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Detail of external stairway entry to assembly above canteen and kitchen
hall
The foundations are reinforced concrete square footings under each column, generally excavated to a depth of 6 ft.
Floor finishes are hardened cement screed but mosaic tiles are provided for the lavatory floors and Colocron colour cement finish for the assembly hall and canteen floors.
Two large lifts of 5,200 lb. capacity each and taking one whole class of students at a time, serve the fourth and sixth floors.
Cost
The school, which took 12 months to construct, cost S$434,315.83. This sum includes the electrical sub-con- tract of S$24,490.74 and lifts installa. tion of S$76,099.39, but excludes land cost.
The main contractor was Lip Seng Construction Ltd.
Sub-contractors included:
Lee Seng Kwang Electric electrical installation
Harrisons Lister Engineering Ltd.
Schindler lifts
Technical Structures Ltd.
timber beams
ACE
South face of classroom black. Balcony corridors provide a deep overhang to protect rooms from sun glare
Far East BUILDER, April 1968.
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