Villa Moderne: In Search of Hong Kong Modern Homes
Recreating the modern villas that shaped Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1980s, this book offers a glimpse into the architecture and lifestyles of high society, tracing how these homes helped shape the city’s neighbourhoods and urban history.Hong Kong’s modern villas reveal a side of the city rarely seen in its skyline. From the 1930s onwards, they appeared on hillsides, beside coastal roads and in newly planned suburbs, reflecting changing ideas of what a modern home could be.Some drew on Spanish architecture; others took their cues from English garden cities or Chinese gardens. By the late 1970s, estates in
Recreating the modern villas that shaped Hong Kong from the 1930s to the 1980s, this book offers a glimpse into the architecture and lifestyles of high society, tracing how these homes helped shape the city’s neighbourhoods and urban history.
Hong Kong’s modern villas reveal a side of the city rarely seen in its skyline. From the 1930s onwards, they appeared on hillsides, beside coastal roads and in newly planned suburbs, reflecting changing ideas of what a modern home could be.
Some drew on Spanish architecture; others took their cues from English garden cities or Chinese gardens. By the late 1970s, estates in
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