A folded roof and hexagonal white-painted beams…. this church is a real eye-catcher! Whil

A folded roof and hexagonal white-painted beams…. this church is a real eye-catcher! While the surfaces are not made of exposed concrete, but of grey and white painted Shanghai Plaster (that acts as a decorative layer on the concrete wall) the building’s visible support structure and exaggerated geometry are clearly Brutalist features.

Szeto Wai / Alan Fitch: Chinese Methodist Church North Point, Hong Kong, China, 1966

https://www.sosbrutalism.org/cms/20414422

Photos: 1KM Studio/ Kevin Mak 2021

An earlier fellowship for SOS Brutalism curator Oliver Elser has been supported by Design Trust and M+, Museum of Visual Culture, of which a summary could be found here:https://www.mplus.org.hk/en/magazine/in-search-of-hong-kong-brutalism/