by means of the escalator. The at- dimensions of the area would ordinari- the Queen's Road entrance carrying traction of this escalator, its speedy ly impose. In the finished design, the 2,500 lbs. at 500 feet per minute, and and smooth operation draws the pedes external appearance of the building one is in the middle of the building trian traffic through the building in- displays the result of the high quality at the Pottinger Street entrance, and stead of through Pottinger Street. This of materials used, and the practicability carries 2,000 lbs. at 300 feet per traffic flow has indeed proved so of its interior lay-out. The completed minute. heavy as to fully justify the judgment structure adds up to one answer the and confidence of the architects in architects had studied the problem providing 78 shops in the building presented to them and had come up where there were formerly only 26, with a perfect solution.
The arcade arrangement of a shop- From whichever viewpoint one looks ping centre within a building has, of at the building, the feeling of dignity course, been fully justified by experi- and symmetrical unity impresses itself
General Contractors: Paul Y. Con-
struction Co.
C.M.A. Cable manufactured by British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd. Supplied by Inniss & Riddle (China) Ltd. Electrical Contractor: Chuen Tai
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MAN YEE BUILDING
KWAN, CHU & YANG ARCHITECTZ JE LASER DELJ
Electrical Co.
Plumbing Work: Lee Yu Kee. Lifts & Escalators: Otis Elevator
Company.
Steel Windows: China Steel Works
Ltd.
Architectural details of main elevations. (Left) Queen's Road side and (Right) Des Voeux Road side.
ence, and provided the location is immediately. The building is irregular good enough to ensure the flow of in shape, being narrower in the clientele, the fact that they are under Queen's Road end than on the Des cover in all weathers is an additional Voeux Road side, the four corners are attraction to shoppers. The lighting not all at right angles, the front of the and general arrangement of these building is 14 storeys high, the back arcades must, of course, be attractive. is 12 floors, and they are linked by a In the case of the Man Yee Building 7-storey section with set-backs. These no effort was spared to make them so. irregularities would be beyond the Aluminium shop fronts were largely ability of a good many architect to used, the designs varying with the overcome, but in this particular case requirements of the goods sold, and there can be no doubt whatsoever that attractive lighting, wide corridors and these difficulties have only helped to ready accessibility are points of at- produce a structure of outstanding traction the public will appreciate. design.
Considering the long, narrow site Two 32R Otis Escalators, with a on which the building stands and its vertical rise of 19'-0", were installed, exceptional height in comparison with each escalator having a capacity of its other dimensions, it was no incon- 5,000 persons per hour. Seven Otis siderable task to produce a design elevators efficiently handle the vertical which would be substantial and well- traffic, of these three are at the Des proportioned, avoiding the spindly ap- Voeux Road entrance carrying 3,000 pearance which the limitations of the lbs. at 500 feet per minute, three at
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Waterproofing: Dreyer & Co., Ltd. Show Windows & Canopy: Hong
Kong Aluminium Ltd. Granite: American
Corp. Locks & Hinges :
& Co., Ltd.
Engineering
Shewan, Tomes
Quarry Tiles (Arcade): Demig
Trading (F.E.) Ltd.
Marble: Vannini Construction Co. Fire Hydrant & System: Victory
Mfg. Co.
"York" Air Conditioners and Electrical Installation (for Whit away, Laidlaw & Co., Jardine Engineering Co-amway
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