Corner houses are buildings located at junctions. In Hong Kong, buildings must meet certain specifications, which is why corner houses are so common on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

Corner houses originate from the Composite Buildings of Hong Kong. They were popularized in the 1950s and the 1960s. Most corner houses are fourth-generation tong lau, featuring rounded corners and lines.

Antonio Hermenegildo Basto currently holds the record for the most corner buildings designed in Hong Kong.^[1]^[2]

Locations

Hong Kong Island: Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Sai Ying Pun, Shau Kei Wan

Kowloon: Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, Tai Kok Tsui, To Kwa Wan, Cheung Sha Wan

Styles

Hanging signs in large facades.^[3]
Units in round corners are known as large units.
Round buildings are built in a Bauhaus style.

Types

90° Corner（43-49 Bute Street）
Acute corner (less than 90°) in Cheung Ling Mansion.
Multilateral Corner (Wanchai Building）
Wavy Corner（Peony House）
180° Corner（Chung Wui Mansion）
Obtuse Corner (less than 180°) (148 Austin Road）

Hong Kong

Locations

Styles

Types

Notable buildings

Hong Kong

Taiwan

United States

UK

See also

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