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APARTMENTS ON BOWEN ROAD

Architects: Messrs. Palmer & Turner

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Architects' perspective drawing of the first block

The construction of residential ac- The site was purchased for about somewhat from the other two, will commodation in blocks of flats has $1.500.000. It consists of a long nar- contain two small apartments on the shown no reduction in scale. Govern- row strip of land running approxi- ground floor with four apartments ment has built, and continues to mately parallel to Bowen Road be- on each of the upper floors, making build, large blocks for squatters. The tween Garden Road and the Peak a total of 42. Housing Authority has just started Tramway line. work at North Point on the first of

Also on the ground floor will be several schemes for tenants able to Block "A" is located at the north- garages, the main lift lobbies, por- afford a somewhat higher rental. The west end of the lot. The nullah near ters' rooms and a covered children's three housing societies

access to the and other Garden Road is being culverted and playground having organisations have completed schemes will be filled in to enable an approach

garden. for office workers, with other projects road to be constructed wide enough On the upper floors, the two end under construction or planned. At to give access in both directions. This apartments will contain three bed- the other end of the scale, although driveway runs along the back of the rooms while the two central apart- there have been a number of blocks building, while at the front there ments will contain two bedrooms. of apartments completed for those with higher incomes, these have almost all been on a very modest scale regarding the actual number of flats provided in any one scheme.

One of the most important and ambitious private projects in the sphere of European-type housing to be attempted in Hong Kong is now in the process of construction on the old Derrington site at the corner of Bowen and Garden Roads.

The entire scheme consists of three large blocks of flats. The first block "A". now being erected, will be eleven storeys high and work will commence on the other two ten-storeyed blocks upon its completion.

will be a garden.

Great care was taken in the plan- ning to provide good through ventila- tion. The first block, which differs

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Other accommodation will include adjoining living and dining rooms, kitchen and servant quarters. In the two-bedroom flats there will be one bathroom, while the larger flats will contain a second bathroom attached to the additional bedroom. All bed- rooms will have ample closet space.

In the large apartments with three bedrooms. the smallest bedroom will be 12'-6" by 12'-0". the largest bed- room 16'-0" x 14'-0", the dining room will be 14'-0" by 12'-0" and the irregular shaped living room will have an area of about 315 sq. ft.

Opening off the living rooms in all the apartments will be verandahs at the front of the building. At the