HONG KONK MODERN R55 Ronan Bouroullec explains

Ronan Bouroullec explains

a flexible structure capable of adapting to the rhythm of the days and everyday situations

The reflectors of the lamppost can pivot thanks to small gilded brass ball joints

The book looks at ingenious architectural solutions: impossibly skinny houses wedged into narrow plots

HONG KONK MODERN R55 Ronan Bouroullec explainsIn the postwar decades, Hong Kong architects, many of whom had emigrated from China or studied abroad, adopted modern principles when forced to confront the problems of housing shortages, mass construction, and limited budgets in the British colony. Although economic efficiency often took precedence over design, their buildings were rooted in their time and place, reflecting local climate, social values, materials, technique, and use in often unique