No_5_1956 — Page 51

Far East Builder 遠東建築雜誌 All

VILLAGE TERRACE FLATS Architects: Harriman Realty Co., Ltd.

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Work has just started on a nine- Lease amended to allow for the con- bedrooms cach, making a total of storey apartment block at the southern struction of the present building, the thirty-two flats in all. end of Village Road just below Stubbs owners had to pay a premium of The estimated cost of the building 's Road. The site formation work and $116,200 to Government, and in addi- the approach road, including a bridge over the stream which comes down from Stubbs Road, has been complet ed and work on the actual foundations of the building has begun.

An interesting fact about this site is that the original Building Covenant did not allow buildings higher than 35'-0" to be constructed on it. In order to get this clause in the Crown

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the rate of $1.80 per cu.ft. on the cube just over $1,000,000, worked out at

volume of 575,760 cubic feet.

tion had to provide parking space for one car per flat within the boundaries of the lot. In order to comply with

The owners are the Far East Land this condition, the entire ground floor

Investment & Guarantee Co., Ltd. had to be reserved for covered parking The general contractors are Hon Lee

area.

Construction Co., and the contract

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There will be eight floors of flats, has been awarded to The Jardine

for Corp., Ltd. each floor containing two flats with Engineering two bedrooms, and two flats with three "Schindler" lifts.

2FT.

SVT.

SVT. OPEN

SPACE

LIFT LOBBY

B. R.

D.R.

B.R.

D.R..

ST.

B.R.

L.A.

VER.

B.R.

L.R.

B.R.

VER.

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

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VILLAGE TERRACE

VILLAGE

LOAD

SHAN KWONG RI

700

SCALE

4.1.22702

LL7180

400FT

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