Old Tai O Police Station (Tai O Heritage Hotel)
舊大澳警署 (大澳文物酒店)
2011, Commercial 商業建築
Shek Tsai Po Street, Tai O
新界大嶼山大澳石仔埗街
Architect: 廖宜康 Liao Yi Kang Philip
Situated on a hill in Tai O on Lantau Island, the Old Tai O Police Station was constructed in 1902. The compound comprised of a main building and an outhouse. The two-storey main building was constructed with brick walls topped with Chinese tile roof with a wooden structure. Designed by then Public Works Department, the building is a typical colonial architecture with arched verandahs on both levels. The outhouse was reconstructed into a two-storey structure in 1962 with a one-storey extension added to its side. The Old Police Station had been operating till 1996 and became one of the projects under Batch I of the “Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme”. In 2011, it was revistalised into a heritage hotel. The hotel with nine rooms and unique rooftop glass restaurant is now a signature tourist spot in Tai O.
位於香港邊陲大嶼山大澳，一個小山崗之上的舊大澳警署於1902年落成。有主樓及附屬樓，主樓樓高兩層，磚牆批盪，中式木結構瓦頂。上下兩層均有圓拱遊廊，是典型的殖民地式建築，由當年的工務局設計。附屬樓曾於1962年改建為兩層，並在旁邊加建一層平頂樓房。舊警署於1996年底行停止使用，直至2008年被納入第一期活化歷史建築伙伴計劃，於2011年被活化為文物酒店。這座只有9個客房的酒店，加上特色的屋頂玻璃餐廳，為大澳增添了一個旅遊景點。
文：林中偉 (香港註冊建築師)
相片：香港歷史文物保育建設提供
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