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davidclovers: The Repulse Bay Complex, Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Author(s) -
Erdman David,
Lee Clover
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1983
Subject(s) - bay , maturity (psychological) , stock (firearms) , geography , civil engineering , environmental resource management , engineering , archaeology , environmental science , law , political science
Adaptation and alteration of existing building are a fertile area for mass customisation, as well as new builds. With growing land values and an increasing maturity of building stock in Southeast Asian cities, this has become a more viable option than carte blanche development. David Erdman and Clover Lee , founding directors of davidclovers based in Hong Kong, describe how they employed a composite of technological approaches when undertaking the ‘gut renovation’ and alteration of The Repulse Bay Complex in the city.