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Altogether, the total rentable office accommodation available for prospec- tive tenants will be almost 90.000 square feet

muin plant will lead; large toms will blow air over the cold colls in these rooms tuļu đucts which will sprend The conditioned air evenly over the noors

Additional air-conditioning machi- nery on the messuaine floor above- The Queen's Rond tenants' entrance will produce conditioned air for the- banking hell und the remainder of the Bank's premises.

The building k expected to be completed at a cost of approximately 315.000.000, and will be constructed In two phases. It is hoped that early Lo 1950, demolition will start on the Dorth part of the aid wilding ad- Joining Des Voeux Road: during this period, the Bank will continue to operate in the premises It occupies at present adjoining Queen's Road at the south end of the site The divid– Ing line ↳ such that the whole of the present Bank's vaults will be lett un- disturbed. although

although there will be Inevitably a certain amount of crowd- Ing in the Bank's office accommoda- tion:

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with its line of blg windows is shiy This first phase of construction expressed on the east side of the will take 2-21 years to complete bullding and the tastefully designed whereupon the Bank will move into Des Voeux Road Elevation with its its new quarters and the other hall The architecta carefully consistered

enriched bronze main entrance door of the old building the Queen's Road the new building in relatiup to the ways and canoples will form the end will then be demolished. After Kongkong Bank and the Bank of

most important elements of the de- the completion of the demolition, the sign. High up on this mayi farade second phase of the new hudding China and decided that the new will be constructed an ongosing and will commence and this is expecteć Chartered Bank should blend with ornemental barony which will stand to take about 9-12 months. The en- the other two banks to form a more out as a centre of interest against a tire scheme will. therefore, be finish- less balanced composition: the "fall" of comparatively plain finishes. ed in approximately four years time beight of the Chartered Bank was. The sot of the canopy over this This may appear to be rather longer therefore, made approximately the same as that of the Bank of China balcons will be decorated in Italian than is necessary. but three factors

glass mosales. The fulshed offel, ds can be seun frim thu phufngraphs, will be that of a brund, massive building Banked by two dagant and slander structure Architectmafly, the Hongkong Bunk will. however, siṭli dominate ffle composition to a certain extent by virtue of the fun that it extends along the southern alde of Statue Square and is positioned on lis cen

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The framework of the building will and complexity of the project, the be of structural steel with a facing necessity for having to construct the of Hong Kong granite on the front building in two phases, and the usug and the sides of the math tower. The problems and dimeuitles inevitably foundation work femainder of the elevations will be encountered with faced with granite plaster and locally a restricted sit in the Central made green glazed terracotta tiles.

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The impression of richness and Phase One of the new buildin; prosperity given by the dimensions will measure about 135-0" In depth of the 30'-0" high banking hall will and Phase Two about 85'-0" so tha The new bugding will line up with be enlianced by the fine bnisbes to the existing building (during the Ltw frontages of the Bank of Unma be used internally the facings of construction of Phase One will be and Hongkong Bank Buildings. The the round columns and the counter approximately 80′-0′′ deep and 80'-0" means the sacrifice ta Government of tops will be of black marble walls wide The completed structure wil valuable property but will permit the will be lined with "une" marble: rover an area of 17.600 square feet widening of the pavement and Des bruns and bevelled edge plate glass L 220-yr bv 80′-0′′.

Vor Road, viuch wül render A great benefli to the Public and will improve the expung congested con- dilins along this stretch

will be used extensively in the in- terior for vällings, grilles and screens. To deaden disturbing noise. the ar- chillects will spectry acoustic tiles for the ceiling and rubber wring in the banking hall.

The urchitects and civil engineer: for the Dow Chartered Bank Building are Messrs. Palmer and Tumer.

The design of the new balding is Datume lines and is modern in ex-

The historical dila mntained Datalun I rutain the formally The tug Bank building will be air the intenduction to this article wa and dignity traditionally expected in sonditioned throughout the main ken from "The Oldest Foreign hunk architecture despite an almost plant being on the Afth Boor to keep Bank in China printed in "Chin: radical, but nevertholdss welcome in- tu e minimum the distances the cold Trade & Engineering". and FOXE fmdaction of external colour in the lines will have to travel Each Hour "Realins of Kilver" by Str Complur nortnally allstëre bulkingə devoted I contain a weather-muker room Markenzie published

Bih finance. The banking hall into which the frigid lines from the and Kegan Paul, London.

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