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Another view of the Sky Room.
projecting terraces, several on different levels, with a cantilevered reinforced concrete "saucer" about 34′0′′ in diameter forming the central hub of the terracing.
The ballroom section itself is within the circular designed building and dining and lounge spaces at different levels arranged concentrically around an elliptically shaped dance floor. The centre section has a clear span of 74'0" and is covered by a roof carried on a series of eight steel trusses built up of 4" angle iron, the whole surmounted by a large ventilator which provides natural air ventilation through the peak of the roof. The false ceiling is formed of gypsum plaster on expanded metal sheeting fastened to the underside of the truss, and is further lined with cork panels for thermal and sound insulation purposes. Into this false ceiling has been set the elliptical dome over the dance floor, around the base of which indirect lighting fixtures have been placed. The inside of the dome is decorated with novel glass fittings which provide some very unusual effects when the illumination is turned on.
The total diameter of the floor, including the outer lounges and dining alcoves, is 120′0′′, but the supporting columns for the circular roof is set 23′0′′ from the outer walls, leaving a clear unobstructed span of 74′0′′. The spaces between these supporting columns forming the inner wall of the ballroom have not been entirely enclosed witn brickwork. Wide sections on both the east and west sides have been left open and, aided by cross-beams designed to give a grille effect for decorative purposes, form openings through which daylight illumination for the ballroom is provided.
The areas outside the central section have been roofed in with flat hollow tile reinforced concrete slabs, providing ceiling areas unbroken by projecting beams.
The ballroom entrance is from King's Road, and comprises a vestibule and large lounge from which a curving staircase rises the twenty feet necessary to reach the ballroom floor level.
The valuable King's Road frontage up to North Point Road is built over with thirteen 3-story houses in which shops are provided at ground floor level, and two floors of flats above. The main entrance to the amusement park is at the corner of King's and North Point Roads. This is a spacious area which at the ground floor level is large enough to admit large crowd rapidly through a number of turnstiled gates. On the first floor above this entrance section is situated the large Chinese restaurant, called the
View of the upper terrace.
Photograph taken from the lower terrace.
"King Kwong" Restaurant, which occupies the whole floor. The kitchen and service areas for this restaurant are situated on the floor above.
The architect and designer of the whole project was Mr. S. F. Lew, while Mr. Geo. W. Grey acted as consulting architect. Mr. Lew, although a long resident of the Colony, is not very well known in local architectural circles, but the very excellent and original detailing involved in this project, both from an architectural and ornamentation viewpoint, reflects great credit upon his experience and ability.
The general contractors were Gray Bros.. and the various sub-contractors were drawn from well-known local firms.
Luna Park Ltd. are the owners of the project, the capital subscribed being partly Chinese and partly foreign, while Gray Bros, are acting as general managers.
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