Architectural Distinction 建築特色





With the support of the school and the Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, the 1937-built Main Building and the Convent were declared as a monument for protection under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance in 2008.


According to the report of the Antiquities & Monuments Office in 2003, the school complex reflects several different styles of architecture including Art Deco, Romanesque, Neo-Georgian and Gothic Revival. The layout of the buildings and the whole complex follow the design of a conventional English school around that period of time - with a large and open courtyard enclosed by rectangular blocks.


Art Deco is the dominant style. It was an art movement between the 1920s and the 1930s. It was about ornament, geometry, energy, retrospection, colour, texture and light. Non-structural decorative elements are one of its characteristics. In this case, bricks are the major material for the facade. However, brick walls are not the structural elements. They are decorative elements with the bricks laid in such a way that emphasizes different parts of the building say, making an arch pattern above a window.


On the one hand, texture is created with the use of bricks. The same type of bricks can come in different colours due to the production process. Laying the bricks in different directions, therefore, creates a strong texture even though nothing actually protrudes from the wall surface. On the other hand, strong texture is also created on each facade by recessing and projecting of a wall, a column or a tower.


The fortress sense of this complex recalls another architectural style- Romanesque. The single tower stands out from the surroundings, making the facade irregular and imposing.


Maryknoll Convent School suffers from no notable changes or alterations. Old style furnishings and flooring can still be found inside and they are still in good condition. Furthermore, the school complex is one of the finest examples of how old and new buildings can be combined without disturbing its original harmony. The Secondary Section was built twenty-three years later than the Primary Section, but it keeps the style and quality of the Primary Section.






二零零八年,本校及修道院在校董會及聖道明瑪利諾女修會的支持下,根據《古物及古蹟條例》被正式列為法定古蹟。


於一九三七年落成的校舍主樓採用了中世紀修道院或學院的佈局設計,列柱迴廊圍繞露天中庭。校舍建築羣的自由新都鐸風格融合了多種不同的建築設計特色,包括裝飾派藝術、羅馬式、新喬治亞風格和哥德復興式。禮堂內,羅馬式的拱頂天花、面向界限街的麻石階梯、尖拱門、四坡或斜折線形屋頂和建築物正面的塔樓,均是主樓顯著的建築特色。


瑪利諾修院學校整體佈局跟一九三七年落成的主樓保存甚佳,多年來並沒有明顯的改動,校舍內仍保存着古色古香的裝飾和地台。校園內優美的景致,亦大為提高了該建築羣的整體價值。


瑪利諾修院學校在香港學校的建築中甚為罕有,其校舍建築羣亦展示了不同的建築特色,新舊建築融和而無損原有的和諧觀感,是不可多的的典範。學校的紅磚外牆亦令不少香港人留下深刻的印象。