No_2_August_1963 — Page 85

CATHOLIC COLLEGE BLENDS

WITH NATURAL BEAUTY

OF ITS

ITS ISLAND

ISLAND SITE

The dominating building at the new Salesian College is this block which includes chapel and refectory. The recessed windows give adequate shade and allow plenty of ventilation. The long, upper windows cover the chapel and the French windows belows lead to the dining room. All windows seen here are of coloured glass.

THE

architectural unobtrusive-

ness of the new Salesian Philosophical College on Cheung Chau island. Hong Kong, enables it to blend in with the natural beauty of the site.

The College, spread over about 20,000 square feet. consists of one 3-floor and two 2-floor terraced buildings. It is set near the tip of a small craggy peninsula jutting into the sea on the south side of the island (lot 25. I.L. 956 and 19).

Covered walks and ramps link the three structures, which are of rein- forced concrete frame construction with brick infilling.

Full advantage is taken of the splendid views by the unstinted use of windows.

The central refectory-chapel building, the dominating feature of the College. has long oblong win- dows of coloured sheet glass on both front floor levels. Light streams in from every corner of the octagonal shaped building. tinting the plain cream wash of the walls and highlighting the five types of Italian marble used for the balus- trade and altar.

At first it seems that the atmos-

phere of this building has been achieved at the expense of the tradi tional "cross" theme of nave and transept. However. a second glance reveals this layout exists. but in a form disguised by the octagonal shape of the building.

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