunity to be an iconic development in the area. The majority of the towers’ facade are curtain walls and cladded in glass, this has created a light and consistent palette, a contrast distinction to the development in the immediate surrounding. Facade details are subtle, sophisticated and elegantly executed. While the podium and landscape elements are in neoclassical style once again contrasting to its immediate context. A covered elevated walkway on the southern edge of the site has facilitated residents access to nearby subway station via a footbridge spanning across the main road.

The entire development has yielded gross floor area of over 48,000 square metres, both towers in their 33 storeys height have achieved over 85% of efficiency.

Residential

48,175 Sqm

Tseung Kwan O, N.T., Hong Kong

Completed 2022