S. A. S. AIRLINES OFFICE
Arcade.
View of the office looking towards the entrance.
One of the most attractive Airline offices The new office for the Scandinavian is that of the Scandinavian Airlines Sys- Airlines System in Gloucester Building tem booking office in the Gloucester represents a departure in lighting practice for Hong Kong. From the drawingboard stage the architects. Messrs. Leigh & The general lines of the office was laid Orange, were in close cooperation with down by S.A.S. Headquarters in Stock- the electrical contractors, The China 3. holm. This arrangement puts the freight is integrated into the decoration, instead Engineers, Ltd. As a result the lighting office on the mezzanine, and booking, together with Branch Manager on
of being considered as an afterthought, as seems usual. ground floor.
AN AIRLINES SYSTEM
the
The principal feature of the decor is the dropped ceiling constructed of Oregon pine battens with "spaces between, screwed to "Dexion" stove-enamelled sections sus- pended from hangers. Everything above this suspended ceiling is painted black. Air-conditioning units are concealed above the ceiling to discharge into the open air, and are serviced through hinged panels. Silvered spot bulbs are inset at selected points, but the general lighting consists of
of natural colour; German ''Diox" brand synthetic adhesive was used to hang the wall-paper. This adhesive is moisture-proof and resistant to infestation.
With a mural designed by Miss Diana Madgett.
All furniture and fixtures were designed by the architects with the exception of two rattan chairs. Wood was used in solid slabs of rosewood (Hua Lee) and teak, and the veneers are of lacewood and figured ash. The customers' counter has legs of various diameter brazed brass with decora- tive Perspex apron. The panel top is of lacewood with rosewood lipping. The wall fixtures have a figured ash top with rose- wood lipping drawers faced with figure ash veneer or Formica of lemon yellow colour.
an aluminium louvre
The Facade has
Inset are the
fluorescent tubes between shaped teak panel concealing outlets to air-condition- boards suspended below the dropped ceiling units inside and, at the same time, ing and throwing light up and down. This tidy, up the old facade. results in a very novel shadowing effect to the ceiling which is very attractive indeed. The tubes are at approximately 6 feet intervals, and stretch from wall to wall. In spite of the apparent indirect character of this lighting the intensity of illumina- tion at desk height is 60 foot candles.
The staircase to mezzanine is construct- ed of steel channels lined with " teak boards. Welded angles support the solid teak treads. The floor is laid with black asphalt tiles with grey strips at intervals from front to rear. The walls are finished with three effects:
[. With Latex emulsion paint.
With Japanese woven grass wall-paper
The external facade on Des Voeux Road. 2.
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words "Scandinavian Airlines System" in red Perspex on a blue Formica backing. Above the louvre panel is a square con- taining three dimensional lettering in sheet which replaces a plate glass window on metal painted red, reading "'S.A.S."
mezzanine level.
Architects: Messrs. Leigh & Orange General Contractors: Chang Sung
Construction Co. Flooring Hope & Co. Electrical Installation:
Engineers, Ltd.
The China
Mural: Executed by Advertising &
Publicity Bureau Ltd.
Formica: Keesol Eng. & Comm. Co. Ltd. Paints: Hongkong Paint Products Ltd.