First Tonglau Declared Monument - Lui Seng Chun
This month my blog continues the tonglau series by introducing Lui Seng Chun, the first tonglau to be declared monument in Hong Kong, which reflects the importance of vernacular architecture is gradually gaining official recognition, implies the hope of tonglau conservation. More importantly, Lui Seng Chun is the chosen site in my first group project 6 years ago, so I want to encore une fois to deepen the research. On 18th November (Friday), I joined the guided tour ( REGISTRER HERE ), also asked the neighborhood for oral history. Their knowledge and insight provide bottom-up perspective to understand this building significance and revitalization effectiveness, which fill the gap of the official information. Lui Seng Chun is a four-storey prewar tonglau built in 1931, designed by the architect W. H. Bourne, and owned by Mr. LUI Leung. It is a representative example of the third generation shophouse built of plastered red brickwork covered by cement and repainted in cream lime wash ...
