16 April 2005
http://img210.echo.cx/img210/8805/highstreetcenter6cb.jpg

Woah! They are done with the top and removing the rails!

christ!:eek: thats one good looking!:cool:

the makeover is so total that no one could have known how ugly it once was :)

seems like everyone is giving so much attention to this 'new' building, as much as attention given to the esplanade even thought its a 'new' building...but it really does stands out alot to the surrounding...it looks so damn bloody modern now!!...n looks like some well-know, famous skyscraper...

i gues the attention is only because it came from @%&%^£$!£@fugly to decent.

Muahaah...yeah. I bet if someone saw this for the first time, he will be saying...wats the damn deal! :D

Actually I'm a bit disappointed by the new crown. I was expecting something more "stainless-steel" a-la-Chrysler Building. This top is only going half-way art-deco with the glassy look...

WOAH!!!! :eek:

Actually I'm a bit disappointed by the new crown. I was expecting something more "stainless-steel" a-la-Chrysler Building. This top is only going half-way art-deco with the glassy look...
Hehe...I am relatively easy to please. Now if only the stick on top is much taller. :D

Taken 8 May 2005:

http://img237.echo.cx/img237/8330/img00062s4xi.jpg

http://img237.echo.cx/img237/4042/img00088s1eh.jpg

Btw, where did the international thread go?

amazing! :eek:

looks like its practically completed, and the back has also been done

The international thread is here

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=148003

this thread needs to be archived and closed soon.

actually, it looks a little hump-backed.

OMG! Its complete!(is it?)

well, alittle dissapointed now, with the ralings taken off, it looks very plan, reminds me of a building in Seoul or Makati.

amazing! :eek:

looks like its practically completed, and the back has also been done
Shall we declare it completed by now, or are they still doing internal works? ;)

Theyre still working on the interior (top floors) which are being converted to apartments.

I think it may as well be considered Made-Over which was what the excitement in post #1 was all about :yes:

apartments! how many?

I think 22 units and 2 penthouses

the article is on the previous page

omgomg how exciting! i hope there'll be a public launch

Lets compare
http://www.geocities.com/rr_rb_211/highstreet.jpghttp://img237.echo.cx/img237/4042/img00088s1eh.jpg

humpbacked lar

Are you sure it's finished ? It doesn't look like in the rendering :-/

Are you sure it's finished ? It doesn't look like in the rendering :-/

the real thing usualli doesnt look like the rendering... almost all buildings are are like tt...

the spire is much more pronounced in the rendering

Hm...does anyone have a picture of the building's other side?

I think it looks very much like the rendering though...

@huaiwei

not a specific shot but the back is completed (as in the model)
http://files.photojerk.com/RafflesCity/fcp2.jpg

Isn't the back supposed to be curved?

The rendering looks better cos' they exaggerated the perpective.

http://img49.exs.cx/img49/9480/hs16032sw.jpg

Nice makeover to the building. Its white mosaic facade was bad.

Nice, place where I make my first pot of gold. High Street.

Nice, place where I make my first pot of gold. High Street.
How did that pot of gold come about? :)

How did that pot of gold come about? :)

The place where I found my first supplier. The rest is history.:)

Since we are about to see the "demise" of one of our most visible ugly towers, here is a photo gribute to its reign during its era of disgust. :D

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980000770-7736-3282-3482/img0034.jpg

in the 1980s:
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006048-8073-3222-4052/img0055.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006039-8073-3222-4043/img0073.jpg

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980002919-8262-3202-1096/img0110.jpg

1994:
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007384-8105-3181-0496/img0001.jpg

Ugly!

No photo leh ?

Is this a office tower or a mixed of office+residential ?

Very low profile building.. no news at all on the media.

The old top deck of the carpark is no longer accessible.

No photo leh ?

Is this a office tower or a mixed of office+residential ?

Very low profile building.. no news at all on the media.

Its a mix of office + residential

I think the top 5 floors were converted to residential after the makeover. The top floor is used as a church.

The views are good:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=212972

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/hsv.jpg

^ Wow....excellent views for fireworks.....:eek:

yes I agree....but at night its a bit of a challenge, especially if the interior lights are on...too many reflections...but worth a try heh

yes I agree....but at night its a bit of a challenge, especially if the interior lights are on...too many reflections...but worth a try heh

Hmmm....better not then.....:yes:

I think the top 5 floors were converted to residential after the makeover. The top floor is used as a church.



What a waste ? Use penthouse as a church ? Closer to God ?

Yes, it appears so. The worship venue is given first of place in the building. For those who are heavily into symbolism, I'm sure it would be quite assuring for them :yes:

How much is the rent/ or did the church buy the place? They will ask for a second round of donations during mass just to pay of the loan for the unit:lol:

cheers

excelsvr