Aedas has completed a new hotel tower in Mongkok, comprised of a series of irregular protrusions accommodating residential units with a dramatic effect throughout the building. 

Named The Beacon, the 5,514-square-metre building, directed by Cary Lau - Executive Director of Aedas, is inspired by the city’s post-war structures to design The Beacon, setting an excellent example of contemporary interpretation of traditional architecture.

"In the early post-war years, it was common to create illegal iron balconies for residential units in Mongkok, a hyper-dense neighbourhood in Hong Kong, to maximise view and area," said Aedas.

Aedas' design scheme reinterprets these structures in a modern way – the irregular protrusions create unobstructed views for each unit. 

The studio was also inspired by the home gardens which people created on those iron balconies, that's why, Aedas designed a green wall on the podium façade to further connect the building with the historical cityscape and offer more greenery at the pedestrian level.

The studio was also careful about reducing the footprint of the building and the tower sits on a site of 614-square metre area. The black-glazed residential units attached to the tower transforms the building into a thin and black shining star, which doesn't show its mess or density - if you're not closer. 

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