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2.1971 Box-look avoided
in flats design
IT IS not inevitable that a client's in- vestment requirement of minimum cost and maximum return must result in poor design and equally poor mate- rials.
The point is well illustrated in a multi-storey block of private apart- ments which has recently been com- pleted at Blue Pool Road, Hong Kong. On this project the architect took pains to impress upon the client that a better design along with a good choice of building materials would bring a more successful investment.
The wisdom of this counsel was proved when the apartment block be- came one of the most sought after in the colony. All flats were sold at an average price of HK$165,000, but upon completion of the building the flats were resold at HK$230,000 or more. The flats, despite their relatively small size, command rents of HK$2,500 each per month, exclusive of rates.
There are two flats per floor in the 12-storey building. Each has a floor area of some 1,400 sq. ft. and includes a living/dining room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, balcony, kitchen, utility area and a servant's suite. The two flats share a common lift lobby with the front doors on each side. Entry is into the long living/dining room which opens on to a semi-circu- lar balcony.
The site of about 12,000 sq. ft. was formerly occupied by a two-storey house with garden on a terrace 10 ft. above Blue Pool Road level. It was a difficult site with a narrow 65 ft. fron- tage and a quarter of its areas un-
Far East BUILDER, February 1971