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PAUL'S

MANSIONS

KOWLOON

Architects:

Palmer & Turner

A number of very attractive build- ing sites in Kowloon and on the

View of the building from Prince Edward Road.

Island have lain idle for many years provided, each with a staircase serv- of corridor area. in spite of the fact that they ap- ing the two parently could have been profitably

floor. developed. One such site was at the corner of Waterloo Road and Prince Edward Road, directly opposite St. Teresa's Church, an ideal location in a desirable residential area, yet un- touched until late in 1953.

However, on this site, at the end of last year, there was completed a block of luxury apartments known as Paul's Mansions, owned and con- structed by Paul Y. Construction Company. the well known local building contractor.

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tion, the accommodation includes

cessible to the servants.

One feature of the planning is the partly open and partly closed andahs giving privacy and yet

ver- not

but with a glass apartments on each brick screen wall shielding the liv- ing rooms. Kitchens are all located The apartments located

conveniently close to the front doors, corner of the building have combin- so that the latter may be easily ac- ed living and dining rooms overlook- ing Waterloo Road. with adjoining balconies, the service rooms being at the back of the building. In addi- master bedroom with its own bath-

shutting off cool breezes of during the summer. Another interest- room and balcony in the corner

and three other bed- ing the building.

feature is that bracket lights rooms. all fronting on the main have been used in all living rooms; thoroughfares with a second bath- room shared amongst them. A box room, kitchen, large utility area and servants' quarters complete the amenities. Each of the bedrooms has a large built-in closet.

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Although the site was almost flat originally and appeared to be natur- al ground, during excavation work it was found that at some time in the past the land had been filled in, The other four apartments facing probably because of the presence of Waterloo Road are very similar a pond, and it was necessary to drive layout and size to the corner ones, 93 piles to support the building. The with the difference that two of the contract for this work was let to the bedroom are located at the back of Hong Kong Engineering & Construc- the building. tion. Co., Ltd.. for their "Franki" patent concrete piling system.

The new building, which is four storeys high with four apartments on each floor, consists of two wings, one on each road frontage, but set back with 20′ 0′′ wide gardens be- tween the roads and the building. In the angle of the building at the back of the lot is a car park reached by a driveway from Waterloo Road.

The total area of the site is ap- proximately 17,000 square feet, of which about 7,500 square feet have been built on.

In each wing, a main entrance at the front of the building and a ser- vice entrance at the back have been

The apartments at the end of the building on the Prince Edward Road frontage have a combined living dining room off which opens a ver- andah, a master bedroom and two smaller bedrooms, a bath-room, kit- chen, utility area and servants' quar- ters.

The remaining four apartments facing Prince Edward Road are similar in layout to the previous four but are slightly smaller, having only one extra bedroom, though this second bedroom is quite big.

All of the apartments are very compact in layout, entrance is dir- ectly into the living dining rooms, so keeping to a minimum the amount

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Detail of the Waterloo Road entrance.