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The Fon Wong Housing Block is located at the intersection of Rua da Ressurreição and Rua de Santo António. It is adjacent to the Macau's landmark, Ruins of St. Paul's, and facing Largo da Companhia de Jesus. It was designed and built in 1966 by Macau's local architect Jose Maeniras.

 

In the 1950s, some Portuguese designers arrived Macau, they liked the multi-culture atmosphere and wanted to show their talents. At first, the locals thought that everyone can design buildings. Later, their ability was gradually recognized, creating a new era of "architectural architecture" in Macau. Several Macanese architects have emerged at that time. Jose Maeniras is one of them. His works emphasize the housing quality and residents' lives and somehow related to the city culture. The design of this building is also linked to the surrounding environment: the side nearing the stone steps of the Ruins of St. Paul's is designed as a lower building. In order to match with the existing Chinese houses nearby, the roof is inclined and made of tile. Jose Maeniras believed that the installation of windows on the façade facing Largo da Companhia de Jesus creates visual disturbances, so instead stairs are built there.

 

Since its completion, the Fon Wong Housing Block is used as a residential building, and many police families lived there. Now, because the building is close to the famous attraction, Ruins of St. Paul with massive tourists and narrow alleys, it is inconvenient for residents to travel, and their daily lives are seriously affected. Most of the young households have moved out and most occupants still living in there are the elderly.

 

Regarding the future of this building, I think we should respect residents' opinions and keep it as a house, but we should improve living facilities to provide more convenience for residents, especially the elderly, such as considering whether there are conditions to install elevators. The flow of tourists around should also be controlled, such as limiting the flow of visitors or dividing certain areas of separation for residential buildings to ensure the living quality of residents.

鳳凰大廈住宅樓於1966年由澳門本土建築師馬斯華設計建造。它位於大三巴右街和花王堂街的交匯處, 鄰近澳門標誌性建築大三巴, 面向耶穌會紀念廣場。

 

1950年代開始,一些葡萄牙設計師到訪澳門, 他們被中西交融的特别文化氛圍所吸引並意識到這裡有大展身手的機會。 起初澳門當地人認為所有人都可以设计建筑, 並不需要其他的能力，直到後來建築師的能力才慢慢得到認可, 並由此開創了澳門「建築師建築」的新時代,。而在這一段時期，有幾位澳門土生設計師嶄露頭角,鳳凰大廈的設計師馬斯華就是其中之一。 馬斯華是第一個著重住房和城市規劃的本土建築師, 他的作品注重住房和居民生活品質以及瞭解澳門的城市文化。馬斯華對鳳凰大廈的設計也與周邊環境有密切的關係:大廈靠近大三巴石階的一側被設計為較低矮的樓房,是爲了配合當時附近已有的中式房屋。他認為在面向耶穌會紀念廣場的外牆設置窗戶會造成視覺干擾,因此在該處建造了樓梯。

 

從建成至今鳳凰大廈的住宅樓屬性一直都沒有改變，但是由於該大廈距離著名景點大三巴非常近，住客日常生活受到嚴重影響，所以年輕住戶大多已經搬離了這棟住宅，現在還住在大廈裏的居民以老年人居多。關於這座鳳凰大廈的未來，年輕居民認爲大樓地處旅遊區，對住戶特別是老年人出行帶來不便，應該改建成爲博物館。而年紀較大的居民由於居住時間較長，對大廈已有感情，且已經習慣了這種生活方式，不願搬到新的地方。

 

關於這座大廈的未來，我認爲應該尊重居民的意見保留其作爲住宅，但要改善生活設施爲居民生活特別是老人家提供更多便利，例如考慮是否有條件加裝電梯等。周圍的旅客人流量也應該得到控制，例如參觀人數限流或爲住宅樓劃分一定的人流隔離區域，以保證居民的生活質量。