The lobed design of the 10 floor plans of the main building with their completely glazed curved walls opening out onto balconies recalls the corolla of the bauhinia orchid the symbol of hong kong.
Opus hong kong floor plan.
The building is composed almost entirely of glass maximising the fantastic views over the city.
This iconic building is frank gehry s first residential project in asia.
Each apartment has a series of balconies.
Set in a remarkable hillside location between happy valley and the peak on hong kong island opus hong kong comprises two double level garden apartments and ten unique apartments each one occupying an entire floor enjoying unprecedented 360 views and generous living space.
Opus hong kong by frank gehry.
I thought the building in such a beautiful spot should have an organic feel to it says gehry.
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.
Actual photograph taken at rooftop at opus hong kong in sep 2011.
The hillside filling the interiors with light.
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.
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.
You wouldn t build this anywhere else.
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.
Opus hong kong chinese.
The exterior of the building turns as it rises giving the rooms a unique floor plan and its own spectacular.
Anchored against the sublime hillside opus hong kong draws its inspiration from the breathtaking scenery surrounding the site.
Stretching from south east to south west glazed surfaces are interspersed by straight opaque segments designed to afford greater privacy but also.
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.