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SINGAPORE

THE HOTEL MALAYSIA

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HOTEL MALAYSIA LTD.

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ALFRED H.K. WONG PARTNERSHIP

"HE history of the building of

Hotel Malaysia

Malaysia epitomises phenomenon which is a by-product of the swiftly changing conditions in the building industry in Singapore.

The original building was designed for a group of entrepreneurs who were not directly involved as hoteliers but who were sufficiently interested by a report on the tourist industry sub- mitted by the architects in 1962 to pre-plan for a hotel project on the site despite the fact that there was at that time no apparent signs of ex- cessive shortage of hotel rooms in Singapore.

The project was then taken over by a development company directly in- volved in the running of hotels. The requirements at this stage were being redefined with concomitant revisions to the plans, particularly with regard to the public rooms.

The present management took charge some time in 1966/67 and the earlier provisions were once again re- viewed. A number of earlier decis- sions were reverted back to the origin- al scheme, amongst these being the

Far East BUILDER, September 1968.

ALFRED H.K. WONG

EDWARD H.Y. WONG

GUDGEON, MCWILLIAMS & PARTNERS

LANGDON, EVERY & SEAH

ALFRED H.K. WONG PARTNERSHIP in consultation with DON ASHTON

PACIFIC HOUSE (SINGAPORE) LTD.

L. H. T. CAULFIELD

bar off the entrance lobby, the pro- vision of a supper club on the topmost floor, and the location of shops in the basement.

By the time of these later revisions, the majority of the imported finishing materials such as Onyx marble, special decorative lighting and air-

owners

architects

architects in charge

structural engineers

quantity surveyors

interior design of all public spaces (except banquet hall and supper club)

interior design of the banquet hall and supper club; all bedrooms and loose furniture.

sanitary work, hot and cold water services.

conditioning equipment had already been placed on order. By dint of close working between the manage- ment and the professional consul- tants, any dislocation was kept to a minimum and the original concepts of the public spaces and the strongly articulated structure were largely

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