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the distance, was not exactly down town shopping centre frequent- ed by tourists and prospective cus- tomers. This, together with the re- quirement of setting aside half of the ground storey, ruled out the de- sirability of utilising the ground storey extensively as shopping arcade.
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Since by far the larger portion of the building would be for offices, greater importance was attached to this type of accommodation. In the design the architects T. C. Yuen and Co. strived for the maximum de- velopment of the site and to provide maximum lighting and ventilation for the offices.
The result was a 22-storey office building including one basement and one lower basement floor. The bulk of the office space was placed in the front overlooking the main thorough face with the benefit of the much desired southern exposure. Smaller offices were placed on the two flanks and the vertical circulation core, comprising six lifts, was in the mid- dle at the rear.
With the location of the lifts thus decided a shopping arcade on a less elaborate scale was created on the eastern half of the ground storey for direct access from Queen's Road. A side entrance was provided for con- venient access from Des Voeux Road.
The transformer
and air- room conditioning plant room are contain- ed in the lower basement itself. Mezzanine and ground floor shop space provide a total rentable shop area of 15,000 sq. ft.
The 1st to 19th floors contain office space
totalling 100,000 sq.
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The volume of the building is
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9TH TO 19TH FLOOR PLAN
1,681,200 cu. ft., on a site area of 13,633 sq. ft.
Elevations
Building elevations were designed with the adjoining enviroment in mind. Bank buildings immediately on each side are faced with granite so the architect achieved an impres- sive facade with simplicity and dignity by the use of white marble slabs and an aluminium window- walling system with aluminium mul- lions or fins to create an illusion of verticality and majestic height.
The colour of the marble blends well with the adjacent structures and the effect is one of enhancement and harmony.
The Hang Chong building was the first in Hong Kong to use marble facings to a 22-storey level.
Twelve thousand square feet of White Carrara B was used on all external pilasters to the top floor level. Belgian Blue was used on columns to canopy level, with Bel- gian Black to all wall facings in the arcade. Travertino Romano and Lido patterns were used on the arcade floor.
The marble was supplied by Raoul Bigazzi Artistic Works, Hong Kong.
Consultants and Contractors
Architect: T. C. Yuen & Co. Consulting structural engineer: Pro- fessor S, Mackey of Faculty of Engin- eering & Architecture, University of Hong Kong.
Consulting mechanical engineers: J. Roger Preston & Partners.
Far East Architect & Builder January, 1965
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Owner: Hang Moy Investment Co.Ltd. General contractor: Sung Foo Kee. Site investigation: Intrusion Pre- pakt. (Far East) Ltd.
Sheet piling & R. C. foundations: Gammon (H.K.) Ltd.
Tanking & waterproofing: Rheopanol Plumbing & drainage installation: Tung On Plumbing Co. Ltd.
Fire service installation: Tai On Co. Ltd.
Electrical installation: & Co. Ltd.
U. Spalinger
Lift installation: Otis Elevator Co. Air-conditioning installation: Jardine Eng. Corp. Ltd.
Aluminium windows: Henry Hope & Son, Ltd,
Aluminium shopfronts: Consultant Ltd.
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