Cheung Sha Wan Primary School, locating at Tonkin Street, is the reprovisioning of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School which was previously operated in a sub-standard premise in the Sham Shui Po District. The school accommodates 30 typical classrooms with other teaching rooms and ancillary facilities. The project site occupies an area of around 6,500 sq.m., surrounded by high-rise residential buildings, leaving limited views from within.
The three main blocks: assembly hall, functional teaching room and classroom are arranged around the central ball court. Open corridors, balconies, overlooking terraces, benches and big windows are designed on different levels, facing the circular ramp, to bring closer the different spaces and activities, encouraging interactions as in the form of an outdoor theatre. On-grade planting and green roof also provide green scenery for the interiors, composing the layers of spatial experience, attracting communications between indoor and the open spaces.
Year
2022/23
Prize
HKIA Award of Hong Kong - Institutional Building
Architect(s)
Architectural Services Department, HKSAR Government
