Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-21
BIG SCHEME FOR
BUSINESS Center
IS SUBMITTED

Brewer estates, Castle Q Cooke and
Bishop 4 Co. on the right or eva
Of Bishop street. 49,.
shows the buildings IN Just such an ar.
rangement and from such . perspec
tive. Tue birdseye drawing. NEXT IN
sire. shows the whole scheme from
aloft. The six smaller crayon draw
tngs, taken 81 order and reading from
left TO right 10 they hang upon the
wall. depict the following combina'
tons: g.
Castle & Cooke and the Hawaiian
Electric; N. Mcinerny and the First
National Bank; Thee. r.. Davies.
Bishop & Co.; the Hawaiian Electric
and Charles Brewer Estate the H&
waiian Electric appearing in two Of
these. =.
The proposed site Of the MclnernJ
building. three-story structure, II on
the makai.Raikikf corner Of Fort and
Bishop streets. directly opposite the
Young hotel, the First National Bank
building IL next to Il on the mauka-
waikiki corner Of Bishop and Mer-
chant street on the waikiki side Of
Bishop street and extending to Queen
street. Across Bishop street and oI
the eva side between Queen and MeI>
chant street comes the Bishop Co. site
and across Merchant street on the
mauka.ewa corner Of Bishop and Mer-
chant streets Is Castle & Cookies. Next
to Castle & Cooke and on the makat
eva corner OF King and Bishop streets
10 the Hawaiian Electric and the
Charles Brewer estate.
The pictures were viewed this morn.
ing by officials, directors and so forth
Of companies interested, meeting over
Castle & Cookies TO see the plans for
the first time. Architect Mullgardt
presented the drawings and made q
very terse explanation and statement.
He said:
The seven business buildings illus.
trated by accompanying preliminary
designs constitute the nucleus Of the
proposed new modern commercial
center IN Honolulu. ~.
Their architectural character viii
be In sympathy with the surrounding
landscape, climatic conditions, customs
ohO PASNSSSoS oS0oos
Individual character Of each struc
ture Is achieved without loss Of unity.
Foundations, columns, floors and
roofs are to be Of REINFORCED concrete.
Exterior wallis between concrete
columns to be Of hollow tile faced with
enameled terra Gotta In soft tones.
Partitions to be Of hollow tile.
Roots to be Of asphaltum with .
cement covering. y
Easements to be omitted except
where necessary. Storage spaces an6
for other purposes are obtainabie on
upper floors with greater conveniences
at less cost than 81 Easements. ~
First floor windows and doors to
set flush with outside faces Of walls
where required. Glass enclosures to
Get hack where required. Arcades and
promenades TO be established where
required and Of widths to be deter
mined. Arcades to be omitted where
necessity demands. glass being sub
stitnted. L.. 49,. -
Awnings constitute important ele-
ments In the designs, both 40 essen
tials and decorative features. Electric
lights suspended within openings con.
vert awnings into transparencies at
night. - =
''Extsrior Examinations win also pro.
vide for festal nights. Lamps are con.
trolahle In units ana collectively.
Lights within arcades win also iIlu-.
mine interiors after closing hours.
Public walks do not require lamp
posts ct curb lines.
walks between structures provide
natural ventilation, natural light and
direct Accessibility to entrances Of
structures. They preserve parity OF
values between parts not facing streets
with parts f1eing strpets. -. =
Public staircases and elevators viii
be approached By walks between
structures, street frontages are there,
by preserved for COMMERCIAL purposes.