LEEDON ROAD BUNGALOWS
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Photograph of the bungalores described in the article.
N spite of the difficulties that have been encountered in obtaining raw
materials and those engendered by the shortage of labour, construction of private dwelling houses in Sing- apore has been proceeding at an exceedingly rapid rate.
five bungalows for Mr. Paul Clerc and one bungalow as residence for the architect himself. The five
bungalows have been designed on the same prototype, with the slight difference that some have three bedrooms and others two.
The general specification for all buildings includes a 4" concrete floor reinforced with B.R.C. No. 610 fabric and overlaid either with 3/4" cement rendering in the service rooms or with 6 "x6" floor tiles in the main rooms. All the main walls are of
A very interesting and well thought out development is that which is located at the corner of Belmont Road and Leedon Road in the Holland Road District. Mr. K. Berkovits, the well-known architect of Singapore, is the designer of this group of buildings which consist of 41" brickwork, reinforced with
"Exmet" at every eighth course and plastered with 3/4" thick rendering on both faces. The roof which is carried on a light reinforced concrete framing of 6'x 5" section is of timber and covered with Marseilles type French tiles with a false ceiling of 3/16th inch Masonite under.
The ceiling to the garage, servants' and driver's rooms are of 3/16th inch asbestos cement sheets, fixed on 2"x" battens in sections of 4 ft. square. Internal walls of the two bathrooms, pantry and kitchen are lined to a height of 5'6" with white
The interior of the bungalows during the course of erection.
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Plan of the two-bedroom bungalow.
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