PENTHOUSE APARTMENT IN TOWER COURT
In the last number of this publica- Managing Director of Lee Hysan of course, the upper floor where the tion we described Tower Court. the Estates Co., Ltd., the owners of the living and dining rooms are located. newly completed 15-storeyed building building. In actual fact, the apart- on Hysan Avenue. In the penthouse ment occupies half the thirteenth These rooms, which are large and of this building is located the re- and the whole of the fourteenth magnificently proportioned, have been sidence of Mr. R. C. Lee, O.B.E., the floors, but the centre of interest is. beautifully furnished. and the decor-
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View of the liquor cabinet with the doors open.
The drawing room looking towards the fireplace.
The inlaid sliding doors between the living and dining room.
The dining room looking towards the drawing room.
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ative scheme, is artistic and colour- ful. Most of the furniture has been specially designed for this apartment. but
a number of antique Chinese pieces of great intrinsic and artistic value have been tastefully included in the decor, creating a satisfying mingling of the oriental and the occidental in the atmosphere of these two principal rooms.
The entrance from the lift hall is through folding screens of tradition- al Chinese style finished in red and gold lacquer, making an impressive introduction into this magnificent apartment. The two main walls on either side of these screens are of a deep wine red colour, providing a rich background to the furnishings and contrasting with the lighter colour of the other walls and the ceiling.