Monster Building

The Monster Building is a group of five connected buildings in 2-32 Yau Man Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. It is a famous location for photography and used as inspiration for several filming locations. The architecture is similar to Tai On Building in Sai Wan Ho. There are 2,243 units in five blocks with 18 floors in height. 10,000 people currently live in this complex.

Monster Building
怪獸大廈
An upward view
General information
AddressKing's Road
Town or cityQuarry Bay
CountryHong Kong
Completed1960s
Height
Top floor18
Monster Building
Traditional Chinese怪獸大廈
Monster Building
Baakgaa Sancyun
Traditional Chinese百嘉新邨
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese福昌樓
Montane Mansion
Traditional Chinese海山樓
Oceanic Mansion
Traditional Chinese海景樓
Yick Cheong Building
Traditional Chinese益昌大厦
Yick Fat Building
Traditional Chinese益發大廈

History and characteristics

The housing estate was originally built in the 1960s and named Baakgaa Sancyun (in reference to Mount Parker) and later sold. In 1972, the housing block was split to five blocks: the Fook Cheong Building, the Montane Mansion, the Oceanic Mansion, the Yick Cheong Building, and the Yick Fat Building. There are shops on the street front. The highest building is the Oceanic Mansion, with 18 floors. Due to it being a composite building, it is dense. It is difficult to have it demolished and rebuilt.[1][2]

The location is popular with tourists, so much so that locals have placed warning signs that ask visitors to be respectful.[3] The structure inspired locations in films like Transformers: Age of Extinction and Ghost in the Shell[4][5][6] and music videos like "Labyrinth" by Mondo Grosso and Hikari Mitsushima and "Cave Me In" by Gallant and Eric Nam.[7]

A branch of % Arabica is open at G03 Yick Fat Building.[8]

  • Yick Cheong Building (left, middle) and Yick Fat Building (right)
  • Montane Mansion

References
  1. "變形金剛驚入迷城E" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Apple Daily. 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. "鰂魚涌「巨廈」全球絕無僅有". The Sun (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. Lilit Marcus (18 October 2021). "When your home becomes a tourist attraction". CNN. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. "Quarry Bay 'Monster Building'". Alas Obscura. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. "Monster Building (Yik Cheong Building)". Time Out Hong Kong. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. "【影像熱話】海山樓張貼告示禁拍照 遊人懶理照「打卡」" (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 香港01. 2018-01-30. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. "HONG KONG: EAT, PLAY, LOVE". clashboomband.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  8. "% Arabica (Quarry Bay)". Time Out. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022.


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