Hi,

I pass by white house park last nite. Saw a newly completed house. Wow :eek2:

Where is that?? :?

White　Houseを知ら無いよ？？？

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NASSIM ROAD/WHITEHOUSE PARK CONSERVATION AREA
Located in the Nassim Road and White House Park Good Class Bungalow Areas, 14 bungalows were given conservation status on 29 November 1991. The bungalows are mainly of the Victorian, Art Deco and Black & White Bungalow Styles.

http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/images/nassim.jpg

An example. 15 Whitehouse Park
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The Early Style 2-storey bungalow with Victorian influences stands proudly in the Whitehouse Park/Nassim Road Conservation Area. Built in the 1890s, the bungalow was designed by Regent Bidwell of Swan & Maclaren for Fraser & Neave Limited. Over the years, major additions and alterations were carried out, including those for housing the Australian High Commissioner in the 1950s. To recover the original configuration of the bungalow, the adhoc additions at the rear were removed. All external architectural elements including the verandah running around the house, large balconies on both storeys, overhanging roof and monumental concrete columns and pilasters, were retained and made good. Concessions to modern day living like a new service annexe, a garage and an additional floor through the lowering of the existing sub-basement were added. New mechanical and electrical services were installed. All contributed to comfortable living without detracting from the graciousness of this grande dame.

Sourced from URA: http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/nassim.htm

Thanks for the info!

An exclusive area with lots of bungalows and mansions. I think Eton or Eden Hall is in there....no one has shown pics of this area yet..another pocket of history in Singapore so near the city :cool:

It's very near where I stay. I can try go and take some pics one day, where possible... using the smaller cam... many rich and influential people stay there, you know... and i'll probably be questioned by their security if it is too obvious.

Eton or Eden Hall? Sounds like it's near Botanic Gardens.

The house I'm refering to is at the junction of davley road and white house park. Go at nite. The developer has it all lighted up. And there is a pool in front of the house creating a very nice effect.

Davley Estate is the road with the conservation houses. Ong Teng Cheong's and Simon Cheong's houses, both of which 've won URA awards are there.

Yes. Very high sercurity. Israeli embassy with Gurkha guards nearby, I dun dare to take pictures.

:sleepy:

I took a pic of Mr Ong's house, No. 1 from a car... it's perched on a hill, very picturesque... :eek:

I'll try to find the pic...

Found some pics on Wheelock Properties website.
http://www.wheelockproperties.com.sg/home.cfm?content=01_03_02_01

It's call The Glencaird Residences

Location:
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Nice... I like... :D

Were there any alterations done to the original bungalows?

possibly within approval limits.

eden hall- think the british ambassador is staying there now. blue-ish bungalow on a hilltop. anyone know what's happening to the ex-french embassy(inverturret?) on gallop road?

$29m for a piece of Singapore history

2 Sep 07

Glencaird, the last of four bungalows built a century ago in White House Park, goes to mystery buyer

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THE mystery buyer who snapped up a White House Park bungalow has secured a special piece of Singapore history for his record $29 million purchase price.
The 105-year-old Victorian home, Glencaird, was designed in the late 1870s by Regent Alfred John Bidwell, a famous British architect who has been called the originator of the country's black and white colonial bungalows.

Mr Bidwell's houses are marked by timber elements painted black and the rendered surfaces white, according to Julian Davison's book, Black And White: The Singapore House 1898-1941.

The book also says that many of these Victorian bungalows were built for the Public Works Department for civil servants and officers during World War I.

The Singapore House 1819-1942 by Lee Kip Lin, states that White House Park, a 22ha estate, was granted to Gilbert Angus in 1852.

By 1862, it was sold to Reme Leveson & Company. It was later sold to John Fraser, from Fraser & Neave, who built Glencaird and possibly also Cree Hall, which was also designed by Mr Bidwell.

From 1947, Glencaird became the official residence of the Australian High Commissioner before its 1996 sale to Wheelock Properties, which declined to name the new buyer.

The bungalow is the last left out of the four built in White House Park estate more than a century ago.

It was gazetted as a heritage building in 1991 which means no structural modifications can be carried out.

'Glencaird is a very important building which has yet to be thoroughly documented,' said Dr Kevin Tan, president of the Singapore Heritage Society.

The 22,000 sq ft bungalow has two living and dining rooms and five bedrooms.

In 1997, Argentinian architect Ernesto Bedmar, who headed the conservation efforts at the Goodwood Park Hotel, began restoring Glencaird.

Mr Bedmar described it as a 'challenge' as he had to 'modernise and update the look while respecting the original concept'.

The restoration included laying parquet flooring, new carpentry, additional beams and columns and building a basement.

The huge and imposing staircase was 'kept intact' as well, said Mr Bedmar, although modern features such as air-conditioning, a swimming pool and a basement entertainment room were added.

Work on the entire Glencaird Residences - which included building 11 other bungalows - was finished in 1999. But Glencaird itself stayed empty until a good enough offer came along, said Wheelock's chief executive officer, Mr David Lawrence.

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