PENINSULA COURT
New Annexe to the Peninsula Hotel
Architects: Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.
Photograph of the finished building, showing north and east elevations.
It is inevitable that in the march of suited to the character into which the the west side, steel sheet piles had to progress many attractive and perhaps neighbourhood has developed and be driven around the perimeter of the historical landmarks in the Colony more realistically adjusted to the tre- lot. Every precaution
taken precaution was must be obliterated to make way for mendously increased value of the land. while driving these sheet piles but, in modern commercial buildings more Readers will perhaps recall from a spite of this, some slight damage was previous issue of this journal, Vol. 11 unavoidably caused to both neigh- The foundation No. 3, the the historical background bouring buildings. of the 3-storey building which original- piles were likewise driven with utmost ly occupied the ground upon which care but in this case no difficulties Peninsula Court has now been erected. were encountered.
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Picturesque though the old building Building work on the general con- was, we feel sure that there will be tract commenced in the early part of unanimous agreement that the new 1956. Excavation was carried out building more fittingly represents the with comparative ease as much sand important district in which it is was found underneath the site which was evidently at one time part of the
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The site belongs to the Hong Kong Kowloon foreshore. The presence of & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., and once it this sand was noted by the Govern- was decided to develop it, plans for ment Sand Monopoly Office, and the the 12-storey building were entrusted sand thus excavated was all measured to Mr. Faitfone Wong, B.Sc. (Arch), and paid for. and the demolition of the old structure began soon after.
Demolition was completed and the site cleared by the end of August 1955. Piling for the foundations com- menced in September and was com- pleted by the end of the year.
The structural steel arrived in time for setting on the foundations and in point of fact the last three shipments were ahead of schedule enabling this part of the work to be carried out with the utmost expedition. The erection of the structural steel was quite As the new building has a basement straightforward, except for some minor and adjoins the Star Hotel on the adjustments which had to be made as Typical floor plan second to ninth floors. north side and the Kowloon Hotel on the work progressed.
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