No_4_1955 — Page 13

7

1

tre of attraction and also serves to direct traffic safely in a clockwise

(Left) A view of the court. The car ports

can be seen on the lowest floor. (Right) Detail of one of the lift landings with decorative grille and mosaic tile floor.

lavatory for the use of chauffeurs and gardeners.

are

On each of the 6 upper floors there seven large apartments and seven small ones. The small apart- mcnts contain a combined living and dining room, a balcony, two bedrooms, a bathroom, kitchen and servants' quarters. The large apart- ments are more generous in size and have an additional bedroom and bathroom. The sizes of the various rooms and the layout of the various units vary, of course, the areas of apartments ranging from 1,300 sq. ft. to 2,300 sq. ft. None of the rooms are small and all the layouts are at- tractive and convenient.

All bedrooms

have large

closets

"American-Standard" Sanitary Fix-

and all bathrooms are fitted with tures: Inniss & Riddle (China) Ltd. electric heaters; copper pipes have "Schlage" & "Tonks" Hardware: direction. Surrounding this court are been used throughout for the hot Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. car ports for about 65 cars and no water supply lines. Gas service "Union" Hardware: William Jacks

anticipated points parking problems are

have been installed in all & Co., Ltd. Located in the four corners of the

kitchens for connection to cookers. lot are the entrances to the lift lob- bles and the main staircases.

Every unit is contiguous to a ser- vice staircase, and chutes are located in or near these for the disposal of garbage.

Conveniently flanking the main entrance to the court are two watch- men's rooms, one of which is being used temporarily as an estate office. The two lifts at the front of the There are also two small flats and a building serve three flats on each transformer room at this level. The floor, while the two at the rear each flats contain a living room, bedroom. serve four flats per floor. bathroom. kitchen and servants' The site quarters. and look out over northern boundary of the site. unusually thoughtful architect also provided a shower room

total Covers a

area of

the about 60,000 sq. ft., and in its west- ern corner there is a children's re- creation ground.

An

has and

Flush Doors: Wilson Building Ma. terial Supply Co.

"Belling & Lee" Communal Aerial System: Gilman & Co., Ltd.

"Charlton" Twin Dulec Heaters: The China Engineers. Ltd.

Gas Installation: The Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.

"Hermosa" Coloured Wall & Floor Tiles: James S. Baker Co.

Coloured Mosaic Tiles: Castle Peak Ceramic Co., Ltd.

Emulsion Wall Paints:

Architects & Civil Engineers: T. C. "Veloutona". Yuen & Co.

"Franki" Piling: Hongkong En- gineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Aspinalls

General Contractor: Hung Yick Construction Co.

Plumbing Contractor: Kitson &

Co.

"Schindler" Lifts: The Jardine En- gineering Corp., Ltd.

"Crittall" Metal Windows: Dodwell & Co., Ltd.

Teak Parquet Flooring: Hang Yick Lumber Co.

Two photographs of the living and dining room in one of the apartments. This was furnished by the owners to give potential tenants a better idea of the accommoda-

tion.

11