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LEONY

OPEN

AREA

ROOF

PASSAGE

MOTOR CYCLES • COOTERS

SHOP

PAR

CANOPY

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TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

ANOPY

DOWN STREAM

UP STREAM

PARKIN)

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LAY

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

CECIL

STREET

PAVEMENT

ark

City

Access to the parking decks will be by ramp roadway 24 ft. wide with a clear width of 12 ft. for both up and downstream traffic.

CROSS

STREET

ARCADE

SHOP

THO

POWER

STATION

SHOP

PAVEMENT

The structure is designed for owner-driven cars with the gradient of the roadway ramp from ground to first floor (A to B deck) 1:38 on the straight, and 1:74.6

or the curves. From the first floor deck to the 6th floor (G deck) 1:45 on the straight and with 1:94.25 on

the curves.

(B

to

ARCAGE

STORE

SNACK BAR

[TOURIST

BUREAU

LOBBY

OPEN AREA

COUT

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- PARK

ENTRANCE

SHOP

SHOP

DOWN STREAM

UP STREAM

MOTOR CYCLES & SCOOTERS MARKING

HALL

PARK EXIT

SHOP

INFORMATION

MOTOR SHOWROOM

SHOP

PAVEMENT

MARKET

STREET

ed with a non-skid, oil resisting surface.

The floor or deck heights are as follows: From ground floor first floor (A to B deck) 12′0′′; first floor (B deck) to 6th floor (G deck: 10′ 0′′: ground floor motor showroom 18"; total height of

structure 81′ 6′′.

The total width of ramp. includ- ing roadway, parking areas, curb, and sidewalk is 66′ 0′′.

The total ramp roadway travel from the ground floor to the 6th floor is approximately three-quar-

ters of a mile. This will be finish-

Every floor or deck will have a second emergency staircase. Two large passenger lifts will also be installed in the building.

PAVEMENT

The minimum parking bay per car is 8 feet by 18 feet.

The ground floor (A deck) will have only a parking inner ring for 45 cars and three areas for motor cycles and scooters.

From the first floor (B deck) to sixth floor (G deck) each floor will have an outer and an inner parking ring. Each deck will be able to ac- commodate 122 cars including 32 parking areas per deck for large cars and three parking areas for motor cycles and scooters.

THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER-VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4

There will be one entrance and one exit to and from the car park from the Market Street only. This is to conform with the requirements of the Singapore traffic police.

The project architect is Mr. C. A. Eber, M.B.E., A.R.I.B.A., and the chief architect of P.W.D. is Mr. K. C. MacNair, A.R.I.B.A., also as- sociated on this job is Mr. K. Y. Wong, B. Arch., A.R.I.B.A.

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