Ghettos in the sky, high-rise residential architecture

[mrsmartman]

Originally Posted by Hong Kong Estate Gallery

[Map] Kwai Fong Estate, Kwai Fong, the former government low cost housing estates, most people know is their building quality problems caused by poor housing event. The village has 11 buildings completed in the early 1970s, back in the early 80s has severe spalling concrete, among the poor and 6 5 situation, six took the lead in 82 years began its three-year project to replace the concrete continued life. The Block 5 will simply be redeveloped to become 一幢 age less than 14 years of short-lived housing. 1985, 8-11 seat also included 26 public housing roster, the demolition has only ten-year life. Followed by the implementation of the extended redevelopment program in 88 years, the rest of the building has been fully clearance Kwai Fong Estate in or before 1997, the most "longevity" of 一幢 nor to 25 years, becoming among a fairly short-lived history of public housing estates. The picture shows the early 1970s analog estates plan when completed, is a new government when the typical house design, building height connected orderly, 6, and 11 of them are more commonly known as the "Arc de Triomphe" vehicle-channel design. Note: Print Village diagram drawn by the special page on their own, for reference only, please prevail in all the official information. Photo credit: HA Annual Report

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