HOTEL WILL
ING ROOMS
and the exterior walls are finished in glazed vitreous mosaic tiling.
The whole building is air-condi- tioned. There are two 14-person passenger lifts for hotel guests and one 8-person service lift. Extra water comes from a deep artesian well sunk in the basement.
Total cost, apart from furnishings but including airconditioning and lifts, is just over $4,500,000, giving an &pproximate cost of $3.50 per cubic foot.
The architect is Mr. G. D. Su, of Hsin Yieh Architects and Associates, The general contractor is the Kason Engineering and Construction Co. Ltd., and other sub-contractors and suppliers include:
PILING: Vibro Piling Co. Ltd. PLUMBING: Acme Sanitary Ware
Co. Ltd.
BATHS AND PLUMBING FIX- TURES: Innis and Riddle (China) Ltd. (Standard). FLOOR TILING: Yuen Hing Hong and Co. Ltd. (Floorflex vinyl asbestos tiles laid by Vai Cheong Co.)
HANDRAILS: Vai Cheong Co.
(Mipolam).
LIFTS: The Jardine Engineering Corporation Ltd. (Schindler). AIR CONDITIONING: The Jar- Jine Engineering Corporation Ltd. (York).
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION:
Cheung Yuen Electric Co. WATERPROOFING: Far East Oil Co. Ltd. (Colpave mastic rock asphalt. to BSS 1097 in basement and to BSS 988 on roof).
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