No_2_April_and_May__1941 — Page 26

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Hong Kong Builder

Front view of the Apartment Building as it appears to-day and, at right, appearance of the site before demolition work.

MEGHING LOO

The cross section of the building shown at lower left illustrates the setting of the foundations of the building below Wyndham Street level.

How he solved the problem is illustrated in the typical

floor plan which we publish with this article. Judging

from the plan alone, the Architect seems to have taken

a rather involved way of solving the problem of public

circulation space and access to the various rooms, but

not having visited the building itself we are in no posi-

tion to judge whether this plan could be improved on.

The appearance of the building from the exteric

has received rather unusual treatment, being finished in

ceramic tiles and coloured cement plaster. The fact that

it does attract favourable attention in spite of its un-

fortunate position and angle to the street is of itself

sufficient testimony to its attractiveness of design.

The Architect was Mr. L. Biau, and the General

Contractors, Messrs. Sun Sang Co.