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book-shelves extending the full width of the walls: a door leads to the covered verandah.

On the first floor. doors open off the stair hall to the large drying room and three bedrooms. Each bedroom has a bathroom en suite.

built-in closet

space, and or other of the two

Through the vestibule is the stair- ample hall which opens directly into the access to one living room, of which the beautiful verandahs on this floor. marble fireplace is the most con- spicuous feature. Sliding-folding doors placed in the north and west walls open to a verandah. From this verandah a few steps lead down to a terrace, which has direct access to the turfed lawn and garden.

Beyond the servants' quarters. there is a vegetable garden, separated from the lawn by a low wall. A service entrance leads up a flight of steps from the lower part of the access road directly to the servants yard.

In the west wall of the living room. which is opposite to the fireplace, is

The ground floor walls are of 15- a wide archway opening into the inch stone throughout, with the dining room. with sliding-folding external face left its natural granite door leading to the same

covered finish. The main entrance has a verandah as the sitting room. The bush-hammered stone surround, and verandahs of the study, sitting room, with the canopy over it serves to and dining room all form one long frame and emphasize it in contrast unit overlooking the lawn. with with the finish of the first floor walls, beyond it, a fine view of Victoria, the which are of brick. plastered, and harbour, and the Kowloon peninsula painted with Snowcem.

The stairs are of reinforced con- crete, finished with teakwood treads The roof, which is supported on and risers. The wrought iron bal- reinforced concrete trusses and fram- ustrade to the staircase, which is ing, is set at pitch of 221⁄2 degrees. surmounted by a polished teak Over the concrete is a layer of dark- handrail, was fabricated locally, and green glazed Marseilles tiles. The is extremely attractive and well- ceiling to the first floor, under the made. It constitutes one of the most roof, consists of a thin reinforced interesting features of the internal concrete slab in contrast to the design of the building. The lighting suspended ceiling which is usually fixtures in the stair hall are also of provided and which does not always wrought iron and harmonise with prove satisfactory. the balustrade.

The roof has a four foot overhang Between the stairhall and the protecting the windows from excess dining room, there is a small lobby sunshine and heavy rain and also leading to the pantry and its adjoin- covering the upstairs verandahs. The ing kitchen. The kitchen opens onto

ground floor windows are protected the servants' yard, which encloses a

by reinforced concrete canopies, the single-storeyed service block extend- ing away from the house at an angle. sizes and positions of which form part

contains а garden

of the architectural design of the store,

structure. rooms, a

This

laundry, five servants'

Ventilation of the roof

space is

servants' kitchen and toilet facilities. Access to these rooms is by means of a covered way running the entire through inlet slots in the two first

verandah ceilings, length of the servants' yard and the floor

The stairhall.

All main rooms are laid with teak floors, while steel windows are used throughout the building.

Partners

& Architects: Minutti

(Mr. V. N. Dronnikoff).

General Contractors: Mei Hon Co. Plumbing & Sanitary Installation;

Dodwell & Co., Ltd.

Electrical Installation: Jardine

Engineering Corpn., Ltd.

Steel Windows: Canton Metal

Window Mfg. Co.

Marble Fireplace: Raoul Bigazzi.

back of

the house. The service through small dormer

a section is screened from the main staircase well.

and out over the

cntrance, where it emerges alongside

the entrance porch.

garage

to

one

the

covered way serves

finished floor walls side of

with The roof of the internally

stippled cement to link the plaster, while first floor walls and all garage and the main building. ceilings are finished with lime plaster.

Ground

are

Roofing Tiles:

Ltd.

Venetian Blinds: Jones Wong & Co.

Sino-British (H.K.)

The study.

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The living room.

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