No_6_1954 — Page 46

Far East Builder 遠東建築雜誌 All

All wiring in the building is con- cealed in conduits. Lighting in the showroom, demonstration rooms and executive offices is of the indirect type:

in subsidiary lighting

the showroom is provided by numerous strategically located spotlights. The spotlights over the door and in the show windows, and the floodlights on the canopy, are controlled by a timer installed

the top floor of the building, and are set to turn on at dusk and turn off at midnight.

on

The three floors being used as of- fices, as well as the basement, are air-conditioned by a central Carrier

Two views of the penthouse.

installation to ensure comfortable working conditions. The master bed- rooms of the two apartments are air- conditioned by individual Carrier units. The penthouse is completely air-conditioned by two of the latest model Carrier units, which project only a few inches into the room.

Construction of the building start- ed in May 1953, and was completed at a cost of approximately $750,000.

Architect: Mr. G. D. Su

General Contractor: Techoy Con-

struction Company

Plumbing & Sanitary Installation:

Lee Yu Kee

Electric Wiring: The Jardine En-

gineering Corporation, Ltd. Carrier Air-conditioning: Interna-

tional Engineering Ltd.

Fire Service Installation: Yue Sang

& Co.

Elevator: Otis Elevator Company Hope Steel Windows & Partitions: The Jardine Engineering Corp., Ltd.

Marble Work: Raoul Bigazzi Pilkington's "Armourplate" Doors & Polished Plateglass: Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd. Atlas Fluorescent Lighting:

Jardine Engineering Corp., Ltd. "Standard" Plumbing Fittings:

Inniss & Riddle (China) Ltd.

Floor

Ltd.

The

Tiles: Sino-British (H.K.)

1/

Schlage & Tonks Hardware: She-

wan, Tomes & Co., Ltd.

Interior Doors:

wood Mfg. Co.

Hong Kong Ply-

Formica Counter Tops: Keesol En- gineering & Commercial Co., Ltd.

Snowcem: Green Island Cement

Co., Ltd.

Pilkington's Vitrolite

Wall Tiles:

Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd.

Venetian Blinds: Cambridge Vene-

tian Blinds Co.

AVOID CORROSION

HOPE'S WINDOWS

ARE HOT-DIP GALVANIZED

Immediate Delivery from Stocks held by Sole Agents THE JARDINE ENGINEERING CORPORATION, LTD. 14-16 Pedder St., Hong Kong. Telephone No. 38081

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