No_1_1956 — Page 22

It is indeed a pity that a master plan before commencing building operations. was not prepared before any of the post. The rear arm requires the demolition of war buiklings were erected, i.e. the Nurses' the doctors quarters. Home, the Out Patients Department and re-housexl easily in rented new flats with the Infirmary. Except for these last out disturbing the running of the hospital named, the buildings are all ready for demo'ition. The low capital outlay on the Out Patients Department and Infirmary

warrants

more maintenance expenditure than they are receiving,

The problem was to find the appropriate site to build the new hospital and provide a solution which could be built in stages with the least disturbance of the operations of the Hospital.

The drawings are now made to 1/20 of an inch to a foot and must be considered

no There is The doctors can be preliminary studies.

loubt that whatsoever upon study to a larger scale. that the spatial divisions can be tightened to give a slightly smaller build- ing but not much smaller. This will take care of certain inadequacies which will be discovered upon consultation and study.

As the free Out Patients Department is an essential public service, and does the most work for the greatest number of people, the new Out Patients Department should be started first.

the wording that a board room is to be Although the programme by virtue of

provided for Great Hall, implies its demolition, after

use

similar to that of the

some discussion it is retained as а

The external appearance is again simple and direct to convey a tropical hospital in

business-like way,

а

virtue of its proportions and size.

It will dominate Waterloo Road by The focal feature to be seen through a colon- patches of lawn and trees in front of the nade from Waterloo Road. The records of building and the long entrance porch from Waterloo Road will convey a welcoming gesture from the hubbub of the road. This will make it a hospital of distinction. The psychological side of a building's appearance is important too.

The Government has consented to close Kwong Wah Street and place the land at the disposal of the scheme. Eventually past munificence will therefore be intact. the Government would give up the Disin-

The whole layout is simple and direct fecting Station. In return the Government and appears to be effortless, as if the site

was made for it.

wants a site for two new schools.

The obvious position of the hospital is Principal Statistics: to site it on Waterloo Road. The main buildings would have the best exposure, viz. south-east.

The building operations would be sited in the east corner where there are no build- ings on the junction of Dundas Street and Waterloo Road.

The design is in the form of letter "T" thereby centralising the vertical communi- cations at the junction.

The eastern arm and central stack re- quire no demolition of existing buildings

Building Cost

Equipment & Furnishing Costs Building time (whole scheme) Main Hospital & two Out Patients Dept. Sisters & Nurses' Quarters

Lecture Hall

Doctors' and Senior Staff Flats Staff Barracks Workshops

Mortuary Services

Great Hall

Area of site for new Hospital

42

12

$19,370,000 5,000,000 months storeys

II

2

7

I

5 & 4

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Alteration

As existing 233,250 sq. ft.

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GLASS.

BLOCKS -

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HEAT INSULATION

SOUND INSULATION

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