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adopt. The site upon which it serves is a plateau of about 155 yards by 115 yards, of which the larger side commands the harbour, and which, being in fact a portion of the hill side, was marginally a piece of rough rocky ground with a rapid fall toward the sea, Phatin Stn.

From the outset, there could have been trouble in adapting the buildings to the site but none which might not have been readily overcome with care. While the plans were in the course of preparation, works were undertaken in the colony for cutting down the site to a more level area. Apart from the fact that such alteration could in itself render useless the plans prepared for the original site, the preceding was originally ground regularly unfortunate. It is admitted that building on a slope is somewhat strongly marked close to it would be better, both for the sake of surface drainage and external ventilation, to build on the slope rather than bring the building in an excavation: in this particular case the result has been to create a bank of considerable height along the greater portion of the land sides of the site.

The architect has therefore been compelled to crowd his ward blocks as much as possible and to make use of the dead corner, but he is then faced by a further difficulty arising from the fact that he advances...

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adopt. The site upon which it serves is a plateau of about 155 yards by 115 yards, of which the larger side commands the harbour, and which, being in fact a portion of the hill side, was marginally a piece of rough rocky ground with a rapid fall toward the sea, Phatin Stn. From the outset, there could have been trouble in adapting the buildings to the site but none which might not have been readily overcome with care. While the plans were in the course of preparation, works were undertaken in the colony for cutting down the site to a more level area. Apart from the fact that such alteration could in itself render useless the plans prepared for the original site, the preceding was originally ground regularly unfortunate. It is admitted that building on a slope is somewhat strongly marked close to it would be better, both for the sake of surface drainage and external ventilation, to build on the slope rather than bring the building in an excavation: in this particular case the result has been to create a bank of considerable height along the greater portion of the land sides of the site. The architect has therefore been compelled to crowd his ward blocks as much as possible and to make use of the dead corner, but he is then faced by a further difficulty arising from the fact that he advances...
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adopt. The site upon

to to which it seves messagt habuitheigs an

tobe pland is a cectaupe of about 155 yo by 115 you, of which the larger sider com dents and I and which, being in fact a I stion of the hill wide severlerting the harborn,

was

arginally a piece of rough cockly ground

with a rapid fall toward the sea, Phatin

Stn.

from hunted, there could have been troe

de

with difficulty in adafting the buildings &

the site but none which

kery

Braduate

might

but with c

- audley and the srecise fou

little insomnity have been readily on conven While, hoween the pluss were in for counse of preparation which the flow of the site as it arquically Existed, works were

eundertakes

in the colony for cutting

2.4 on the site a 36

an

really bail flatear. Apart from the fact that Shin alteration could in itself render uncles. She plans prepared thread the riginal site the -pereceding was auginal pround regularly infortunate. It is admitted that fahigpitel

Imst be bunch on ca

Somewhat

Thongly Manked close it

better, both forthe sukey curface chromage m

ofentimal

C

external butilatio, & build on the shofe rather thom brink the building in an excavation : in this particular case the reselling the develling

of

Lor been to evine a bank of bey considecable_ heigth along the greater portion of the sand & sides of the site : She inhitect has therefore benderaam & Ruf his ward blacks as much

bt.

• possible and of the dead comer Abled E Like but he is then weck by

a teend difficulty anding

from the fact that-racey fact that he advances

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