King Tai Court

photo of architectural fin
drawing of architectural fin
picture of acoustic windows1
picture of acoustic windows2
Category Information
Target of Protection
Residents in King Tai Court
Total Number of Flats
857
Major Noise Sources
Prince Edward Road East and Kai San Road to the west
Environmental Gain
All units comply with the road traffic noise criterion
Year of Completion
2017
Noise Mitigation Measures adopted:
Acoustic windows (baffle type)
acoustic windows
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Target of Protection_aTarget of Protection

Architectural Fin_aArchitectural Fin

Acoustic Windows_aAcoustic Windows

Building Setback_aBuilding Setback

Low Noise Road Surface_aLow Noise Road Surface

Acoustic Windows: Arranging innovative acoustic windows to face the noise source
Noise Reduction: About 4-8 dB(A)
Architectural Fin
architectural Fin
drawing of architectural fin

Target of Protection_aTarget of Protection

Architectural Fin_aArchitectural Fin

Acoustic Windows_aAcoustic Windows

Building Setback_aBuilding Setback

Low Noise Road Surface_aLow Noise Road Surface

Dimension of Fin: Concrete fins of 1.5m width
Noise Reduction: About 1-2 dB(A)
Building Setback
building setback
layout of building setback

Target of Protection_aTarget of Protection

Architectural Fin_aArchitectural Fin

Acoustic Windows_aAcoustic Windows

Building Setback_aBuilding Setback

Low Noise Road Surface_aLow Noise Road Surface

Building Setback Locating the building by about 10m away from the site boundary to minimize traffic noise impact from Prince Edward Road East Road
Noise Reduction: About 3 dB(A)
Low Noise Road Surface
building setback2
layout of building setback2

Target of Protection_aTarget of Protection

Architectural Fin_aArchitectural Fin

Acoustic Windows_aAcoustic Windows

Building Setback_aBuilding Setback

Low Noise Road Surface_aLow Noise Road Surface

Low noise road surface: applied to the subject road to reduce road traffic noise
Noise Reduction: About 2 dB(A)