Our 43rd Competition

Progress, Volume XI, Issue 11, 1 July 1916, Page 672

Our 43rd Competition

A SMALL CLUB Only two designs were sent in for the competition for a small club, viz:—“Regal” by L. H. Charlton with Mr. A. Garnett, Hastings, and “Pax” by H. C. Critchfield with Messrs. Anscombe & Smith of Invercargill. As the conditions of these competitions call for at least three designs before an award is made there will be no prize payable in this instance.

The elevations are tame and uninteresting and show a lack of study in classical forms. The. section shows nothing of interest while the front and back walls are shown solid. The detail is merely an enlarged drawing of the central portion. The drawings as a whole are indifferently drawn with a thin weak line while the cross hatching is a useless waste of time. Good points. Billiard room well placed but a greater distance should have been left between the tables. Dining room and conveniences well arranged.

u Regal V design is placed first. Mr. G. A. J. Hart, of Messrs. Hart & Reese of Christchurch, who kindly set this subject reports as follows: '' PAX' Errors. Lockers and porter's rooms should have been arranged in a less prominent position. They take up valuable space at entrance. Fire places in lounge and smoking room badly placed, and take up too much valuable room. Reading room needlessly cut up ; would have been much better had the recessed portion of balcony which projects into the room been omitted. W.Cs. on second floor should abut against outside wall instead of against interior wall.

Reading room also in a good position.. With a little rearrangement the plan could have been made more direct and useful. “REGAL”— Valuable space wasted by indirect access which causes ugly breaks in the plan. W.Cs. wrongly placed, should abut against area walls in each case. The flight of steps leading to porter’s room should not have been shown in solid lines. Reading room needlessly broken up; would have been better without the recessed balcony projecting into the room. The lounge at first floor level is also rather wasteful. The elevations are somewhat weak,

the pediments over windows on Ist and 2nd floors too thin and out of proportion. Section uninteresting. I Good points. The dining room is well placed and makes a nice room.. Billiard room also good room with tables shown better than in former design. The details are neatly drawn but would have been better if more attention given to setting out the order. The drawings as a whole show care and the author should in time turn out some very creditable work.