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Article: Open building implementation in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong

TitleOpen building implementation in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsAging building stock
Building layouts
Existing housing
High-rise built environment
Issue Date2011
PublisherOpen House International Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.openhouse-int.com/
Citation
Open House International, 2011, v. 36 n. 1, p. 25-34 How to Cite?
AbstractAging of building stock is emerging. Open Building as a sustainable approach to deal with the problems associated with the aging housing stock is seldom applied in high-rise, densely populated built environment. With aims to identify the constraints and seek rooms for Open Building implementation in aforementioned context, a survey of 495 building layout plans from ten major housing estates in Hong Kong is conducted. The floor plans are analysed against the Open Building characteristics and criteria laid down by Tiuri (1998). Facts and obstacles of achieving Open Building in the territory are unearthed, and opportunities for implementation are then discussed. The layout and structure of the surveyed private residential buildings in Hong Kong are very much alike. They are in fact closed buildings without the capacity to adapt, so any change in user requirements cannot be accommodated easily. Implementing Open Building using flexible and green fittings remains a viable option that enables transformation in existing housing stock.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/136315
ISSN
2023 Impact Factor: 1.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.313
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dc.contributor.authorHo, DCWen_HK
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dc.date.issued2011en_HK
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dc.description.abstractAging of building stock is emerging. Open Building as a sustainable approach to deal with the problems associated with the aging housing stock is seldom applied in high-rise, densely populated built environment. With aims to identify the constraints and seek rooms for Open Building implementation in aforementioned context, a survey of 495 building layout plans from ten major housing estates in Hong Kong is conducted. The floor plans are analysed against the Open Building characteristics and criteria laid down by Tiuri (1998). Facts and obstacles of achieving Open Building in the territory are unearthed, and opportunities for implementation are then discussed. The layout and structure of the surveyed private residential buildings in Hong Kong are very much alike. They are in fact closed buildings without the capacity to adapt, so any change in user requirements cannot be accommodated easily. Implementing Open Building using flexible and green fittings remains a viable option that enables transformation in existing housing stock.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherOpen House International Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.openhouse-int.com/en_HK
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dc.subjectAging building stocken_HK
dc.subjectBuilding layoutsen_HK
dc.subjectExisting housingen_HK
dc.subjectHigh-rise built environmenten_HK
dc.titleOpen building implementation in high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kongen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailHo, DCW:danielho@hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.volume36en_HK
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