Yan Hong Mansion
In one of Hong Kong's most energetic and densely packed neighborhoods, our team modernized a residential elevator that posed some unique challenges.
In one of Hong Kong's most energetic and densely packed neighborhoods, our team modernized a residential elevator that posed some unique challenges.
Located in the center of Mongkok an energetic and densely packed neighborhood in Hong Kong – described as the busiest district in the world by the Guinness World Records – Yan Hong Mansion needed to upgrade its elevator. Since the building first opened its doors in the 1970sit had been using the same lift.
The modernization project benefited from the Lift Modernization Subsidy Scheme (LIMSS), a government subsidy program designed to help upgrade aging elevators in private residential and mixed commercial and residential buildings.
With only one elevator for the entire building, it’s an incredibly important means of transportation, especially for some of the elderly tenants living on the higher floors. With shops occupying street level, the elevator in Yan Hong Mansion starts from the floor above – and there’s only one entrance to the building’s upper floors. This meant that every bit of machinery had to go in and out through a narrow stairwell.