The Ocean Steam Ship Co., with their wholly owned subsidiary Mansfield & Co. Pte. Ltd. of Singapore, have linked with Capital & Counties Property Co. Ltd., to develop the site through the locally based company, Ocean Properties Pte. Ltd.
Architects are Swan & McLaren, in association with E. and G. Kolle & Associates of Melbourne. Swan & McLaren also designed the existing Ocean Building which was opened in August 1923 and was the first breakaway from the Victorian style of architecture in Singapore.
In the new development some permissible office space has been sacrificed to enable an open plaza to be incorporated as a prominent ground floor feature. The tower block overlooks the har- bour with a 40 km view out to sea. A prestige shopping area on the plaza and first floor level in a separate building along the northern boundary has been designed to merge with the shopping arcade of Raffles Place.
The tower block will have a double convex shape, giving curved external walls, one of which will follow the sweep of Collyer Quay. The ex- ternal finishes will be light coloured, polished, re- constructed stone and bronzed double glazing.
Offices on the first 24 floors will be served by 12 high-speed lifts. The 25th floor will contain pri- vate lunch rooms, the 26th mechanical plant and the 27th conference rooms and a roof garden. Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. will occupy parts of four floors including a large area of the ground floor and the whole of the podium which extends from the lofty mezzanine floor over part of the plaza. The banking halls will be linked by lifts and escalators.
Underground will be four parking levels design- ed to take 459 cars making it one of the biggest underground car parks in Singapore.
Final stage of estate for 26,700
Construction has begun on the final stage of the HK$27.5 million Ko Chiu Road low cost housing estate, Kwun Tong which will ultimately house some 26,700 people.
Ko Chiu Road estate under construction
The estate is spread over 19 acres and is intend- ed for families with incomes below HK$500 a month. Completion is expected in early 1972, when there will be 4,000 flats in 11 blocks ranging from seven to 15 storeys. The project also includes a kindergarten, three 24-room schools, 13 recrea- tional grounds, market and bus terminus.
Largest pile frame
One of the largest pile frames ever constructed has been manufactured by The British Steel Piling Co. Ltd. for Taylor Woodrow International who, in joint venture with Dillingham Overseas Construc-
BSP pile frame for Singapore project
tion Corp. of Honolulu, are currently engaged in the construction of new container wharves for the Port of Singapore Authority.
The height from base to leader head of the pile frame is over 120 ft. and a detachable bottom panel just over 20 ft. long gives an overall leader length of 141 ft.
The frame is designed for forward raking of one in ten and backward raking of one in two and a half with a BSP 12-ton single-acting hammer. Mounted on a 120 ft. gantry, it will be used to drive a number of the 7,000 hollow cylindrical precast prestressed concrete piles, 27 in. diameter and 110 ft. long, required for the project.
The scheme is due to be completed in late 1972 and will provide a 700 ft. feeder-berth and 2,250 ft. of berthing for large container ships. The piled structure will cover an area of 1.25 million sq. ft. for the storage and handling of containers. Sir Bruce White, Wolfe Barry & Partners, London, are the consulting engineers for the project.
Far East BUILDER, November 1970
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