APARTMENTS AT
AT STANLEY
Architect: - Mr. T. C. Yuen
pre-
Photograph of the model showing the elevation to Stanley Village Road In 1925, the late Sir Robert Kotewall has taken place in this locality is a tribute The site on which the apartments to be envisioned an estate development on the to the foresight of Sir Robert Kotewall. described are being built reaps maximum Stanley Peninsula, which was at that time
benefit from the south-west breezes ol an unprepossessing and barren area. With
Intil recently development of a residen- tial nature on the Stanley Peninsula has casterly winds of winter are blocked off
summer, his enthusiasm and energy he proceeded
yet most of the cold north- to promote this project into a reality. He been confined in the main to bungalows by the Island itself. In addition, a line arranged the purchase of a good part of the shortage of available building sites of
and comparatively small houses. With brach is less than 200 yards away. the Peninsula extending from the Stanley Police Station to Island Road. and went
a suitable type in the districts nearer to The site lies in a loop of Stanley Village ahead to allot sections of this area to in the business centre of the Island, however, Road with one boundary conforming to terested purchasers under conditions
people have been looking more to the the arc of that road. The land originally viously agreed upon with Government.
outlying areas. This is not entirely a sloped steeply down from the south-east question of whether sites are available and corner to the north-east comer, and from Strikes, depressions, trade fluctuations, suitable, but is partly attributable to the the north-west Corner down along the political crises, all intervened since then. gradually changing attitude of prospective northern boundary, but in spite of these, slow but definite house owners. Many of these have con- progress had taken place towards the sidered the desirability of having a re- realization of Sir Robert's garden city sidence, which though a little larther from vision. Just before the outbreak of war, town than was necessary, would serve although many vacant lots testified how double purpose in summer by its con- effectively adverse conditions had discour venience to one ΟΓ other of the lovely aged the less adventurous of the original
beaches without the necessity for main- purchasers, that which had been accom-
taining a separate beach house. plished had set its seal on the ultimate success of this locality as a residential area. Although it took fifteen years to reach that stage, progress since the end of the war has been rapid.
Today, the amazing development that
a
The architect adopted the solution of platform, and advantage was taken of the infilling most of the site to form a level
difference in levels to provide garages and other accommodation in the north-east part of the ground.
The three three-storey blocks of apart
200
400
LOOFT
(Above) Block plan.
(Right) Another photograph of the model.
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