The badminton court
the main hall on three sides and thus pro- vides an excellent gallery from which to watch matches or other activities taking place below.
From the reading room a staircase (not shown on the plan) leads up to the lat Toof, which may be used for social gather ings and the informal barbecue parties for which the Club has a well deserved re- putation.
The planning is open and, where pos sible, doors have been eliminated to give an hospitable feeling and sense of space. When desired, privacy can be obtained in certain sections of the building by cur- tains and sliding walls.
Construction is generally conventional, but worthy of note is the extensive use of Naco louvre windows at the top of the walls of the central hall and in the changing rooms; in the latter case they are screened оп the outside by concrete grilles.
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The great lounge floor, the back wall is windowless with This stage
of construction has cost only a pair of solid doors, which can be about $250,000; not the least surprising closed during matches. Relief is afforded thing about the building is that its cost by the lime-green and brick-red walls be- works out at about $1.32 per cube foot, with a hind the bar, which itself is of terrazzo including architect's fees, driveways, car black wood counter. The floor parks, etc., but not including furnishings. with mottled red asphalt tiles. areas surrounding the hall covered This is a very low figure for a building of this type and reflects great credit on all The entrance hall with its flower boxes concerned. Further plans will provide for are finished with light brown mosaic tiles, more tennis courts to bring the total to with parts of the walls painted brick-red twelve, two of which will be floodlit a and large picture windows flanking the squash court, four bowling alleys and a main doors.
separate building for servants' quarters. in The spectators seats, shown on the plan
tiles; the walls at this level are finished in The first floor has mottled black asphalt
various colours to separate the different functions of the areas and so eliminate unnecessary partitions.
front of the ground floor verandah, were not erected at this stage and will probably be added at a later date.
Ultimately, the old club-house situated An interesting feature of the first floor just to the south-east of the new building. is the long bank of windows extending will be demolished to allow for lawns and along the entire east wall of the great a playground near to the fine swimming lounge. These are actually located a short pool. Additional changing rooms for distance out from the columns and are bathers will also be erected at some future canted outwards at the top to provide date just west of the pool.
Architect: mostly cement non-glare vision downwards to two tennis
Eric Cumine, courts and, from the rounded end of the A.A. (Dip.), A.LA.A. lounge, the swimming pool.
External finishes plaster painted with off-white Snowcem with some exterior walls of brick and random stone left in their natural state. The changing rooms, kitchen and pantry have mosaic tile floors and glazed tile dadoes. The walls above the dadoes in
The badminton hall has a teak parquet floor with light brown terrazzo finished railings having asphalt tile tops. The end walls are painted charcoal
and the grey ceiling is white; these colours are the re- cognised requirements for the playing of badminton at night, and the lighting has been arranged over the centre of the court on either side to the recommendations of Philips Industries (Far East), Ltd., for international matches. For matches tak ing place during the hours of daylight. curtains can be drawn a'ong the west wall of the great lounge to shut off glare from the first floor windows. On the ground
the changing rooms are painted in bright
colours practice.
a radical departure from normal
Gas plays a most important part in the provision for cooking one No. 2751/2 Radiation Gas Range being installed for all cooking requirements. Two large Ascot Multipoint water heaters supply ample hot water for showers.
The furniture was designed entirely by lady members of the Club, who also co- operated with the architect on the colour scheme.
F.R.I.B.A..
General Contractors: Sung Kee Zee &
Sons,
Plumbing Installation: Kitson & Co. Ltd. Electrical Installation: Chuen Tai Elec-
trical Co.
Crittall Metal Windows: Dodwell & Co..
Ltd.
Roofing: Dreyer & Co., Ltd.
Naco Louvre Windows: John D. flat-
chison & Co., Ltd.
Tile-Tex Asphalt Tile Floors: Holland-
China Trading Co., Ltd. Philips Lighting Fixtures:
Co., Ltd.
Gilman &
Gas Installation: The Hongkong &
China Gas Co., Ltd.
The main entrance
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The covered verandah