The banking hall ties behind the entrance, and is veally a magnificent arrangement of esloured mari The decoration of the polyehrom ceiling is also very effective, The three-fronted counter which separates the clerks from the public ie marble, with steel ming, and thre at the hall there is a lavish though tasteful use of marble. The same desizh in decoration, individual though with a touch of classical feel~ ing, has been carried out throughout. the hull, and, in fact, the whole building The mezzanine floor above will be used by the book-keepers and this floor also is a vast securities safe. One storey above this will Problems of a Narrow Street When designing a building one the main points to be considered is the angle at which the final erection will be viewed, and as can be seen from the accompanying illustrations, the angle in this ease is short. The decorations therefore of the exterior extend to 46 feet in height! and from thence up to the roof and, tower is brickwork. This, however, Mr. Hudee, who was also architect! for the Country Hospital and also designed the American Club, explain-fed, is rot just brickwork. but a scheme of five shades of firing arranged to lighten the appearance. Light, it was explained, would come 'a sharp angle over the buildings opposite. Therefore the ground floor, must be open to receive as much as) possible and the upper floors slightly closed to prevent too much glare. And this accounts for the huge windows on the lowest floor, and the' comparatively small one higher in the building. The result of this being that the banking hall is easily one of, the best lighted in One of the most i features of cresting side
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