Consultancy for Conservation Study of Chik Kwai Study Hall at Pat ...
Consultancy for Conservation Study of Chik Kwai Study Hall at Pat ... Consultancy for Conservation Study of Chik Kwai Study Hall at Pat ...
Fig. 83. Side chambers with cocklofts found in the entrance hall of Sin Shut study hall 善述書室 in Lung Yeuk Tau (left) and Kun Ting study hall 覲廷書室 in Ping Shan (right). (LO Ka Yu Henry’s collection, 2005) Fig. 84. Finely carved granite door hinge found at the side door leading to the stable. The centre of the complex is a courtyard that connects the entrance hall and the main hall (Fig. 85). The sunken courtyard is laid with granite slabs (Fig. 86). On the both side of the courtyard are the side chambers that were heavily modified with concrete construction. There are covered corridors in the side chambers leading from the entrance hall to the main hall (Fig. 87). These corridors are constructed with granite columns and brick walls with decorative arch-shaped plastered moulding. Together with the gable walls, these elements are believed to be the remains of the original construction, which can help to trace the primary design of the side chambers. 99
From the aerial photograph of 1963, it is clearly seen that the side chambers are covered by pitched roofs (Fig. 88). Instead of having gable roof with a ridge atop, the side chambers should be simply covered by juanpeng 捲棚 [humpbacked roof] or pitched roofs with shallow ridges as seen in the photo. The relationship of the roofs in the photograph also suggests the height of roofs of the side chambers. From the photograph, it is found that the roofs of the side chambers were covering part of the eave of the main hall, which measured at least 5 meters high from the ground. As the gable walls measured 5.5 metres high in the middle of the building, it is likely that the side chambers have two storeys rather than one storey. Having two storeys side chamber in the courtyard is unusual among the Chinese-styled buildings in Hong Kong. There are very few examples includes Tai Fu Tai 大夫第 in San Tin, Ching Shu Hin 清暑軒 in Ping Shan, and Yau Shin study hall 友善書室 in Ha Tsuen which is, however, significantly modified (Fig. 89 and Fig. 90). 100 Fig. 85. The courtyard and the two side chambers. Fig. 86. Granite slabs in the sunken courtyard.
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Fig. 83. Side chambers with cockl<strong>of</strong>ts found in the entrance hall <strong>of</strong> Sin Shut study<br />
hall 善述書室 in Lung Yeuk Tau (left) and Kun Ting study hall 覲廷書室 in Ping<br />
Shan (right).<br />
(LO Ka Yu Henry’s collection, 2005)<br />
Fig. 84. Finely carved granite door hinge found <strong>at</strong> the side door leading to the stable.<br />
The centre <strong>of</strong> the complex is a courtyard th<strong>at</strong> connects the entrance hall and the main hall<br />
(Fig. 85). The sunken courtyard is laid with granite slabs (Fig. 86). On the both side <strong>of</strong> the<br />
courtyard are the side chambers th<strong>at</strong> were heavily modified with concrete construction. There are<br />
covered corridors in the side chambers leading from the entrance hall to the main hall (Fig. 87).<br />
These corridors are constructed with granite columns and brick walls with decor<strong>at</strong>ive arch-shaped<br />
plastered moulding. Together with the gable walls, these elements are believed to be the remains <strong>of</strong><br />
the original construction, which can help to trace the primary design <strong>of</strong> the side chambers.<br />
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