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TAKSHING HOUSE

17 — STOREY

DES VOEUX

RD. PREMISES

NOTABLE AMENITIES

Architects:-

Kwan, Chu and Yang

Architect's perspective of the new building

Featuring a number of ultra-modern amenities and installations, Takshing House, 20 Des Voeux Road Central, is a recent addition to Hong Kong's ever-increasing number of imposing new business premises.

The old building, purchased by the Tak Shing Investment Co. Ltd. from Jardine, Matheson and Co. Ltd. in December 1951. was demolished in July of 1957, and piling preparatory to the erection of the present 17-storey building, was begun in October 1957.

The new Takshing House has a rentable area of 100,000 square feet and is centrally air-conditioned. The ground and first floors are for Japan Air Lines Co. Ltd. and Tai Yip Co. Ltd. The third floor is reserved for medical practitioners, while the offices of Tak Shing Invest- ment Co. Ltd. are on the 16th floor and the remaining floors house various offices. A penthouse will be used as a conference and recreation hall.

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The first "curtain wall" in Hong

The main facade of Takshing House, possible by the high degree of flexi- on Des Voeux Road, utilises 10,000 bility of the Wallspan system. Kong, and a "touch-and-go" elevator system introduced by the Otis Eleva square feet of Wallspan. The mullions

The fierce wind pressures in Hong tor Company, are among the

are of 6-5/8 in. depth on centres of Kong were carefully considered, and interesting features of Takshing House. 4 ft. 2 in. and a design was selected the grid and the fixing to the floor The contract for the manufacture and with the glazing legs at the back of slabs were specially designed to take supply of Wallspan aluminium curtain the mullion in order to provide a full account of this factor. Clear glass is walling was let to the British company, forward projection and flush fitting

forward projection and flush fitting in. plate and the main infilling Williams and Williams Ltd., through to the door slabs. Thus a strong panel in the spandrel areas is 'Vitros- their agents in Hong Kong, The vertical line was created a feature lab' of 1 in. thickness. This panel is China Engineers Ltd.

desired by the architect and made radiation-resistant and has been de-

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