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The clean lines of the bullding are shown in this view. The photograph was taken Several weeks ago, before a new multi-storey block filled in the gap on the right.
PACIFIC
Entrance canopies are hyperbolic paraboloids
Taesthetically
produce a building that is aesthetically pleasing in the crowded central area of Hong Kong, while at the same time catering to clients' requirements for the maxi- mum amount of rentable office space
is not easy.
In Queen's Road Central, Victoria, where narrow frontages to the build- ing lots have resulted in terraces of multi-storey blocks broken only by side streets, the problem is accen- tuated.
Pacific House, the latest addition to the business centre of Victoria, is located on a trapezium-shaped site of 5,743 sq. ft., bounded on the north east by the main Queen's Road Central and on the east by a minor Road, Zetland Street. It is adjoin- ed on its north west boundary by another multi-storey block under construction.
Clean Lines
Apart from the usual "maximum usable rental office space", the client's proposal was for ground floor shops with offices on the upper floors, in a completely air-condition- ed building.
Architect, Mr. Stanley Kwok, of Eric Cumine, in considering the shape and form of the building and relating it to the existing townscape has set the block back from the lot line to obtain a clean and unbroken skyline from its base to the roof line.
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Side detail showing the air vent for the lift shaft next to the service entrance.
Far East Architect & Builder April, 1965