The Hong Kong Institute of Architects

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Year

2022/23

Prize

HKIA Special Award - Heritage & Adaptive Re-use

Architect(s)

Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Ltd

The Pound Lane Bathhouse, opened in 1904, was the first public bathhouse facility in Hong Kong. It was one of the Government' s endeavors to improve environmental hygiene in the community after the outbreak of bubonic plague in the late 19th century. Over the same period, the Blake Garden and Bacteriological Institute (currently the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences) were also constructed nearby. In those years when most dwellings were scarcely furnished with bathrooms and piped water supplies, the Pound Lane Bathhouse provided free hot showers for the public, thus playing an important role in improving public health and community environment. In 1961, the Pound Lane Bathhouse was redeveloped in situ into the current Pound Lane Public Toilet and Bathhouse with its service continued to the public. In 2019, a refurbishment proposal with additional AUT, AUT Shower Room and Universal Toilet was accepted by FEHD.