Amongst other site possesses is ample parking space for motor cars near at, hand fon the Bund. And when the shoppers have bought all they require, and possibly much they do not want, their care will be able to draw up alongside the kerb on either of the three roads, and sheltered by the handsome bronze and glass canopies they can enter their cars and return to their homse without having once been exposed to the weather.
The four floors above the shops are designed to be let as offices, and departmental stores. They are served by nine fast electric passenger lifts and five staircases. Above the office floors on the Bi front there are yet more ston providing 20 residential flats, the majority with magnificent views of Shanghai and the river. The top one is 180 feet shove the pavemeltt, fand it will be a strong mosquito that worries the that so. far wp. The shape of the building above the ground ie roughly that of a letter "A," there being in centre a large triangular ar¢ uring that the building lighted and ventilated i every part. A continuous corridor will connect all wings so that no matter by what staircase persons enter the building, from the Bund, Nanking Road or Jinkee Road, they can approach any number of offices without retracing their steps, Other Attractive Features, Numerous lavatories with, the most up-to-date fittings are provided in convenient positions on every floor. The building will be n winter by the latest pattern hot-water heating instal lation and the question of fire protection has been carefully considered; in addition to the usual hydrants, the whole of the shops and arcades will be protected by sprinklers. A goods lift is provided for conveying heavy packages to the upper floors and for the service of the flats. The building will be of steel frame construction on a reinforced concrete raft and as fire resisting ax it is possible to build. The walls of the lofty portion facing the Bund will be faced with granite, the remainder with @ special mat surface brickwork with granite dress ings. The four entrance halls will have marble walls and the metal rork will be of bronze and The front portion of the building will be 12 stories in height, Naning Road frontage 7, and Jinkee Road 5.
The Council are acquiring a large area from the existing site for widening Nanking Road, the width of the strip to be added to the roadway being as much as 34 feet im the widest part. The is an improvement Shanghai hay dreamt about for years and ix only now to be realized.
Demolition of the building will commence next February and it is hoped to complete the building within two years, portions have already been let.
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