Opus Hong Kong Floor Plan

The hillside filling the interiors with light.

Opus hong kong floor plan.

Opus hong kong chinese. Stretching from south east to south west glazed surfaces are interspersed by straight opaque segments designed to afford greater privacy but also. You wouldn t build this anywhere else. The building s unique helical external structure also reduces the need for load bearing walls which allows the open plan apartments to flow around a central core and the sinuous façade of the building to.

It is a 12 storey building with 1 large apartment per floor on the top 10 floors and 2 duplex garden apartments each with private swimming pools on the bottom. The project was designed by frank gehry in collaboration with ronald lu and partners and developed by swire properties it was gehry s first asian residential project. The building is composed almost entirely of glass maximising the fantastic views over the city. Actual photograph taken at rooftop at opus hong kong in sep 2011.

I thought the building in such a beautiful spot should have an organic feel to it says gehry. The exterior of the building turns as it rises giving the rooms a unique floor plan and its own spectacular. Opus hong kong i designed the building for hong kong to respond to the unique conditions of the city. Located at 53 stubbs road at the peak opus hong kong is the first residential project in asia designed by pritzker prize winning architect frank gehry.

Finely tuned glass enclosed columns form the structure twisting up around the building like reeds swaying in the breeze. Each apartment has a series of balconies. The building turns as it rises giving each apartment a unique floor plan and its own spectacular outlook to the city below and the hills around. Opus hong kong by frank gehry.

Anchored against the sublime hillside opus hong kong draws its inspiration from the breathtaking scenery surrounding the site. This iconic building is frank gehry s first residential project in asia. àoxuán is a 12 storey 42 62 m 139 8 ft residential high rise completed in 2012 at 53 stubbs road on victoria peak in hong kong.