Modern Offices

Fiji Firm’s New Building.

THE first steel-frame, concrete build ing to be erected in Suva was occu pied last month by Messrs. Brown & Joske, Ltd., to whose order it was built.

The new building is a notable addition to the business section of the town. At present it is of one storey but provision was made in designing to allow of fur ther storeys being added.

Having outgrown its old premises, which are next door, the firm placed the order for the design with an Australian firm of architects, the supervising work being done by Mr. G. W. Johnston, of Suva. When the next storey is added, the old wooden building next door, which formerly housed the offices of Brown & Joske, Ltd., will be demolished and shops of the same construction as the new premises erected. The next storey will be built over these as well, and part of it will be used by the firm the remainder being let as modern offices.

The interior of the new building is arranged as offices and has a commodi ous entrance hall. Much of the wood work has been carried out in yaka, a handsome, ornamental wood of Fiji and capable of taking a high polish, which gives a striking and artistic finish to interior. When it is completed, modern show windows, large enough to display a motor car, will front Renwick Street and the entrance will be on diagonal lines, permitting ample window space.