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http://dx.doi.org/10.22769/JEUH.2021.3.1.139

The Verandah: Hong Kong's Contribution to a Southeast Asian and China-coast Urban Design

Faure, David (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

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Journal of East-Asian Urban History / v.3, no.1, 2021 , pp. 139-160 More about this Journal

Abstract

The verandah was a common feature of Chinese multi-storeyed houses in Southeast Asia and China. This paper argues that while an earlier version of a narrow walkway might have had its origin in Singapore, the building of an extension on the upper floors encroaching the airspace over the road skirting the building was an arrangement allowed by the colonial Hong Kong government in compensation to landlords for space devoted to ventilation. As the introduction of reinforced concrete allowed buildings to become taller, the more attractive it was to developers to incorporate the verandah design.

Keywords

five-foot way; verandah; ventilation; reinforced concrete; Hong Kong; Singapore; Guangzhou;

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