Now this is dense. Kowloon Walled City, a Chinese settlement in Hong Kong was at one time thought to be the most dense place on the planet. A Japanese team was able to document the city in section before it was disassembled in 1993.
Additional photographs following the break.
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- Courtesy of Zoohaus
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- Courtesy of Zoohaus
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- © Ian Lambot
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- © Ian Lambot
Great study of an amazing place. Although the living conditions were questionable, it seemed livable – a testament to our ability to adapt. In a way, I wish it still existed.
You must be joking. Place was a kip.
Very bad they turned the whole piece of land into a park…. with only the boundary marker left
great find! what an amazing section drawing.
one word: sheisse!
for a larger image of the section:
http://zuloark.es/escenariodetrabajovirtual/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Kowloon-Cross-section_seccion-Hong-Kong-ciudad-amurallada.jpg
Thanks! amazing piece of work
I’ve done a paper about the Walled City and it’s venue in a City park.
http://www.urbain-trop-urbain.fr/kowloon-walled-city [in french]
This park houses a permanent exhibition on the history of Walled City and its inhabitants, all in a surprisingly positive tone.
Amazing drawings. Does this section drawing appear in an publications?
i can just repeat: amazing section here………….