The existing campus of Ying Wa Girls’ School (YWGS) on 76 Robinson Road was built in 1953 and 1967, with a former kindergarten block built in 1926. However the existing school site area of about 4,921 m2 is far below the standard site area of 6,950 m2 for a government subvented 30-classroom secondary school. Hence Education Bureau gave his consent to redevelop the existing YWGS by upgrading the school facilities to meet the prevailing standards and requirements for effective teaching and learning.
In order to overcome the shortage of land, the former Nethersole Hospital on Breezy Path with an area of 2,850 m2 was also allocated to YWGS as part of the whole redevelopment project. The preservation of the 1926 building, which is a proposed Grade 3 historical building that housed the first kindergarten in Hong Kong will be a significant part of the architectural design in new campus.
Year
2022/23
Prize
HKIA Merit Award of Hong Kong - Institutional Building
Architect(s)
P&T Architects Limited
