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Technical Institute

makes full use of its site

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THE optimimum utilisation of space is always an important art in Hong Kong. For the Government's new Technical Institute at Morrison Hill it was a vital necessity.

A site of only 44,360 sq.ft., front- ing on to the new Oi Kwan Road and adjacent to Wood Road Technical School, was available for the facility. On this, the architects were called upon to provide places for about 1,300 full-time students or the equi- valent in block-release or part-time day-release students. To add to their difficulties, the elimination of any mechanical means of vertical circula-

Far East BUILDER, February 1971

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, PWD

owners

architects

CYRUS S.C. FUNG DipArch (Sheffield), ARIBA architect-in-charge

SHIU TẠI & CO. LTD.

main contractor

tion was stipulated.

Extending to the full height per- missible without lifts, the final design was inevitably a six-storey main teach- ing, administrative and workshop block. This is taken to the site boun- dary on three sides and is linked at the rear by a covered way to an elevated assembly hall, so virtually filling the triangular site.

Within the building provision is made for 13 teaching classrooms, four lecture theatres, administrative and staff offices, the assembly hall with stage, common rooms and canteen, four drawing offices, an air-condition- ed visual aids room and cinema, library and exhibition area in a general facili- ties sector, while in the technical sec- tor there are 22 specialised workshops,

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