Public Rental Housing Development at Ex-Au Tau Departmental Quarters at Yuen Long

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Public Rental Housing Development at Ex-Au Tau Departmental Quarters at Yuen Long

Au Tau, Yuen Long

Building Elevation
Tree Walk at central courtyard
Landscape Terrace brings people closer to nature
Green Slopes for maximizing on-grade greening
Retail Block providing daily needs

New Buildings V1.2
Provisional Platinum

Overall Score

Site Aspects

Materials Aspects

Energy Use

Water Use

Indoor Enviro. Quality

6 Credit(s) Innovations and Additions

The development is designed to provide a sustainable and healthy living environment in a semi-rural area, with people-orientated leisure facilities that are coherent with the neighbourhood.

Green Features

Building design to reduce solar heat gain and enhance comfortable indoor environment

Extensive landscaping including grass paving, green slopes, green roof on covered walkways and domestic blocks

PV panels producing portion of communal power

Bio-retention rain water harvesting system for irrigation water

Prefabrication for building components to minimise wastage and pollution during construction

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