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American Savings Bank
1952, Vladimir Ossipoff. 99 N. King St.
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(Photograph by Augie Salbosa)
A coherent mixture of Western modern and traditional Chinese design, the building presents a facade of varied textures, typical of 1950s design in Hawaii. Stainless steel Chinese columns placed beside cast-stone planters with Chinese motifs combine with terrazzo flooring and marble panels to offer a tactile and visual experience within the thirty-foot length of the two-story, inset entrance. The building's rough concrete-brick first story and smooth, planar upper stories, with their stainless steel–framed bands of windows, offer additional materials and textural contrasts. A diagonal, off-center entrance leads to an outstanding 1950s-vintage interior with its curvilinear emphasis and fine koa woodwork.
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Location: Honolulu, HawaiiRegional Overviews:Architect:Types:Styles:no metadata availableParent Entry: Chinatown
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1952
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Don J. Hibbard, "American Savings Bank", [Honolulu, Hawaii], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/HI-01-OA16.2.
Print Source
Buildings of Hawaii, Don J. Hibbard. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2011, 93-93.
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