Although we do not have amazing Art Deco skyscrapers all around like NYC ,we do have hundreds of lowrise Art Deco buildings and thousands of Art Deco shophouses.

The most amazing Artd Deco building is non other than the Parkview Square at 600 North bridge Road:

The guard only allowed me to take two shots.
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300lobby133.jpg
Anyway here's the pathetic best shot.

But here's a Macromedia based pic.
http://www.parkviewsquare.com/tpl/intro.htm

:eek2:

Sheer opulence!
I've never had the chance to actually WALK past it..maybe can try next time.

Here are some exterior shots (not by me).
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103parkview1.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/103parkview3.jpg

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5538349.IMG_2258.jpg

Art Deco motiff at the enterance square.

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5602595.IMG_2263.jpg

Statues of famous historical figures line the enterance square.

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5538565.IMG_2246.jpg
Mozart

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5538588.IMG_2247.jpg
Churchill

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5538628.IMG_2248.jpg
Lincoln

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/large/5538728.IMG_2249.jpg
Plato

Others include Sun Yat-Sen ,Dantes ,Descartes ,Archimedes ,Washington...

I can't remember all the figures there.

http://image.pbase.com/u17/powershot/upload/5538861.IMG_1259.jpg

Side view at night.Front view is even more spectacular!!!:cool:

Oooohhhhh! :) Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh! :) How perfectly spectacular! :banana::banana::banana:
What a superb place! I just LOVE Art Deco! :cool: Parkview Place is gorgeous, total joy! Thank you enormously, redstone, for showing it off here!

@Raffi: Thank you for the additional pictures, and please do go by and see this building next time you're in SG! :wave:

@WH, I'll try to make an effort next time I go by there:)

Heres an art-deco shophouse
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103dscn1140.jpg

Panorama of the enterance square:
http://www.parkviewsquare.com/tpl/plaza.htm#

Description:

“Reminiscent of St. Marco Square in
Venice, the open plaza is a unique
meeting place. Classically styled
Cafes create a wonderfully
relaxed ambience.Pedestrians rise above the busy streets
via a convenient escalator or a grand
staircase to a beautifully landscaped
area of lush tropical plants and trees
with cooling waterfalls.

Ornate trellis covered corridors with
comfortable seating areas lead to the
Main Concourse."

http://www.parkviewsquare.com/auxil/bg_lobby2.jpg


http://www.parkviewsquare.com/tpl/concourse.htm#
Panorama of the lobby.

Official website:
http://www.parkviewsquare.com

Oh GOD!! I am so ashamed I didnt even know there is a building website!! :cry:

Thanks for the find Redstone!! That was amazing help!

Another Art Deco masterpiece ,the Singapore Godown at Tagore Lane:
http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Shared/Singapore-Godown-Logo-Heade.gif

http://www.bca.gov.sg/industry_programmes/awards/best_design_awards/past_winners/images/9915.jpg

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Shared/Singapore-Godown-Building-M.jpg

MAKING FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT

In the past, warehouses have always been utilitarian buildings, little more than plain boxes to contain goods. However, Singapore Godown is a development that revolutionises the warehousing tradition in both aesthetics and function. In fact, its unassuming name belies the multitude of modern facilities this building has to offer.

For any organisation wishing to streamline its office and warehouse facilities, Singapore Godown represents the ideal integrated working environment.

A harmonious collaboration between East and West, the building's interior was efficiently planned by RDC Architects of Singapore to complement the striking Art Deco exterior designed by Gertler & Wente Architects of New York.

An approach to the building is greeted by its classic Art Deco architecture. The double volume entrance driveway creates a sense of expectation that is heightened by the intricate porte cochére. This is a building with presence, monumental in its proportions and timeless in its style.

From the imported granite of the facade to the designer bathroom fittings, every detail has been carefully selected to enhance the building's overall quality and style.

A luxurious office block, with its own separate handicap-accessible foyer leading to a grand lift lobby, fronts the building. Front offices worthy of corporate headquarters offer prime positions to businesses seeking a high public profile.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Shared/Specifications-Image.jpg
Side elevation.

THE ULTIMATE IN FUNCTIONAL SPACE

Although this building has been clearly designed with a high regard for aesthetics, function has not been neglected. Flexible column grids of 11.5 metres x 9.6 metres allow single- and multi-tenants the freedom to tailor office space according to their requirements.

Throughout the office block, fully installed air-conditioning maintains optimum working conditions, while a series of surge arresters protect electrical equipment should lightning strike. Tenants enjoy the convenience of 24-hour usage of their premises through a card access system, and the confidence of manned security with closed circuit TV.

Separate office and cargo entrances ensure a smooth and efficient traffic flow by channelling traffic into two streams. This allows office and warehouse areas to operate side by side, with neither one compromising the other. Each floor is serviced by a comprehensive lift system comprising two passenger lifts in the office area, and one service lift and four goods lifts in the warehouse area.

The expansive warehouse area maximises useable space with an extra-wide column span and a lofty ceiling height of 6 metres. A fully installed mechanical ventilation system is in place, as well as provision for air-conditioning, if required.

On the ground floor, eight loading/unloading bays with dock levellers are capable of handling even 45 ft. and high cube containers with ease. Under optimal conditions, a standard 40 ft. container can be unloaded, on average, within a mere 45 minutes. Far-sighted provision has also been made for the floor-to-floor conveyance of goods. The first floor has a loading capacity of 20 KN/sq. m., while the second to fourth storeys support up to 15 KN/sq. m

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Entrance-Porch-1.jpg
Entrance Porch.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Car-Entrance-Bottom.jpg
Car Entrance.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Front-View-01.jpg
Art Deco fins and wall deco detail.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Main-Lobby-Lifts.jpg
Lobby.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Main-Lobby.jpg
Entrance.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Entrance-Porch-2.jpg
Ornament at entrance porch.

http://www.singaporegodown.com.sg/Media/Still%20Image/Tennis-Court-Rooftop.jpg
Rooftop tennis court.Interesting....:)


Architectural Consultant :RDC Architects Pte Ltd
Structural Consultant :Maunsell Consultants (S) Pte Ltd
Contractor :Obayashi Corporation
Client :Singapore Godown Pte Ltd
Total Construction Cost :S$34 Million
Contract Period :15 mths
Gross Floor Area: 20,811 sq m
Completed : 1998

Balestier Road Seventh-Day Adventist Church:
http://adventist.org.sg/church/balester/Image1.jpg
Exterior

http://adventist.org.sg/church/balester/08310001.jpg
Interior.

Construction date uncertain.

Cool ! :cool:

That godown is really beautiful. Not sure if I've seen it but it looks like a furniture shop.

It's a warehouse cum office.

Glory, redstone, and thank you for introducing yet another fabulous Art Deco style building in Singapore, the Godown! :banana: :banana: :banana:

I'm more and more impressed with Asian buildings! :) Why, o why are they so in love with the box and the square in other parts of the world? :bash:

I really detest Parkview Square the first time I saw it when I was back in Singapore last year. After seeing the pics posted here, I'm having second thoughts. The open plaza is a nice touch. How many office developments even bother to include open plazas in their scheme? Not many. The pic shown here makes the plaza looks surreal with its surrounding green context.

Hope to see more of these open plazas in town. Equipe them as Wifi hotspots. Who says work have to be done in the office?

Hi ,Kit ,welcome!:wave:

If you want to see amazing renderings of the plaza square and construction photos ,try the PowerPoint link.There are very nice drawings of the plaza by James Adams ,renderings of the whole project and some engineering info.

Cool! Looks like we have another Singaporean in our midst!! Welcome from me too!! :D

I actually found that building too "dark and gloomy" when it was still being built, and in a sense, even after its completion, but that in itself does lend a sense of mystery about it. And since it was used as the mysterious casino HQ on "coral island" in "unbeatables 3", it does seem even more out of this world! :D

Welcome to the forum Kit!:angel1:

Heres another shot of Parkview Square showing the land set aside for its plaza.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103westin9.jpg

huaiwei ,try visiting it at night.Its setbacks would be lit up like the Empire State.:cool:

The 'men holding up dishes' are actually huge spotlights that shine up.

Other smaller spotlights line the edge of the plaza square.

Try taking a photograph of it.:D

Originally posted by redstone

huaiwei ,try visiting it at night.Its setbacks would be lit up like the Empire State.:cool:

The 'men holding up dishes' are actually huge spotlights that shine up.

Other smaller spotlights line the edge of the plaza square.

Try taking a photograph of it.:D Yes, I was actually very much aware of that! But it was so out-of-the-way, I still had not had the chance to take that night shot. Do you have any idea when it turns on its light in full blast? I notice there are some nights it is only 50% lit up. ;)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Welcome to the forum Kit!:angel1:

Heres another shot of Parkview Square showing the land set aside for its plaza.
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/103westin9.jpg You took this from Swissotel didnt you? ;) We seem to have alot of views from the sides.....we need one fro mthe front or back to show its full glory!

As for the space you mentioned, Im not sure if you are referring to the surrounding empty space. If so, that space was apparantly meant for other uses by other deelopers? But from the recent plans to inject life into the Bugis Area, it seems like they may actually use the space for circuses or something! :colgate:

Originally posted by huaiwei

Yes, I was actually very much aware of that! But it was so out-of-the-way, I still had not had the chance to take that night shot. Do you have any idea when it turns on its light in full blast? I notice there are some nights it is only 50% lit up. ;)

Perhaps all S'pore forumers could meet sometime to go there together ,armed with a very good digital camera ,if possible.;)

I've seen the Parkview Square all lit up on like 10 seperate occasions.All but 3 had I been in close range enough to spot those statues near the roof.Once ,I was cruising at Rochor Road ,at 11pm.That's the nearest I've been to the lit-up PVS.

The lights would slowly light up at 7pm.By 7.30 or so ,I would be 100% lit up.

Try going there on working days ,the lights would be at full-blast.:cool:

Thanks for those tips!! ;)

As for the meetup, yes that is entirely a feasible idea! Check your PM or other means of communication soon! :D

Try to make it a day where evreyone can make it.

Any suggestions on places to go beside PVS?

Originally posted by redstone

Try to make it a day where evreyone can make it.

Any suggestions on places to go beside PVS?

Definitely there will be. Just dump those ideas in this thread that Kit created! ;)

http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=72501

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300adf.jpg

One of 30 plus Art Deco flats in Tanjong Pagar.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300whs.jpg
White House ,Maxwell Road.Built in 1932 as the Customs House in the Art Deco style with sunburst motiffs.:cool:

Thank you, redstone! :) Keep 'em coming--I just LOVE these buildings! :okay:

Singapore Railway Station ,built in 1932 in a unique blend of Art Deco and Neo-Classical.
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing1.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing16.jpg

http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing19.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing6.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing7.jpg
Interior murals.

http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing8.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing21.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing11.jpg
Art Deco motiffs near the roof.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19990001390-8324-3302-3091/img0020.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing12.jpg
http://www.keretapi.com/rs/singapore/sing14.jpg

Talking about the Railway Station, there has been rumours that the man behind those scuptures were the same as the one who did those on the Supreme Court. But I think it was more or less proven false by a local TV production, whereby the surviving daughter of that scupture said it wasent his father's style, and that he never mentioned it to her?

Miami, Singapore---somehow, Art Deco looks its bst in tropical or subtropical burgs....

I've never seen those art deco flats in Tanjong Pagar! :eek:

btw there are some nice (art deco?) buildings opposite Chinatown Point and yes, those opposite the URA Centre at Maxwell Road are lovely!
Theres also this restored shophouse converted to hotel in Chinatown. Forgot the name.

They are those 'conservation' flats ,preserved because of their unique style.Wonder if huaiwei's database has them.

Ooops!

They're in Tiong Bahru.

Oh...they arent in my database yet. Quite naturally, I tend to look at high-rises first. :D

Anyway, I did not know there are that many buildings that can qualify as "Art Deco"?

The URA said "Two additional areas for conservation - selected shophouses around Mount Sophia and the art-deco pre-war flats at Tiong Bahru".

Originally posted by redstone

The URA said "Two additional areas for conservation - selected shophouses around Mount Sophia and the art-deco pre-war flats at Tiong Bahru". Oh..sometimes I wonder just how much URA knows with regards to such issues! Who noes, maybe HDB wants to claim those decorated HDB blocks next as art-deco too! ;)

I noticed some 30 storey flats near Holland Village that have Art Deco lines ,but they are definetely not.;)

The URA also said that the Waterboat Office is Art Deco ,but it is built in 1919 ,before the Art Deco 'Revolution'.

Originally posted by redstone

I noticed some 30 storey flats near Holland Village that have Art Deco lines ,but they are definetely not.;)

The URA also said that the Waterboat Office is Art Deco ,but it is built in 1919 ,before the Art Deco 'Revolution'. I think i know which ones you talking about. I do have them photographed in s.com. But they are actually quite "clean" when it comes to adding "decoration" to the buildings. Check out the mid 1990 variety of HDB blocks, in particular in Bishan. One particular batch in Bedok reservoir was particularly flamboyant in this. ;)

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300ctb19421.jpg
Another Art Deco building ,the Cathay Building.

Even Cathay building is considered Art Deco? Hmm.....does anyone have some form of definition for art deco? If so, maybe I can suggest possible art-deco candidates in our HDB blocks! :D

Originally posted by huaiwei

Even Cathay building is considered Art Deco? Hmm.....does anyone have some form of definition for art deco? If so, maybe I can suggest possible art-deco candidates in our HDB blocks! :D

Actually the main structure (the tower) of Cathay Building isn't Art Deco but its podium facade are.

Art Deco actually derived from stylized Egyptian art - the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings in the 20s sparked the Art Deco craze which gives us this magnificent art form. ;)

There's one Art Deco structure that I really liked in Singapore.......(actually this building blends a lil neo-calssical style to it too) :D

Clifford Pier


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/spore/Clifford Pier/DSCN0000sm.JPG


http://pwp.maxis.net.my/szehoong/pix/spore/Clifford Pier/DSCN0001sm.JPG

Great pictures szehoong!:cool:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300sdacc.jpg
Balestier Road Seventh-Day Adventist Church ,the only Art Deco church in Singapore!:D

http://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline01-02/images/Merlion8.gif
The Waterboat Office.They saw it's Art Deco ,but I doubt it.I was built in 1919.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300hrdzv.jpg
The Hotel Rendezvous is in a style of Art Deco and Classical.The podium portion were actually pre-war shophouses intergrated into the tower portion.

"Style Definition
Art Nouveau is a style with roots in the Arts & Crafts Movement of the late 19th century. It replaces traditional forms and lines with naturalistic ones, generally based on organic structures as plants, bones, or crystal formations. Designs in this style are highly original and idiosyncratic, but a few common elements can be listed including curving lines, elegant symmetries, and complex shapes."

from S.com

Is Peninsula Plaza and Meritus Mandarin considered as Art Nouveau?

I'm quite sure than Peninsula Plaza is, just look at the amazing base!!!!

Looks like the WTC!

Possibily one Art Nouveau building is the Yue Hwa Building ,possibliy the tallest A-N building in Singapore.

It was build in 1936 as the Great Southern Hotel ,then the tallest hotel in Singapore.
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005130-8073-3222-0217/img0083.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005130-8073-3222-0217/img0102.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005130-8073-3222-0217/img0056.jpg
Now it is beautifully renovated and converted into a deparment store.

But it is not a skyscraper.:(

Why is it an art nouveau building? it looks so straight and simple, like an ordinary building...:?

Look at the last photo.Looks like A-N.

Is the Esplanade domes considered to be somewhat Art Nouveau-like?

Oh ya, like Paris Train station entrance.:)

Yup, I think Esplanade is Art Nouveau.

Do you thin Peninsula's base and Mandarin's top are art nouveau?

Check out some of the flats in Sengkang.

Many of them have Art Nouveau ,Art Deco elements.

I think Peninsula Plaza is international style?

I love the arches at the top of Mandarin Hotel:cool:

Oh, the overall building is international, but the base is definately Art Nouveau. It is covered with mosaic tiles, and overall bears some resemblenance to the house in Parc Guell, Barcelona

btw, I just love this building:
http://www.chock.demon.co.uk/england/prague/dcp05695.jpg

Wow, that IS a great building! :)

I enevr heard of this architevture style before. :dunno:

Ah yes, the old Playgrounds are all Art Nouveau. The 'flower pots' outside Millenia Walk are also A-N.:)

Originally posted by Cliff

Ah yes, the old Playgrounds are all Art Nouveau. The 'flower pots' outside Millenia Walk are also A-N.:)

How about going round Singapore taking pictures? :angel1:

http://acsbr.net/graphics/tower.gif
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006042-8073-3222-4046/img0046.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006042-8073-3222-4046/img0045.jpg
This is the clock tower of the Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).It was built in 1950 in the Art Deco style.

In recent years ,it was rebuilt and opened this year.

The new design is very similliar to the original one.The new design sports a more prominent Art Deco design ,is bolder and have lines running diagonally down the sides of the tower.The front façade of the new school building also has Art Deco features ,like columnar deco and a streamlined look.

Anyone care to go there to take photos?

Some very nice Art deco buildings there!:)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

How about going round Singapore taking pictures? :angel1: Eh...wat happened to the meetup? ;)

I heard the new clock tower is slightly taller now? There was an article about it........

http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ford_factory/P5140477.jpg
http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ford_factory/P5140475.jpg
http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ford_factory/P5140476.jpg
http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ford_factory/P5140526.jpg
This is the abandoned old Ford Factory at Bukit Timah Road.

It was built in the 1930s as the first car assembly plant in South East Asia.

http://www.spi.com.sg/haunted/ford_factory/pic_history/04.jpg

February 1942, the Head of the Allied forces, Lt General A. E. Percival, surrendered to general Yamashita of the Japanese Forces there, who made Ford factory their HQ during WW2.

The last tenant of the building vacated it some time ago ,and it stands empty as of now.

Originally posted by redstone

The last tenant of the building vacated it some time ago ,and it stands empty as of now. Well, at least this building has been gazetted for conservation, and I hear they are going to have a museum there or something?

Originally posted by redstone

http://acsbr.net/graphics/tower.gif
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006042-8073-3222-4046/img0046.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006042-8073-3222-4046/img0045.jpg
This is the clock tower of the Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road).It was built in 1950 in the Art Deco style.

Anyone care to go there to take photos?

I stay near there. I could get a snap. It looks great at night.

Is the old BOCB Art Deco?

Identified another Art Deco Building ,the Capitol Theatre.It is behind the Neo-Classical Capitol Building.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007380-8105-3181-0349/img0119.jpg
The Capitol Building

http://www.getforme.com/images/Photo_Cinemas_CapitolTheatre_02.JPG
http://www.getforme.com/images/Photo_Cinemas_CapitolTheatre_03.JPG

http://www.imagenode.com/files/transfer/6/2003/03/183306.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005137-8073-3222-0225/img0027.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005860-8120-3181-2493/img0037.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005861-8120-3181-2494/img0112.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005860-8120-3181-2493/img0042.jpg
Is this Art Deco???:?

Are you sure we have that many art deco stuff all over here? ;)

Just guessing only!

Originally posted by redstone

Just guessing only! Whatever the case, this thread is like bursting with photos!! :D

Is the new National Library @ Singapore art nouveau??

Originally posted by Cliff
btw, I just love this building:
http://www.chock.demon.co.uk/england/prague/dcp05695.jpg
HA! That's "Fred & Ginger" by Frank Gehry in Prague, named after Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, two movie stars frequently paired in black & white American movies of the 1930s :) They were the perfect dancing couple! :cool: I readily admit I love this building too! :banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

I'm sure there are lots of Art Nouveau buildings in Singapore--in fact, I've seen some in other threads. :) So please get together for that photo shoot session soon and show them to me, OK? :happy:


EDIT: Actually I'm by no means convinced that the buildings depicted in this thread are in the Art Nouveau style of architecture. :angel1:

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

So please get together for that photo shoot session soon and show them to me, OK? :happy:We would love to do that, but it seems like it has been raining non-stop for the past few days, and it dosent look like it will stop till January or even February? The global climatic conditions is simply going haywire these few years..........

Sorry, to hear that, huaiwei! :( It's been raining quite a bit here, too, but it's the winter rains. We need them, so we have to take them & can't even :rant: as I would otherwise do! ;)

So I fully understand your predicament. :) And I've got lots of patience! :angel1:

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

Sorry, to hear that, huaiwei! :( It's been raining quite a bit here, too, but it's the winter rains. We need them, so we have to take them & can't even :rant: as I would otherwise do! ;)

So I fully understand your predicament. :) And I've got lots of patience! :angel1: Hmm...Im complaining because its not a normal occurance for such intense rain here actually. It was only in the past 5 years of so when we experienced the hottest weather on record, and one of the highest amount of rainfall ever measured for decades. It dosent feel good at all to be cooped up at home when I am having my vacation, which would have been better spent skyscraper hunting! :bash: ;)

Anyway, I actually doubt that we have that many Art Nouveau buildings here, if I were to interpret the definition correctly. We have yet to have those extreme forms in many of our key buildings? I would agree, thou, that the National Library bui;ding is probably a good candidate for this category! ;)

I just went to Tiong Bahru to pay the Art Deco flats a visit ,and I counted almost 8 different types of designs ,and ranges from between two to five storeys tall.

I've taken shots of all but one type.I'll post them hopefully by next month ,which would be Chinese New Year ,a HUGE relative gathering ,where I hope to finish all the unexposed film in my camera.:D

Take your time, redstone! :) Yet I can hardly wait for those pictures ... :banana:

More shots of the White House.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/069115_overview.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/069115_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/069115_entrance.jpg
Sunburst motiffs.:cool:

Yan Kit Swimming Pool.
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006569-8105-3181-0777/img0117.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006569-8105-3181-0777/img0116.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005860-8120-3181-2493/img0015.jpg
This pool was built in shortly after World War Two.It was the first public pool in Singapore ,and was very popular.

It features streamlined pools ,and beautifully streamlined diving platforms and diving boards in the Art Deco style ,which cannot be found anywhere else in Singapore.

It was shut down a few years ago ,but still stands today.

I know this is wierd ,but is this considered Art Deco ,or rather a blend of Art Deco and Chinese?
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980001358-8151-3231-2016/img0074.jpg
This is one of two stone lion sculptures 'guarding' the entrance to the Bank of China Building.

Originally posted by redstone

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300sdacc.jpg
Balestier Road Seventh-Day Adventist Church ,the only Art Deco church in Singapore!:D

That's like, just opposite my school! So cool!

http://www.spi.com.sg/spi_files/ford_factory/pic/DSC05744.jpg
http://www.spi.com.sg/spi_files/ford_factory/pic/DSC05940.jpg

Giant glass windows ,Ford Factory.

Redstone...u took all those recent photos yourself?

No ,the Ford Factory is out-of-bounds.Just right-click the image ,go to 'properties' and you'll see where it is from.

By the way ,for fans of the Parkview Square ,The Unbeatables 3 would be shown on Channel 8 every Sunday at 7pm.The PVS was portrayed as the stunning casino headquarters and many scenes were shot in its luxurious and grand lobby.

Originally posted by redstone

No ,the Ford Factory is out-of-bounds.Just right-click the image ,go to 'properties' and you'll see where it is from.Out of bounds? Why so? :bleep:

Originally posted by redstone

By the way ,for fans of the Parkview Square ,The Unbeatables 3 would be shown on Channel 8 every Sunday at 7pm.The PVS was portrayed as the stunning casino headquarters and many scenes were shot in its luxurious and grand lobby. Yeap!! Do check out the show....again!!! I am recording it. :D

ParkView Square, the art deco skyscraper.
http://home.earthlink.net/~bolandse/forums/singapore/gothic_tower.jpg

Parkview Square is fabulous! :cool: Definitely among my favorites! :banana:

As for that lion guarding the Bank of China, redstone: pure art deco I would say! :)


I'm sorry, I sort of lost track of this thread for a while. :(

Why is that poor Ford factory on the previous page in such sad shape? Any plans for a rehab & reuse project? I sure hope so! :angel1:

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

Parkview Square is fabulous! :cool: Definitely among my favorites! :banana:

Hehe thats cool considering you arent a very BIG fan of skyscrapers:D

You sure got THAT right, Raffi! :laugh:

Parkview Place just achieves the status of "very handsome building" in my mind, and when a building does that, I don't care about its height! :colgate:

that lion looks like a hot and thirsty puppy!

The Ford Factory was the Japanese HQ during WWII in Singapore.
http://www.spi.com.sg/spi/upload/abductboy/general/fordreal.JPG
The last tenant moved out several years ago ,it seems.

Plans were announced last year to turn it into a war museum.
http://www.spi.com.sg/spi_files/ford_factory/pic/pic01.gif

It is barely visible from the main road ,Bukit Timah Road.It also has a sinister reputation of being haunted.

Info on the Ford Factory and investigation works of the reported hauntings of the building
http://www.spi.com.sg/spi_files/ford_factory/main00.htm

Just passed by Parkview Place at night today again. Gee....Im so fedup wth the fact tt i often seem to have no chance to take a night shot of it! :rant: :bash:

Parkview Square base
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP0687.jpg

http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP0686.jpg

OMG! You took a pic of the base? :eek2:

Does Parkview have alot of glass?

I've never seen glass and art deco mixed up like that.

Hey Park View Square is great! The Chinese style also blend in well with it.

The world needs more of this stuff

You can visit the buildings website http://www.parkviewsquare.com to find out more.There are a lot of paranormas of the building ,including those of the lobby ,landscaper plaza and office floors.Also explained is the philosophy behind the design of the building.

http://www.parkviewsquare.com/tpl/intro.htm
A view of the amazing lobby.Enjoy.:D

http://www.parkviewsquare.com/auxil/bg_lobby2.jpg
Small shot of the lobby.

Yes! :okay: To me, Parkview Square (tall & in my favorite Art Deco style) and the Fullerton Hotel (low, extremely effective reuse of an old building) are TOPS in Singapore! :banana:

Originally posted by Jo

Hey Park View Square is great! The Chinese style also blend in well with it.

The world needs more of this stuff

Especially Singapore. Looking forward to more distinctive designs here in future but nothing too Shanghai:D

Originally posted by RafflesCity

OMG! You took a pic of the base? :eek2:

yeah i did... the original big picture looks alot more grand... :/ was in the car.. no time to take good pics haha

Hi ,Cliff ,how's your PVS drawing going?

Originally posted by Jo

Hey Park View Square is great! The Chinese style also blend in well with it.

The world needs more of this stuff Chinese style? I dont really see much of that?

Originally posted by savethewtc

Does Parkview have alot of glass?

I've never seen glass and art deco mixed up like that. Hmm...if you look at the full tower shots, both sides of the building basicaly look more or less the same. Thats the amount of glass it has, but I dont think the glass are too accentuated?

Originally posted by huaiwei

Chinese style? I dont really see much of that?
The grating in front of the large windows. Or am I mistaken about the style :?
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP0687.jpg

that's not very chinese... chinese is... different.. i dont know how.. definitely in different colours... and different material.. more ornate.. more curves...

That grillwork around the entrance doesn't strike me as very Chinese either, nor do I find it particularly Art Deco.

Hmm..when I saw the building in real life, Chinese didnt spring to my mind, it had a more Hindu-like feel to it. In any case there is a very Oriental feel to it but I cant pinpoint any specific theme.

And as huaiwei said, glass is not the main focus. The thing that catches you is the extremely dark and rich chocolate brown that seems to absorb all the energy of its surroundings:cool:

hrmmm maybe you can term it las-vegas-casino-kitsch...

Heirloom, I neglected to compliment you for those terrific pictures! :banana::banana::banana:

I agree with the rest of us: there is nothing particularly Chinese about Parkview. But it IS a super fine A-1 specimen of an Art Deco building! :cool: :okay: :cool:

Originally posted by RafflesCity

And as huaiwei said, glass is not the main focus. The thing that catches you is the extremely dark and rich chocolate brown that seems to absorb all the energy of its surroundings:cool: In fact, my impressions of the building was that it is so lacking in glass, that I imagined the interiors as dark and gloomy due to the lack of windows! And even if there are windows, they are tinted so dark...

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

Heirloom, I neglected to compliment you for those terrific pictures!

no need for that :) they're quite terrible.. taken from a moving car as i mentioned. i do like those new bus stops like the one in the second pic...

Just what are you people smoking?
Fine, you can call the window lattice a typical voodoo inspired design or something if it feels better.
http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/aalondon/altfield_limited/im1-69.jpg
http://www.hanga.com/western/lum/images/chinese-window.jpg

WH, I didn't say the Chinese Lattice design was art deco, but that it blended in well with the art deco stuff. Too well it seems.

Btw, that architecture element is usually brownish as far as I know.

Sorry, Jo! I din't mean to step on your toes. :) And all I'm smoking is ciggies (too many). ;)

Sorry too WH, everyone :) (just got the sudden feeling everyone was conspiring against me :cry: )

No reason to become paranoid all of a sudden, Jo :pet: All we're doing here is sitting around in a friendly fashion and looking at architecture. Occasionally someone disagrees with the others (happens to me quite frequently as a matter of fact ;) ). So what's the big deal? :) Nobody has been :bash:ing you, have they?

And from your post and the pictures you show I now realize you were talking about the INTERIOR of Parkview! Well, that's a totally different story ... I was contemplating & commenting on the EXterior ... maybe some of the others as well. :angel1:

hm,anyone know where i can find black&white-posters of Singapore skyscrapers/skyline?

just like this one:

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/TOP/CB916.jpg

:)

Err.. no, I was talking about the lattice designs on the outside of the building ...and it is Chinese, anyone disagreeing is on crack :D

The thing within parenteses was not meant to be taken that seriously, more like a joke.. jebus, seems I should work a bit on improving the smiley usage :tongue3:

Hey, cool poster Drwho, where did you get that??

Oh dear poor Jo..:D

Hey I didnt completely rule out the possibility..noticed I said that there was something Oriental about the design? Its just that the motif was very well integrated with the highrise part of the building, creating a hybrid. That was sharp of you to pick out the elements though:okay:

@drwho..I havent come across any black and white ones, but I could try to use photoshop to apply the black and white imagery:yes:

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/237994_main.jpg http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/237994_other1.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/237994_other2.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/237994_other3.jpg
The Great World City ,which consists of the Great World City Shopping Mall ,Great World City Office Towers ,Great World Serviced Apartments and The TIARA.

Standing 38 storeys tall ,the Great World Serviced Apartments was the tallest purely-residential building in Singapore and is now the tallest serviced apartments in Singapore.

The mega shopping mall is one of the largest in Singapore.

Inside ,it is an amazing mall.All the toilets are flamboyantly decorated with Egyptian theme.Inside the main atrium ,there are the flags of the world painted onto the ceiling.

How about the exterior of the building? What style is it?

It looks Art Deco.

Originally posted by redstone

It looks Art Deco.

Maybe the base and the top. The shaft looks typical post modern...

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/237994_other2.jpg
This shot shows the serviced apartments.They look like the Rockefeller Center in NYC.

Now sorry. No matter how you twist and turn it, the Great World twins plus connecting base are NOT Art Deco.

It certainly looks like!

I see what you mean, redstone. :)

Maybe it's retro art deco. Parkview is definitely more in that style, by a far shot. What's the date on Parkview anyway?

ParkView was completed in 2001/2002. All the more exciting then considering the style it mimics:)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

ParkView was completed in 2001/2002. All the more exciting then considering the style it mimics:) I remember some archi critics screaming it is not art deco because the building is too new!! :D

What? Parkview is that recent?

I had no idea. Well, then I would consider Parkview as by far the more successful retro art deco building of the two. It really goes back to the period. Grandview, on the other hand, is a modern version of the style--it takes some elements & incorporates them.

Originally posted by RafflesCity



@drwho..I havent come across any black and white ones, but I could try to use photoshop to apply the black and white imagery:yes:

that would be nice!..but it has to be vintage-style photo:)

the best thing is if someone had a canon eos-camera ..then the b&w-picture would be awesome!:)

Grandview?

Originally posted by redstone

Grandview?

I think she meant Great World.

She did. Very sorry! :angel1:

Modern Art Deco?:D

http://www.greatworld.com.sg/images/Public/Residence/residence.jpg

http://www.greatworld.com.sg/images/Public/Facilities/b_shopping2.jpg
Shopping mall

http://www.kuokgroupresidences.com/kuokgrp/images/tiara.jpg
The Tiara

The Tiara should have no place in this thread isnt it, redstone?

Originally posted by Jo

Err.. no, I was talking about the lattice designs on the outside of the building ...and it is Chinese, anyone disagreeing is on crack :D

The thing within parenteses was not meant to be taken that seriously, more like a joke.. jebus, seems I should work a bit on improving the smiley usage :tongue3:

Hey, cool poster Drwho, where did you get that??

Hey JO! thnxs:)
i found the poster on http://www.allposters.com/

:happy:

The Tiara is part of the Great World City complex!

http://www.petrowilliamus.co.uk/murals/museum/pictures/prison-02.jpg
http://www.petrowilliamus.co.uk/murals/museum/pictures/prison-01.jpg
http://www.petrowilliamus.co.uk/murals/museum/pictures/prison-03.jpg
Art Deco wall , Changi Prison ,built 1936.

That is Art Deco? Not so sure, but I do noe there is a major controversy over the rebuilding of Changi Prison.

They gonna tear it down?

Changi Prison is world famous yet also very scary for some reason...

The original plan was to completey tear up the existing prison complex and build a new one on its site.....after some protest, they decided to keep that wall........

Yes that place is historically important. Even my grandad was imprisoned there in WW2 I think.

Although I cant really see the Art Deco in it.

There's no use in keeping the wall!

There are two other prisons there ,the Tanah Merah Prison and the Changi Women's Prison.Why don't they demolish these two and keep the historic Changi Prison?Just because they're only ten years old doesn't mean we have to sacrifice the older ,historic Changi!

:bleep: :bleep: :bleep:

why is it world famous?

Originally posted by redstone

There's no use in keeping the wall!

There are two other prisons there ,the Tanah Merah Prison and the Changi Women's Prison.Why don't they demolish these two and keep the historic Changi Prison?Just because they're only ten years old doesn't mean we have to sacrifice the older ,historic Changi!

:bleep: :bleep: :bleep: The idea of demolishing ALL the prison complexes there and consolidating into one complex is partly due to security issues, as well as to optimise landuse. If they are to demolish two of the complexes and relocate there, while still keeping Changi Prison, then what do you think Changi Prison should be used for? And in this case, one big reason for embarking on the project at all will be deminished too, rite?

As far as I am concerned, keeping the wall is far better then keeping nothing at all, which was the original plan.

Originally posted by heirloom

why is it world famous?

In WW2 many British, Australian & Allied PoWs were interned there. They consolidated all the captured soldiers there...

Originally posted by RafflesCity

In WW2 many British, Australian & Allied PoWs were interned there. They consolidated all the captured soldiers there... Yeap.....so many hundreds of lives affected in one place....there is an article I posted about this in the "our places, our lifes" thread...

http://www.ura.gov.sg/skyline/skyline01-04/text/images/03_picts6.gif
A small shot of one of the Art Deco apartment blocks in Tiong Bahru ,not taken by me.

A fabulous apartment building! :banana: Thank you, redstone--you see why I appreciate you so. :)

I love the rich orangy-red trim--it contrasts nicely with the white. :cool:

Btw ,does anyone have night shots of the Parkview Square before I go down personally to take them?Anyone knows if a 400 film is enough?

please take parkview square with the gateway flanking it! my three favourite buildings :D

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

I love the rich orangy-red trim--it contrasts nicely with the white. :cool:

Yup..pure red might have been a bit too much. Orange has a more zany feel:cool:

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005081-8073-3222-4817/img0116.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007343-8262-3202-1107/img0105.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007343-8262-3202-1107/img0106.jpg
Art Deco apartment blocks

Art Deco apartment blocks ,Tiong Bahru

They are Blocks Nos. 52 - 80 ,built by the Singapore Improvement Trust in the 1930s.They range from 2 to 6 storeys tall.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco1.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco2.jpg
This particular block has a road which leads to a carpark running through it.This is also the biggest apartment block in this style.
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco3.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco4.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco6.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco5.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300adf.jpg
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco7.jpg


The road network there is quite confusing ,and I might have taken repeated shots of the same blocks and had missed taking some of the styles.

Thanks for the pics! Actually the 1st, 2nd and 5th pics really stand out as Art Deco to me..I couldnt see it in the rest.

I'll study the map more carefully ,and see if any of my classmates have a digital camera to lend me.

Or ,can someone else go snap pictures of each and every 'pattern'?:D

I will be glad to snap the details, but only when I get back to Sg.

btw..wont the residents be irritated?

No.

Btw ,where are you now and when would you be back?

I am in England studying now and I will be back in April:cheers:

really? could you bring back some krispy kremes PLEASE? like... alot?!

muahaha..see first. :D I am surprised they dont have them in Singapore since I heard its so common in the States:cheers:

see first :? see what first? :drool:

aiyah see whether I manage to get it first or not lah!:bash:

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300artdeco7.jpg
This is my favourite block of them all!

Its quite amazing how something as humble as this can have the 'Empire State' feel to it:guns1:

The sad thing is that not many S'poreans are aware of their existance.

That IS sad, redstone! :( Alas it can be said of many other parts of the world as well ... people are not well aware of their environment ... and buildings and building styles are at the bottom of the list.

You were very good to bring us this last series of pictures--thank you! :)

The good thing is that they are now gazetted for conservation ,and the media reports made more people aware of them.:D

They are the first housing estate in Singapore.:D

Thats good. I myself am also getting interested in these historical pieces and lately there have been more nice books published on architecture in Singapore. Previously there was none. I guess as Singapore matures as a nation (it is only 39 years old), it begins to embrace its history instead of running blindly away from it.

More info found:

The Art Deco blocks comprises 931 units built in 1936 by the Singapore Improvement Trust.

Bounded by Tiong Bahru Road ,Seng Poh Road ,Tiong Poh Road ,Yong Siak Street ,Guan Chuan Street ,Chay Yan Street and the Central Expressway.

The design emphasis in creating small neighborhoods and maximum privacy between individual homes, the need to promote health and to improve security through visibility and public surveillance. The design of the block is also influenced by local Architectural language such as the Straits Settlements’ shop-house typology. The layout is based on a modified shop-house plan with court-yard as air/light well, back lane and spiral staircases.

Those blocks appeared in Sean Wong's Music Video "A Place In My Heart" ,the NDP 2003 Theme Song.

Fabulous, redstone! :okay:

Thanks for doing further research on this complex! :) That paragraph you quote about "creating small neighborhoods and maximum privacy ... " shows how thoughtful planning for an entire ensemble of similar (but not identical!) buildings can bring about a functioning and long-term viable living space and a real sense of neighborhood for many people. I'm so glad the Singapore authorities recognize what an urban jewel they have here and decided to save it from the bulldozers! :angel1:

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007483-8262-3202-1597/img0060.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007483-8262-3202-1597/img0069.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007483-8262-3202-1597/img0073.jpg

Yup ,I agree so.Like an urban villiage ,right on the outskirts of the Central Business District.:D :cool:

But where are the women, redstone? :D At home cooking dinner? :?

Nice to see all those happy neighbors, though! :okay:

PARKVIEW SQUARE!!!

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_front.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_entrance.jpg
Entrance
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_left.jpg
Left view.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_right.jpg
Right.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_back.jpg
Back ,view from Beach Road
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other1.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other2.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other3.jpg
I've saved the best for the last...............................................................................................................................................:


NIGHT SHOT! :cool:
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_night1.jpg
All brightly lit up in all of its magnificent glory by huge spotlights from the concourse and open plaza.The top grilles lit up by internal and external golden yellow lights.The eight spheres held up by abstract Art Deco statues lights up white.Lights hidden behind the decorative ornaments at the top light up the setbacks.

The front view is even more spectecular ,you can see huge spotlights' beams pointing up on to the night sky and on the tower.

Unfortunately ,this picture is of poor quality.

Brilliant!:applause:

It'd be such a pity if tall buildings start popping up around it. That would simply ruin the spectacular views of it...

maybe they should reserve that space for some permanent gothic style cirque du soleil...

Originally posted by heirloom

maybe they should reserve that space for some permanent gothic style cirque du soleil...

...With lots of gargoyles and giant stone statues of decapitated swans and semi-naked men squirming in agony....

ooh yes... more semi naked men please..

The street directory has so many gorgeous pics?! :eek:

Originally posted by redstone

PARKVIEW SQUARE!!!

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_front.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_entrance.jpg
Entrance
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_left.jpg
Left view.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_right.jpg
Right.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_back.jpg
Back ,view from Beach Road
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other1.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other2.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_other3.jpg
I've saved the best for the last...............................................................................................................................................:


NIGHT SHOT! :cool:
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/188778_night1.jpg
All brightly lit up in all of its magnificent glory by huge spotlights from the concourse and open plaza.The top grilles lit up by internal and external golden yellow lights.The eight spheres held up by abstract Art Deco statues lights up white.Lights hidden behind the decorative ornaments at the top light up the setbacks.

The front view is even more spectecular ,you can see huge spotlights' beams pointing up on to the night sky and on the tower.

Unfortunately ,this picture is of poor quality.

Originally posted by RafflesCity

The street directory has so many gorgeous pics?! :eek:

But are we allowed to use their pics without permission? I doubt we can afford to be sued right now... ;)

It's just hotlinking ,not 'using'.

Originally posted by redstone

It's just hotlinking ,not 'using'.

really..... :poke: :bleh:

Parkview Square is one of the most glorious Art Deco highrises I know. :okay: It's one of my all time favorites ... I don't know where the pictures come from, I just LOVE the place! :love:

The building could have been taller ,and the complex could have been more vast.

There is a height restriction there ,which also affects The Gateway and the Singapore Flyer.

There is an 'unofficial' width restriction ,caused directly by The Gateway.The building's developers ,Chyau Fwu Dev ,is a HK company.The sharp edges of the Gateway is considered 'inauspicious' and 'unlucky' ,especially if it is pointing in your building's direction.

Had it been in the Financial District ,I cannot imagine what it would look like!The site of the Afro-Asia Building - a lowrise would be a good place for it.The plot is rather wide.

Details of ornaments:

There are 8 8m-tall gargoyles (statues of Greek men) holding up spheres.They are backed by intricate decorative Art Deco grilles.

There are several 'gargoyles' on the building ,including 6 holding up 2 giant "dishes" on the two corners of the concourse ,facing North Bridge Road.

There are 44 6m tall "cobbles" ,8 levels of streamlined Art Deco accent bends.

The "dishes" are actually giant floodlights that lights up the building's exterior at night.:cool:

Perhaps someone can take detailed shots of the building's ornaments since I do not have a good camera.:D

http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/imagegallery/store/phpFL3Y9E.jpg
http://ch8.mediacorptv.com/imagegallery/store/phppMQzC1.jpg
The Parkview Square dressed up as a lavish casino in the local drama series The Unbeatables 3.

Did they actually put up lights and everything for that shot or was it CGI-ed in?

All those are CGI-ed in.

The background is also fake.It is a merger of Singapore's and Sydney's skylines.You can see The Gateway and also the Sydney Tower.:D

htey made it really gross

The quality of the above pictures are not good.

http://www.food-entertainment.com.sg/images/companyprofile/rendezvous_hotel_image.gif

2000 URA ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AWARDS - NO. 9 BRAS BASAH ROAD

Owner:
Hotel Rendezvous Pte Ltd
Architect:
SAA Partnership Pte Ltd

Engineer:
Tan Ee Ping & Partners

Contractor:
Obayashi Corporation


The project involves the restoration of 9 three-storey Art Deco shophouses and the construction of a new 11-storey building at the rear. The design of the new building was inspired by the conservation shophouses, whose lively decorative features were retained and restored. Between the old and the new, an open courtyard serves as a focal point, sharing the same axial alignment as the existing splayed corner entrance. Crowning the hotel is a billboard resembling that displayed on the shophouse roofs in the 1960s to the 1980s. The balanced blend of old and new adds architectural richness and a dash of colour to the neighbourhood.

That is one of the most beautiful buildings on Orchard Road. Its architecture stands out and it is very welcoming, with nice cool interior courtyard/atrium with a fountain and cafes inside. There is also a restaurant on the 2nd floor serving great Peranakan food.

The huge TV display also contrast the old with the new very well:cheers:

http://www.aroundasia.com/HotelRendezvousSingapore/HotelRendezvousSingaporeExterior.jpg

i think it's just a giant poster... not tv..

http://www.getforme.com/images/Photo_Cinemas_CapitolTheatre_02.JPG
Capitol Theatre

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300hrdzv.jpg

Originally posted by RafflesCity

That is one of the most beautiful buildings on Orchard Road. Its architecture stands out and it is very welcoming, with nice cool interior courtyard/atrium with a fountain and cafes inside. There is also a restaurant on the 2nd floor serving great Peranakan food.

The huge TV display also contrast the old with the new very well:cheers:

http://www.aroundasia.com/HotelRendezvousSingapore/HotelRendezvousSingaporeExterior.jpg

Yes! It's huge! But the carpark stinks. Its so difficult to drive around in it....

It's quite near my church actually. I can see it from the outside...

Look what I found!
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005576-8073-3222-4603/img0059.jpg
Recognise the shophouse with the round deco at the top on the right?:D

Yup ,the shophouse which is now part of the hotel!

Originally posted by redstone

Look what I found!
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005576-8073-3222-4603/img0059.jpg
Recognise the shophouse with the round deco at the top on the right?:D

Yup ,the shophouse which is now part of the hotel!

Which one? The one further inside or near the front of the pic?

I always thought that was a TV! Anyway whatever I think they have done very well redeveloping and preserving the shophouse:guns1:

The big one in the middle.:D

Another shot of Capitol Theatre.
http://photo.starblvd.net/Raffles/4-4-3-1082674689?m=1&pg=3&ro=3&co=2

It should be a National Monument!:D

@ Cliff:

How's the giant Parkview Square diagram going?:D

Originally posted by redstone

It should be a National Monument!:D

It definitely deserves to be. What is the criteria? Anyhow it is so beautiful I dont think they would dare touch it.

When something as wonderful as the Hotel l'Europe was gone to make way for the (ugly) building behind Supreme Court?

It is quite odd.The front is Neo-Classical ,whereas the rear is Art Deco.:D

Oh ,and the SMRT HQ copies the Capitol.:D

This thread had just surpassed 1000 views!:D


Remember those Art Deco apartment blocks?I saw old photos that blocks in the same style existed in Chinatown ,somewhere where the Kreta Ayer Complex now stands.

http://www.rdca.com.sg/images/projects/singapore-godown01.jpg
Singapore Godown ,1998.

Originally posted by redstone

Oh ,and the SMRT HQ copies the Capitol.:D

That should be an example of 'stunning modern architecture', a post modern design that is sympathetic to its neighbour:cool:

Originally posted by redstone

http://www.rdca.com.sg/images/projects/singapore-godown01.jpg
Singapore Godown ,1998.

I think it should look nice if lighted up at night.

What a warehouse/office it is!:D :cool:

I have not been there at night.The Godown is at the secluded Tagore Lane ,and is not known by many.

Originally posted by redstone

This thread had just surpassed 1000 views!:D

And all the credit is due to you, redstone :) and to the others who contributed buildings here! :grouphug: I must say Singapore has an enormous wealth of grand old buildings! :cool:

And new ones, too! :okay: For example the Godown! It may not be tall, but it's beeeee=a=uuuuutiful! :banana::banana::banana:

Shophouses with Art Deco accents

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/shi.jpg

http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/sh.jpg

There are countless Art Deco buildings here!

Just too bad that most are shophouses are usually overlooked.

http://www.rosyth.moe.edu.sg/social/images/heritage_areas/chinatown/Shophouse03.jpg
Art Deco shophouses.

What fascinates me about the shophouses is the diversity of styles bunched next to each other. Makes me wonder if there were guidelines in those days or if certian styles reflected certain trades or hierarchies.

CDAC Building ,former Yuying school campus ,65 Tanjong Katong Road.
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/436957_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/436957_entrance.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/436957_overview.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/436957_closeup.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/436957_other1.jpg

The base looks like those Tiong Bahru Housing Estate blocks.

This look art-decoish. I took it today.

http://photo.starblvd.net/Raffles/5-2-1-1085688708?m=1&pg=4&ro=1&co=0

Wow!!!

Never seen that before.Where is it?

Tanjong Pagar near Duxton area

Cheerful one!

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/shd.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/she.jpg

Now where is this at?

Interesting building.Any history behind it?

It's in Club Street I guess :D

baqthier is right! :okay:

I dont know about its history. I guess it was built in 1928 and I heard it now contains a Spanish restaurant.

I just figured it out after seeing the very narrow street :D

More commandments anyone? ;)
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/parkviewstatue1.jpg

Post more ,Baq!!!

I know that's at Parkview Square!:D

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005137-8073-3222-0225/img0027.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005861-8120-3181-2494/img0112.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007437-8263-3201-0166/img0083.jpg
Bank of China.

Post more ,Baq!!!

I know that's at Parkview Square!:D

Ok! Let me go to the restroom 1st! :D

http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/parktoilet1.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/parktoilet2.jpg
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/parktoilet3.jpg

Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:eek2: :cool:

wow.... i wonder how they keep that clean!

The photos seem to make it look even more scary...hahha! Shall we create a thread just for Parkview Square? I think we have a flood of photos now!

Do you know whats that building u/c in this pic?

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980007437-8263-3201-0166/img0083.jpg

This luxurious apartment features an Art Deco crown.

Type
Apartment


Location
175 Bencoolen Street,
Singapore


Tenure
99-year leasehold


No. of units
179 apartments


Size of units
667 sq ft to 3,035 sq ft


Site area
70,994 sq ft


Gross Floor Area
298,175 sq ft


Completion Date
December 1998


http://www.tokioproperty.com.sg/fudousan/images/Burlington.jpg
http://www.wingtaiasia.com.sg/images/property/burlington_photo1.jpg
http://www.ykkap.com.sg/Projects/Commercial/Commercial_files/slide0003.htm
http://www.kajima.com.sg/sin/images/gallery/burlington-a.jpg

It seems to lack a certain character leh.....very artificial...

Ban Hong Leong Building ,Jalan Besar:
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/208785_main.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/208785_right.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/208785_closeup.jpg
http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/208785_other1.jpg

well it's not exactly in the most prestigious area...

I agree with whats been said, neverthesless it has a nice base.

The 'art deco' crown reminds me of the top of Baiyoke Hotel.

the top of the wing looks cool:D

Hey! It's really near to my church!!!!! There's a burger king outlet on the first floor that i like to visit once in a while. It's right next to Sim Lim Square, a few bustops away from Raffles City(The place, not the person *wink wink*) and 5 minutes walk from the future national library... not bad if you ask me....

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes?;)

Thats a Catholic church, not where E2E goes.

Actually I havent even noticed this building before.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005056-8073-3222-4844/img0119.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005056-8073-3222-4844/img0120.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005057-8073-3222-4843/img0001.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005057-8073-3222-4843/img0005.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005057-8073-3222-4843/img0004.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005881-8120-3181-2124/img0014.jpg
Former Ministry of Labour Building ,now the Family & Juvenile Court.

Which church is he talking 'bout?

Is that located somewhere near Clarke Quay?

see the 'Architecture of Worship' thread, he posted his church there before, which is a preserved church;)

Prinsep street that one ,ah?

yup thats the one.