The functional program for this building was as follows. Firstly: general offices, draughtsmen's office, teletype room, telephone boxes, and annexes. Secondly: an administrative zone, comprising a board room, manager and assistant manager's office, and dependent services. Thirdly: a laboratory zone, including departments dealing with strength requirement, paste making, research, analysis and control, as well as rooms for weighing machines, photography, clinical work, stores and drugs. All these zones have been arranged within a U shaped building consisting of a semi-basement and first floor, and well provided with circulation space. The first floor is occupied by the three main zones: the first and third zones along the wings, and the seco...