An ad appeared in Straits Times today.

Sing Investment & Finance would be redeveloping its building at 96 Robinson Road.

redeveloping as in tearing down and rebuilding or refacading?

and what does the SIF Building look like now?

I thought redevelopment usually meant tearing down the building. When its refacading I thought its usually called ''Additions & Alterations'' or ''Refurbishment''. or ''upgrading''. So I assume it means ''bye bye SIF''.

I wouldnt mind if it means tearing an ugly thing down to make way for something better.

Or maybe it could mean they are transforming the office space for residential use

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068900_left.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/068900_right.jpg
It's the short building. The tall one is GMG Building.

http://www.sif.com.sg/home.htm

its so tightly squeezed in there! I wonder what they can do with it

Good riddance! :D

But for only 2 years, how much work can they do?

OMB's construction was very fast, so was 1 George!

Hurray! What they gonna do with it?

No news of the new building yet.

Hope they build something taller or shorter than its neighbours, or else a neat, row of towers the same height doesn't look so good.

Are they going to redevelop the adjacent plot of land as well?

Passed by SIF today.
Looks empty, but no action. The building is still there...

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050111_capitaltower01.jpg

Can you see the white panelling just behind the bus ?
This is SIF. I am quite sure the work has started, there was light inside, and I could see ladders through the windows. I believe they have started removing the cell panelling and things like that.

is it the red building?

It's actually the short one between the red one and the white one.

thats ultra short!

hope they come up with something distinctive there

They're now demolishing the building, it seems. It is all wrapped up with antidust nets.

Any pics?

No, it just looked like a blue patchwork around a cube so I didn't bother take a photo ^^

Smaller buildings in the CBD should be converted into entertainment areas, eg cafes, shops, etc in order to enliven up the area, turning it into a more vibrant innercity centre similar to those in HK and NYC. Such redevelopment would also herald exterior facade improvements, leading to a better looking CBD. (from the inside)

Smaller buildings in the CBD should be converted into entertainment areas, eg cafes, shops, etc in order to enliven up the area, turning it into a more vibrant innercity centre similar to those in HK and NYC. Such redevelopment would also herald exterior facade improvements, leading to a better looking CBD. (from the inside)

true..maybe Singapore should build something like the LVMH building in NY to jazz up Robinson Rd :)

Should be demolished by now...
Maybe hya could give us a picture update! :colgate:

They are demolishing it... nothing to take. Unless you want to see hoardings and blue canvas?

yah it is about halfway demolished...nothing much to see really

Hya, if you see an empty plot, start taking pics! :colgate:

I seldom walk to that side during lunch... unless I am meeting someone at Lau Pa Sat or along robinson rd side... invite me for lunch lor. heh. ;)

4th March

Old SIF is gone... Say goodbye when you still can... The print of the demolished building can still be seen on the walls of its neighbours.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050304_sif01.jpg

http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050304_sif02.jpg

A sign has been put with a simplish drawing of the future SIF building... SIF Building @ 96 Robertson Road... Yet another @ ^^
The sign doesn't say much on the new design, but it looks rather plain and short (possibly 10 storeys ?)
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/05/050304_sif03.jpg

dramatic pics ^^

renderings looks rather plain..dont think it will do much for the block....

15 April 2005

They are readying the signboard for the new building

http://img137.echo.cx/img137/7264/sif3cs.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

No close up on the rendering? :(

It was blocked by the netting, but it should have been removed by now.

I am sure I or someone else will take it when they pass by :)

I think it is 17th storey tall.

Is it this one?, but this is only 14 floor lah.

http://www.cbre.com.sg/commercial/HB%20Robinson-300.jpg

No, this one is at 112 Robinson, it's just the second building west of SIF (96 Robinson Road), actually. You can see it on some of the pics of the first page.

8th May 2005:

http://img143.echo.cx/img143/1571/img00123s7yr.jpg

http://img143.echo.cx/img143/1589/img001243qf.jpg

looks decent

I can read the completion date is set to September 2006, on this pic ;-)

wah....Bigger rendering :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v171/chady/Alan/ES-OF04.jpg

Looks good! But I suspect its the type that only looks good in renderings.

btw, did they use HK's skyline in the reflection of 112 Robinson?

Passed by SIF site 2 weeks ago, no difference from the (very old) pic huaiwei posted! :(

Looks good! But I suspect its the type that only looks good in renderings.

btw, did they use HK's skyline in the reflection of 112 Robinson?

I can't see HK in there o.O
But that looks like Suntec City on 96 Robinson ?
How could that be ^ ^

16 December 2005

steel above the fence

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/8819/sif16122db.jpg

I wonder how did they manage to squeez heavy equipment thru the alley? :eek:

the alley may not be as narrow as it seems...but of course the whole process has to well coordinated

Again a green building...sign...

22.01.06
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The rebar are showing through to the 3rd floor.

http://www.geocities.com/unixxi/img_0104.jpg

I can't see pic....

Picture taken on 30/04/06, this one is quite fast, about 8 floor now.

http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/1296/img02368nw.th.jpg (http://img270.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img02368nw.jpg)

It looks like while it was being demolished, now ^ ^ Maybe they had remorse :-p

11/05/2006


sign board
http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7438/sif11tp.jpg

progress seems ok...
http://img108.imageshack.us/img108/4549/sif21jr.jpg

30th June

Seen from Shenton Way:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/06/060630_sif01.jpg

8 October 2006

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j67/RCSSC/sif0810.jpg

So many green glass lately...

NTUC, ORQs, Parakou, SIF....

4th March 2007

SIF Building preparing for opening ceremony:
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070304_sif_building01.jpg
(side note: SIF stands for Sing Investment & Finance, the owner)

The green glass is now a classic but has good reflectivity. Here, Robinson Centre can be seen.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070304_sif_building_reflects_robinson_centre01.jpg

One more (the balcony belongs to Afro Asia Building):
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/07/070304_sif_building_from_afro_asia01.jpg

Terraced skyscrapers, either you hate 'em or love 'em. :lol:

Terraced skyscrapers


What do you mean by that ??

What do you mean by that ??

Eh, skyscrapers joined side-by-side. Dunno the proper name for them... :lol:

nice reflection there! :happy:

It looks identical to it's neighbours.

SIF looks nice but it would be nicer if its like 37 floors instead ! But anyway its bring some new life to robinson road..

At least it is better than the previous SIF.

More pics
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080125_sif_building01.jpg

CMG Building next to it seems to be the next to go.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080125_cmg_building01.jpg

And OUB Building on another side is being extensively modified too. Only the core left now.
http://ssc.singapenguin.net/08/080125_oub_building_redevelopment01.jpg