Shek Kip Mei Estate Phase 3, 6 and 7 is a major public housing redevelopment project in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Completed in the third quarter of 2019, the development delivered new public housing, retail, welfare and community facilities across three phases of the estate.
Commissioned and designed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority and constructed by Shui On Building Contractors Ltd., the project had a value of over HK$1.6 billion and a total construction floor area of approximately 140,111 m².
Phases 3 and 7 comprise two residential blocks of site-specific design with 12 and 13 domestic storeys respectively. The development includes a two-storey podium providing retail facilities of approximately 1,300 m² internal floor area at Phase 3 and 160 m² at Phase 7, together with ancillary parking facilities for private cars, light goods vehicles, motorcycles and loading and unloading bays. A six-storey welfare facilities block provides approximately 670 m² of accommodation, including a Social Security Field Unit, a 150-place Residential Care Home for the Elderly with a 30-place Day Care Unit, a 20-place Supported Hostel for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, and a 100-place Child Care Centre.
Phase 6 comprises two residential blocks of site-specific design with 33 domestic storeys. The development includes a four-storey podium containing approximately 780 m² of retail facilities and a 280-stall market with an internal floor area of approximately 4,800 m², together with welfare facilities. Supporting infrastructure includes parking provision for light goods vehicles and motorcycles, loading and unloading bays at basement level, and a covered footbridge linking Phase 6 with Shek Kip Mei Estate Phase 2 across Woh Chai Street.
WT was engaged in the first quarter of 2016 to provide full quantity surveying services for Shek Kip Mei Estate Phase 3, 6 and 7. Our commission covered the residential buildings, retail facilities, welfare accommodation, market, parking areas and associated infrastructure works, including the footbridge connection between phases. WT provided quantity surveying services throughout the delivery of the project, which was completed in the third quarter of 2019.
Image: “Shek Kip Mei Estate 2012 part1” by Qwer132477, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
