"المباني. رقم ١٣/٤ I مراسلات بخصوص مقر الجرّاح." [و‎‎٢‎٠‎٤] (٥١٠/٤١١)

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Copy of an extract from D.O. letter No.2259-53/105 dated
the 30th May, 1945, from R.G. Daubeny, Esquire, Bushire, to
Major M.P.O’G. Tandy, Political Agent, Kuwait.
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2. Our comments are as follows:-
(a) I suspect the
arithmetic.
(a) For a plinth area of approximately 6,434
sq. feet only some 1,532 sq. feet are used,
as room-floor area. This represents only
25$, is much too low a proportion and is
not economical.
(b) I agree. Skyli
ght should be
provided.
(b) The T shaped hall will be dark and stuffy,
particularly as it appears that the water
storage tanKs are shown to be over the
junction of the T, the position of a
possible skylight. None, however, is
provided.
(c) I consider (c)
kitchen should
1 not be in an out
house but it could
be changed to the
leeward side of
the house.
, , (d)
(d) I agree.
It would be better if the kitchen were not
windward of the bedrooms, but in a separate
out-building leeward.
One bedroom and one sitting room must be
designed for ready conversion to air-
conditioning should the necessity arise.
(e) I dislike clere-
storey windows
and would rather
not have them.
(e) No clerestorey windows are provided, and
the provision of an adequate number is
essential.
(f) I do not find
the frontage
unattractive.
(f) The frontage is most unattractive and is 4/
remarkable for a row of chimney stacks.
(g) There is a (g) The bedrooms face the south with no
large verandah ventilation to the north and north-west
to protect the breezes, and might make good incubators,
bedrooms. Some They will be insufferable for human-beings
rooms must be on the in tlie hot weather,
south side.
(h) Will special
sanitary fitt
ings be required?
I do not know.
There will be
almost no well
water and what th
is will be
little less salt
than the sea.
(h)
(i) I agree.
Will not special sanitary fittings be
required if sea water is used? This will
add considerably to the cost, and their
availability is doubtful at the present
time. Is there a shortage of well water?
The suggested sanitary layout requires
considerable improvement so far as we can
judge, and the provision of three separate
overhead water tanks entails separate
piping and pumps. It might be desirable to
eliminate this from the expense and up-keep
point of view.
3./