14 Gao’an Road, at Kangping Road
Amyron Apartments
高安公寓（阿麦仑公寓）
Art Deco and Modernist
Completed in 1941, Amyron is a six-storey residential design by Léonard’s practice at Gao’an and Kangping Roads. It transforms a small irregular plot into a curved street wall.
Explore the historical timeline
Capture date unstated; published 2023-11-01
Amyron’s curved corner. Image published by the Xuhui housing authority in 2023; capture date unstated.
Xuhui housing authority: Amyron Apartments · Publishing institution; photographer not separately credited · Image source · Original source declares no open licence
At a glance
- Built
- 1941
- Architect
- LVK; Alexandre Léonard
- Architecture
- Art Deco and Modernist
- Original use
- Residential
- Present use
- Residential
- Address
- 14 Gao’an Road, at Kangping RoadGao’an Road
Architecture and use: sources[1]
The beginning
Why was it built here?
Completed in 1941, Amyron is a six-storey residential design by Léonard’s practice at Gao’an and Kangping Roads. It transforms a small irregular plot into a curved street wall.[1]
Listed as a heritage building in 1994, it underwent conservation in 2020. The entrance initials A and L are associated with Léonard and Anna; the official account qualifies the story of a gift to his wife as reported tradition.[1]
Look up, then look closer
Details worth a closer look
Massing and façade
Horizontal windows, white balconies and yellow facing tiles wrap around the curve. The recessed entrance makes the upper arc more pronounced and creates a pause at the corner.[1]
Space and details
The ground floor originally contained the lobby, garage and service rooms; the top two levels formed a duplex. The curve shapes internal rooms as well as the façade.[1]
One building, changing roles
Read the building through time
Captions distinguish photographic dates from publication dates; periods without reliable images are covered in the text.
- 1941
Apartments completed
Léonard’s practice arranged apartments around the curved corner, with a duplex above.[1]
- 1994
Heritage listing
Included in Shanghai’s second list of outstanding historic buildings.[1]
- 2020
Conservation repairs
Xuhui’s housing authority carried out conservation while residential use continued.[1]
Today and visiting
Discover the building from the street
Residential[1]
- Address
- 14 Gao’an Road, at Kangping Road
- Visiting
- Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.
Sources checked: 2026-10-26 · Observe from public pavements; entry follows posted opening and booking rules. Respect residential, office and worship uses. A guide marker is not permission to enter.
Shanghai and the world
Read history across the neighbourhood
Neighbouring apartments, houses and public spaces have different construction and use histories. Addresses, photograph directions and records together reveal how the neighbourhood developed.[1]
More photographs
Capture date unstated; published 2023-11-01
Historic Amyron photograph. The source says only “internet”; original photographer and capture date remain unknown.
Xuhui housing authority: Amyron Apartments · Publishing institution; photographer not separately credited · Image source · Original source declares no open licence
Text and image sources
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- Xuhui housing authority: Amyron Apartments ↗
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- Xuhui housing authority: Amyron Apartments ↗
Original source declares no open licence
- Xuhui housing authority: Amyron Apartments ↗
Original source declares no open licence
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