The interior has been finished quite plainly, with only a modicum of moulding to the ground floor ceilings and a pair of columns between the principal drawing room areas carrying out the spirit of the design.
The planning of the house itself is quite simple and of formal arrangement. Practically the entire ground floor area is, in effect, one large L-shaped room, separated into living and dining room areas by wide full height arched openings. which suggest rather than effect the divisions. A large entrance hall, stairhall and pantry, with guest lavatory off the stairhall, are the only other amenities provided in this floor.
The upper floor contains five bedrooms surrounding the central hall, with three bathrooms and built-in clothes cupboards in each bedroom.
Looking towards the sitting room from the dining room.
The dining room.
Another view of the building, showing the northern facade.
The living room section.
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The formal gardens to the north side of the house.
View of hallway and living room from the sitting room.
The house being placed well to the southernmost end of the site, there is an extensive garden area to the north of the the building. This area has been laid out as a formal garden, which supplements the character of the building and fulfils the spirit of the design. It is set out on three different levels to as regular a geometrical pattern as the shape of the site will allow, each terrace being surrounded by low balustrades of the same design as that used for the house.
General Contractors: Man On & Co. Plumbing Work: Lee Yu Kee.
Steel Windows: Hongkong Metal Window Co. Electrical Work: Golden Gate Co.
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