The Repulse Bay is a residential building located at 109 Repulse Bay Road in Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong.-Geography:Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, to the east of Deep Water Bay and to the west of Middle Bay and South Bay...

, Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It is owned by The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited

Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited , , is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It is the owner of Hong Kong's famous Peninsula Hotel and its sister hotels, the Peak Tram and many other residential and commercial properties and other businesses...

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History

The Repulse Bay occupies the site of the former colonial-style Repulse Bay Hotel (1920-1982), which was featured in the 1955 film Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing is a 1955 American drama-romance film. Set in 1949-50 Hong Kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, American reporter , who falls in love with a Eurasian doctor originally from China , only to encounter prejudice from her family and from Hong Kong...

and in the 1978 film Coming Home.

Features

The building is 37 floors high at its tallest. It comprises 4 towers, with apartments size ranging from 91 to 545 m². It received a silver medal at the 1989 Hong Kong Institute of Architects

Hong Kong Institute of Architects

Hong Kong Institute of Architects is a professional body for architects in Hong Kong with approximately 1500 full members ,300 associates members and graduate members...

 Annual Awards.

The building is maybe mostly known for its square "hole", purportedly added for feng shui

Feng shui

Feng shui ' is a Chinese system of geomancy believed to use the laws of both Heaven and Earth to help one improve life by receiving positive qi. The original designation for the discipline is Kan Yu ....

purposes.