lies adjacent to the service stair- new work is in brick. The floors slabs covered with asphalt mem- case in the south-west corner of and roof framing are of reinforced brane, as is the flat roof over the Much of the the building. There are six ser- concrete. The main roofs are rec- servants' quarters. vants' rooms, kitchen and bath- tangular and pitched, with roll existing superficial ornamentation, cornice and string room facilities, a covered service tiles over the cement waterproof including
has been removed in porch and a backyard.
compound rendering on the rein- courses, forced concrete slabs. There is a order somewhat to modernise the Wherever possible use was flat roof over the dining room, elevations of the buildings. made of what was left of the kitchen and service staircase, original structure; most of the which is of reinforced concrete rib
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View of the living room looking towards the fireplace.
Ceilings to the upper rooms are suspended, as suspended, as are those of the halls on the ground floors. Teak- wood parquet flooring is used in the living rooms, halls, din- ing rooms and bedrooms; mo- saic tile flooring is used for all other rooms in the flats. Plans for the rehabilitation of these houses were prepared by
by the Architectural Office of the Public A Works Department.
Metal Windows: China Steel
Works Ltd.
Plywood Doors: Hongkong Ply.
wood Mfg. Co.
Electrical Work:
Hong.
Tung Yuen
Wood Flooring: Tai Yick Hop
Kee.
Felt Roofing: Wm. Jacks & Co..
Ltd.
WILLIAM JACKS & CO., LTD.
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