ok ▁T ong ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁site , ▁sand wich ed ▁between ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁District ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁business ▁district , ▁was ▁sold ▁together ▁with ▁an ▁under pass ▁and ▁the ▁sea front ▁site ▁on ▁which ▁One ▁Full erton ▁now ▁stands ▁for ▁S $ 1 1 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁two ▁are ▁linked ▁by ▁an ▁air - condition ed ▁under ground ▁ped est rian ▁walk way ▁with ▁trav ell ators . ▁To ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁historical ▁Full erton ▁Building ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁visible ▁from ▁Marina ▁Bay , ▁U RA ▁specified ▁a ▁low ▁building ▁height ▁for ▁One ▁Full erton ▁across ▁the ▁road . ▁This ▁also ▁ens ured ▁that ▁guests ▁at ▁The ▁Full erton ▁Hotel ▁would ▁have ▁un ob struct ed ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁sea . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁conservation ▁ ▁The ▁Arch itect ▁ ▁Ke ys ▁and ▁Dow des well ▁was ▁an ▁established ▁British ▁international ▁architecture ▁company , ▁their ▁design ▁works ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁buildings ▁throughout ▁China ▁and ▁South ▁East ▁Asia ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁buildings ▁in ▁K ual a ▁L ump ur ▁and ▁Singapore ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁them . ▁Their ▁design ▁works ▁are ▁usually ▁with ▁major ▁significance ▁to ▁a ▁historical ▁period , ▁ge ographical ▁place ▁and ▁local ▁culture ▁tradition , ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁classical ▁style . ▁ ▁Major ▁Ke ys ▁& ▁Dow des well ▁were ▁established ▁and ▁distinguished ▁design ers ▁of ▁grand