selves.
Direct
estimated that the proposed new building symmetry of its lines will speak for them- doors, and all other automatic features of would cost about $7,000,000.
Each of the After pro-
the most up-to-date design. viding for the Land Company's half share
four public lifts will hold 15 persons and The building itself will be almost square operate at of the Stamp Duty on the purchase of the
a speed of 500 ft/min. with with a frontage of just over 100 feet on SCHINDLER" Supermatic Group Controls property, and for interest and overhead
Pedder Street and go feet on Des Voeux for automatic despatching and selection of charges during reconstruction, the total
Road Central and, being on a very con- traffic programs.
150 They will amount of capital required for the pur- gested corner, special attention had to be Current with Gearless Traction Drive. chase of the site and cost of rebuilding was
paid to the planning of the lobbies and about $13.500.000.
entrance-ways. The main entrance will be The two private lifts of 14 person capa- on Pedder Street and will lead to the lift city will run at 350 ft/min. using Duplex obby set rather to the rear of the building Colective Selective Control. or its south-west side. This will have the son capacity service lift will have a speed advantage in that the lifts and staircases, of 300 ft/min. using Collective Selective
avatories and service rooms will be on the Control. least valuable corner of the building, per- mitting all oflices to have windows opening on to the two main thoroughfares.
Ltd.. Were
To raise this sum, 200,000 shares of the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co.. issued to shareholders at par value of $25.00 per share in accordance with the Resolution passed at the last Annual Meeting, which accounted for $5,000,000.
A further $2,500,000 made available from the normal accumula. tion of reserves, and the balance of
was
$6,000,000 was subscribed by Jardine. Matheson & Co., Ltd., who took "P 100,000 new shares in the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd. for cash at the price of $60.00 per share, this being the full nominal value of $25.00 per share together with a premium of $35.00 per share.
to
The position of the lift and staircase hall will also make it possible to give access to all the office areas by means of a short corridor in the centre of the building.
The 16 per-
The building will be developed to the full volume permitted under the new building ordinance, with sixteen floors of ollice accommodation and a penthouse on the roof which will command an excellent view of the harbour.
The rite partly on reclaimed land, and it was therefore decided that only a limited amount of basement space will be provided to house a central plant for air-condition- ing the whole building.
Since Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. will be occupying the five lower floors, the arrangement of the lifts is of special in- terest. There will be four public lifts In the design of the new Jardine which will only service the sixth and the The facing material will be precast ter- House, the architects have not attempted floors above. Two additional private lifts, razzo slabs to blend with the other build- use any fancy embellishments in the with a separate lift lobby, for Jardine's ings recently built by the owners with the shape of projecting cornices, mouldings, personnel, will serve the first five floors, exception of the ground floor walls which architraves, recessed spandrels, projecting The motor room for the two private lifts will be faced with a highly polished deep fins or special materials or colouring of will be situated on the seventh floor, and a blue granite imported from Italy. any kind. The set-backs above the twelfth separate motor room above the roof level floor at the west and south elevations will will control the public lifts. bring into prominence, and give a tower
effect to, the corner of the building, and The lifts, of course, will be "SCHINDL the imposing proportions enhanced by the ER", all equipped with fully automatic
Pre-fabrication of the structural steel members and the piling is proceeding on scheduled time, and the building is due for completion towards the end of 1957.
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