Changing rooms are provided along provided; each of these cuts through the south side of the hall; apart from the entire section of the structure. being used for students changing for Double columns are employed where physical training and sports, they these expansion joints occur. may also be used as dressing rooms
All of the classrooms, the domestic science room, the staff rooms and the office have asphalt tile floors. Six different multi-coloured patterns were used for the twelve classrooms. The
when any stage performance requires A one inch thick fibre glass quilt handwork room, which is used for it: in such a case, they can be ap- was laid between the roof slab and carpentry, has a teak parquet floor procached directly from the stage the screeding for insulation against to minimise damage to dropped tools. and it will not be necessary to pass the heat, which is further improved The stage has an American Pine floor backward and forward through the by white-washing the gravel surfac- with a four inch hardwood skirting. hall itself.
ing of the felt membrane roofing. It has been found in previous works The school was designed by the At the east end of the building, that it is very difficult to get rid of Architectural Office of the-Public there are quarters for the caretakers, the rainwater that finds its way into Works Department. The building was consisting of two living rooms, kitchen and a bathroom.
a the screeding, etc., which were
invariably laid before the roofing felt. So, for this building the cement Adjoining the school is a small curb was built with small gaps at open playground for the students, three foot intervals to let out any which will provide additional recrea- water that may accumulate; these tion facilities.
openings were filled up just before the roofing felt was laid.
Construction is of reinforced con- crete frame and follows fairly con- with Snowcem, while internal walls All exterior walls were finished ventional lines. All walls and parti- received two coats of cement paint in tions are of hollow cement blocks. order to withstand the rough usage Owing to the length of the building, inevitable in а building of this three expansion joints have been nature.
completed in five months.
Contractors (Site formation): Tak
Hing Co.
Contractors (Building):
Co.
Fook Lee
Electrical work: British General
Electric Co., Ltd.
Asphalt Tiles: Armstile Co. Roofing: Dreyer & Co., Ltd.
Fibreglass Insulation: Harry Wick-
ing & Co., Ltd.
Mosaic Tiles: Wing Wah Co.
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Details of the expansion joints
(A) The expansion joint at the south junction of the main schwol building with the covered playground block. (B) The expansion joints in the classroom block. (C) The joint at the north junction of the main building and the covered playground. Expansion joints on roof (D) and floor (E). The joint between the roof of the single storey covered playground block and the wall of the double storey main school building is shown at (F).
For all kinds
of
Tiles and Tiling
Consult
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