I Blocks ()
are a design of public housing in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. It is mainly divided into three variants: Single I, Double I, and Triple I. Only a few estates currently have I blocks as of today. (1981-1983)
Variants
The I block can be divided into three variants: ''Single I, Double I, and Triple I''.
Etymology
The building looks like the letter I. There are three wings - two long and one at the middle. It can be modular by connecting another or two more I blocks. This gave birth of Double I and Triple I.
Naming
Unlike other blocks, Double I blocks are only given one name. Such examples include Mei Fung House in
Mei Lam Estate and Shek To House in
Shek Wai Kok Estate.
Location
The I blocks take up a large amount of space. Therefore, most are found in the new towns of
Sha Tin
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District. Sha Tin is one of the neighbourhoods of the Sha Tin New Town project.
The ...
,
Kwun Tong
Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowl ...
,
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...
, and
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and fle ...
.
History
The first I blocks was completed in 1981, located at
Sun Tin Wai Estate
Sun Tin Wai Estate () is a public housing estate in Tai Wai, New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's terr ...
. (Shing Wai House, Foo Wai House, Yan Wai House, Fung Wai House, Wing Wai House) The first Double I buildings are located at
Shun Tin Estate, completed about the same as shown above. The last I blocks to be built are located at
Chak On Estate, completed in 1983.
Overview
Usually, the height of I blocks may vary. (14-21 stories) Only medium and large units are provided inside the block. (32-39 sqm) Therefore, in public housing estates, it is built with
Old Slab
Old Slab () is a design of residential block of Hong Kong public housing estate. The building of this type consists of one or more elongated rectangular blocks, joining end by end.
Gallery
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to balance the size of units.
Due to the I block taking a lot of space and units focusing on only one size, the I block was stopped being built in future projects. Therefore, few currently have I blocks as of today.
* Single I: Single I block contains 27 units per floor.
* Double I: Double I block contains 54 units per floor.
* Triple I: Triple I block contains 81 units per floor.
List of blocks
See also
*
Types of public housing estate blocks in Hong Kong
*
H Block (Hong Kong)
References
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External links
Single I Floor Plan Public housing in Hong Kong