No_6_1955 — Page 49

NEW KOWLOON GENERAL HOSPITAL

Architect's impression of the south elevation of the new building.

We are proud of the fact that this lit te colony of Hong Kong is to have one of the largest and most modern General Hospital in the Commonwealth, all paid for out of our own resources.

London. The two senior partners of the firm, Sir Howard Robertson and Mr. J. Murray Easton, both Gold Medallists of the Royal Institute of British Architects, visited the Colony while the designs were being prepared, as had another partner, The hospital has been designed by the Mr. S. E. T. Cusdin, who came here again well-known British firm of chartered ar in September of last year bringing with chitects, Messrs. Easton & Robertson of him a set of the final sketch designs.

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The detail design and working drawings are now being prepared by the Public Works Department from these designo.

Site plan of the Hospital and ancillary buildings.

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This article is based on the design and report of the Architects as recently ap- proved in principle by Government, but, inevitably, many changes may be made before the final drawings are completed.

Design and Planning

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The Hospital, as proposed, provides ac- commodation for 1,275 in-patients, gether with the full complement of treat- ment and diagnostic facilities.

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the general shaping and exterior treatment of the building the architects have been guided by the belief that bold and simple inasses would best serve enhance the skyline of Kowloon.

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In order that the plans can be quickly assimilated it is necessary to appreciate certain general considerations and prin- ciples on which the scheme has been based.

In the first place there are those which have already been approved namely the acceptance of a multi-storey building with two main vertical points of communica- tion and the connection between these two points at three levels for the transfer of patients from the wards to the various diagnostic and treatment departments, as well as the rapid distribution of food and supplies, etc., and convenient access to all departments for patients, staff and visitors.

Next come the various points which arise from the interpretation of those basic principies. They are:

(a) The functional planning within each individual unit which has been con- ceived from the point of view of comfort for the patients and con- venience for the medical and nurs- ing staffs. The individual units have been designed in such a way