The Replica Project for the Concord I Public Housing Apartment Prototype, Hong Kong in Minecraft, is to replicate a typical Hong Kong government subsidized housing apartment in great details. It is a purely spontaneous fan-made project, and shall always be available online with free updates and downloads.

The French Modernist Master Le Corbusier had his most famous maxim, "A house is a machine to live in.". Indeed, in a densely populated metropolis like Hong Kong, apartments might have become a housing machine, a blueprint system to maximize the land efficiency and income by squeezing the largest possible amount of people into a designated, tiny area of development. After all, the design has to guarantee a minimum quality of living, and it is what makes it complex when a rational mindset takes humanity into consideration.

In Hong Kong, its very limited land resource availability has paved the way for these public housing prototypes to flourish. Its omnipresence, someone loves it, and many hate it. But no matter what, Hong Kong is still the place I love, and I like these structures very much. Very very much, they are so lovely and sexy ^_^.

This project is therefore in place to introduce a modern housing solution implemented by the Hong Kong Government to everyone interested. Enjoy yourself here, and I sincerely wish that you would like this project as much as I do!

I. Introduction
前言

The Concord I is one of the latest apartment prototype published by the Housing Department of Hong Kong, with the adoption of a completely new concept in its designs, which could be exemplified by the new positions of the drying facilities and more. This cruciform prototype has 2 very similar variances, known as the Options, and they are the Option 1 and Option 2, in which they could only be distinguished with just the difference of 1 bay.

It was at first solely designed for the Home Ownership Scheme's projects, a subsidized Flat-for-Sale programme of public housing in Hong Kong managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. The units are thus bigger in size when comparing to the one in the Public Rental Housing, and it could be comparable to the private estates in terms of its designs.

II. Concord I, a typical Housing Machine prototype
康和一式 - 典型的住宅機器

Features建築特色	Illustrations 解說
Cruciform 十字型	The Concord I prototype is of a 4-wing cruciform, with 8 units on each floor and 2 units on each side of the wing. For the Option I, the whole floor is triple roomed while for the Option II, 2 of the wings are triple roomed and the remaining 2 wings are double roomed. With the application of the cruciform in its design, The Concord I has successfully proven itself the ability to maximize the development outcome by using up all the potential land resources in the way of increasing the Plot Ratios to its extreme. 康和一型呈十字型，每層擁有8個單位，每翼設有2個單位，部分為全3房設計，部分為兩翼3房，兩翼2房，盡量增加地積比率，將地盤的發展潛力極大化
Storeys 樓層	Even the numbers of floors are standardised. It is usually set at a maximum of 40 floors to intentionally avoid the need of fulfilling the requirement of adding a Refugee Floor/Area of Refuge (in case of a fire) in the design in accordance to the Fire Safety (Buildings) Ordinance. This is to minimize the construction cost. 採用高度統一的設計，一般都以40層作為標準，以避免消防(建築物)條例下所要求在樓宇中部設置隔火層，節省建築成本
Design Variance 設計變化	The Standardised design were implemented in a huge scale, without much variances in design, just like a copy and paste without Site-Specific Design, and thus was being criticised for being tedious and inhumane. However, this kind of sameness was very efficient in lowering the cost for the architectural design. Most importantly, the continuous utilization of the this cruciform could even further maximise the development outcome. 一式一樣，均以標準設計，大規模興建，非因地制宜，雖被批評為單調乏味，但有效節省建築設計成本及空間
Service Core 服務核心	Double Concourses, with 4 high efficient lifts and 2 emergency stairways (in case of a fire). 雙大堂設計，大樓內設4部升降機和2道緊急走火樓梯。
Prefabs 預製組件	The Concord prototype could work very well with the Modular and prefabricated construction method to facilitate the use of a more streamlined form-work in the production process. The precast stairways, precast external walls, precast tables, and Semi-precast slab are all prefabs and would be transported to the construction site for installation. This could drastically lower the construction cost and at the same time to speed up the construction process. 預製組件佔很高比例，包括使用預製樓梯、預製乾牆、預製廚房工作檯、預製外牆面板，以至半預製樓板，大大加快興建過程及減低成本。在興建過程，工人把預製組件吊上樓層，再移動至預定位置安裝。
Living Units 居住單位	The design was community-centered. The unit is designed to be comfortable and spacious, under the premises of providing the residents with a cosy place to live in, so that they can make full use of their spaces and flexibly arrange according to their own needs and circumstances. 採用「以人為本」的主要設計方針，單位設計舒適寬敞，大前提是為住戶提供安居之所，以便他們因應本身的需要和情況，善用空間，靈活布置。
Ultimate Targets 終極目標	To maximize the development potential of the project site, while using our utmost efforts to avoid the possibility of exceeding different development limits and restrictions set by various statutory bodies, which includes but not limited to the City Planning Ordinance, the Buildings Ordinance and the Fire Safety Ordinance, in order to achieve the highest possible Plot Ratio, at a limited construction cost, and within a limited site area with the continuous adoption of the most economic design (The Concord I). This is one of the solutions by the government of Hong Kong to ease the pressure on the long waiting List for applying the Public Housing, as well as to increase the rental income. 盡量將地盤的發展潛力極大化之餘，但又不超出城市規劃條例、建築物條例及消防條例等法定所容許下的發展限制，以達致在有限的地積比率、在有限的建築成本、在有限的地盤面積及在最經濟的樓宇結構下，提高建屋量以紓緩公屋輪候冊的壓力及增加租金收入。

III. The difference between the 2 derivatives of the Concord I prototype: Option 1 and 2
康和一型第一款和第二款之間的分別

The flat units of the Option 2 are all triple roomed while for the Option 1, units were double roomed in 2 of the opposite wings since there is a deduction of a row of windows, as highlighted in the picture, leading to a smaller unit size. Thus, for the Option 1, there are 4 double roomed units in 2 of the wings and 4 triple roomed units in the remaining 2 wings. Not much difference between the two derivatives as you could discovered, but it would be of essentially useful in the development consideration when dealing with some of the city planning restrictions. It could also provide a flexibility in providing sufficient units for different family sizes.




IV. How was the Concord I being built in real life?
康和一型的真實建造過程是怎樣的？

Here is a link to a detailed article written by the Principal Lecturer, Dr Howard Wu, from the Division of Building Science and Technology of the City University of Hong Kong, about the Standard Harmony and Concord Construction procedures.
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/CIVCAL/book/harmony.html

The Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) is a major component of the current Hong Kong public housing policy. It is a government subsidized-sale programme fully managed by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It was first initiated in the late 1970s as a key address, to encourage relatively affluent tenants of the public rental housing (PRH) to vacate their flats for re-allocation to families of greater housing needs. It also provides home-ownership opportunities to families who are unable to afford a flat in the private market.

Under the scheme, the government sells apartment flats to eligible public housing tenants at a price below the market level, usually at a discount of up to 40%. However, there are appropriate measures imposed by the government to restrict the resale of flats in the second-hand market, and that, the flat holders would need to pay a premium equal to the updated value of the discount given on the original purchase. This is to avoid any potential abuse of Hong Kong's precious public housing resources.

In 2003, the real estate crisis has forced the government to pause all the development of new Home Ownership Scheme estates indefinitely. The government, however, announced to resume the Home Ownership Scheme in late-2011 after more and more Hong Kong people have expressed their unhappiness with the increasing difficulties for purchasing a flat in the private market.

The utilisation of the Hong Kong Housing Authority's logo or any of the official documents such as the floor plans and elevation plans, in the project showcase, is just to enhance the overall visual experience. That's it. Neither shall it be misinterpreted as the intentional impersonation of the Hong Kong Government and its departments, nor to be falsely considered as a government-affiliated project.

Although it is a replication project, the replica itself is not an exact recreation of that in the real world. It is not necessarily built in scale or to blindly follow the floor/elevation plans from any government sources. I would therefore reserve all the rights to interpret how the replica would actually look like in this project. Minor details and insignificant aesthetic elements may be subject to change upon my free will.

1. You are allowed to redistribute this project, from planetminecraft, to other forums, but under the prerequisite of giving a proper credit. You shall specify the name of the author, and to provide a link to this page.

2. Feel free to use this project for any personal purposes, without the need of giving credits, if and only if you are not redistributing it to the public via any means.

3. You are allowed to use this project for any public uses (e.g. public projects, public servers, projects for download etc.) without the need of requesting a permission from me, but you have to give proper credit. You shall specify the name of the author, or to provide a link to this page.

4. You are not allowed to claim this project as yours, with or without making any changes. You have to give proper credit if you would need to use the building in your project.

The Terms of Use has been set as lenient as I could, and I would like to express my sincere apologies if it has caused any troubles for you. But please understand the situation.

World Save
1. Click the button "Download from Mirror".
2. Unzip the file and put the unzipped folder "Tin Fu Court" inside your minecraft world save directory (C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\saves).
3. Make sure you are running Minecraft 1.12 or above. Otherwise, you would have missing blocks.
4. Have fun.

Schematic
1. Click the button "Download from Mirror". The schematic files "concord1_option1" and "concord1_option2" are inside the zipped file.
2. Have fun.

If the link is not working, or you have any difficulties installing the world save, please feel free to message me, or to comment down below.

The following typical floor plans of standard blocks of public rental housing (PRH) estates are for reference only. They do not represent all PRH block types. Please note that the layout of individual flats or floors may also vary.
Official Documents extracted from the Official Online Portal of the Hong Kong Housing Authority at:
www.housingauthority.gov.hk/common/pdf/global-elements/estate-locator/standard-block-typical-floor-plans/01-Concord1.pdf

Inspired by Tin Fu Court. The whole Tin Fu Court is composed of Concord I Option 1 and 2 prototypes.