BIG APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT ON ROBINSON ROAD
Architect: G. D. Su, B.Sc.
Architect's perspective drawing of the project.
will considerably increase the space required for manoeuvring and park- ing the large number of cars which eventually will be circulating through and around the buildings when they are fully occupied.
As was mentioned in our previous the new layout, and should prove the whole front of the project, which issue, there is a huge development much more popular. to take place at Nos. 1 & 3, Robin- son Road. The architect, Mr. G. D. The frontage of the four buildings Su. had originally envisaged a block will extend along Robinson Road, but consisting of five attached buildings, the access will be by way of Peak but on further consideration it was Road. Extensive site formation work decided, in the better interests of is now in progress to prepare the prospective tenants, to build four ground for the new buildings, and The buildings will be ten storeys separate blocks with ample space in order to provide ample open areas in height, each floor containing two between and around the buildings. in front of as well as at the back of apartments making a total of 80 This will allow for better planning as these blocks, the old retaining walls apartments
in all. Following the windows can now be provided on two which formerly contained the site, dimensions of the site, two different sides of the bedrooms instead of only have been extended and re-aligned. shapes of buildings are envisaged. one. The whole project has been This will make it possible to provide One, Block A. will be rectangular stepped up in class and in value by a beautiful terrace running along and the other three, Blocks B. C and
D. will be squarish.
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Site plan showing the positioning of the four buildings.
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All apartments will contain a liv- ing room and a dining room, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. but in Block A the area of the apartments will be larger and the dimensions. particularly that of the living and dining rooms, will be more generous. In Block A too, the verandahs will be considerably larger. being deep- er and extending the full width of the living room and the adjacent bedroom. In the other blocks, the balconies will not be so wide and will only extend the width of the living room.
All the main rooms will extend
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